Food Heroes

The majority of our local suppliers are sole proprietors or small family business concerns. They grow or harvest only small quantities of produce on a strictly non-intensive and sustainable basis. We are grateful for their dedication, commitment and passion, and for providing us with a variety of excellent quality SarkFresh (TM) produce depending upon the season. They are all Sark Food Heroes and are listed here in no particular order.

The Nightingale family are local dairy farmers. They keep a herd of Guernsey cows and produce the famously rich Sark milk and distinctively thick dairy cream. From time to time they also provide us with excellent quality Aberdeen Angus steer beef.

Peter Bonnefin is one of only a handful of local fisherman who are licensed to fish for shellfish in Sark waters. He and his mate, Kevin, pull strings of pots from within the Sark 3-mile territorial waters and provide us with fresh local Sark Lobster and Sark Chancre Crab on a daily basis.

The Curtis family from Clos de Menage Farm are predominantly local arable farmers. They grow a variety of root crops including local potatoes and carrots, plus cauliflower, cabbage, courgettes, broccoli and Calabrese depending upon the season. From time-to-time they also supply us with excellent quality local pork and beef.

The Magell family from Le Grand Dixcart are our next-door neighbours and business partners. They have a substantial, predominantly organic, market garden and they grow a superb variety of fresh herbs and salad materials plus seasonal fruits and vegetables.

Caragh Couldridge makes delicious hand-made ‘Caragh Chocolates’ by combining the finest Belgian cocoa solids and rich Sark dairy cream. Caragh’s Ganaches, Truffles, Pralines and Manons are particular favourites.

Jonathan Shuker and Kevin Laws are two local fisherman who catch a variety fresh fish from Sark waters. Depending upon the season they land wild Sark Sea Bass, Mackerel, Sole, Skate, Bream, Mullet, Whiting and Pollack to name but a few local varieties.

Molly Bull owns the Clos Bourel property. She and her small team of dedicated local staff grow a variety of seasonal fresh produce including salad materials, soft fruits, vegetables and herbs depending upon the season. They also provide us with excellent free-range Sark eggs.

Kieran Perrée is licensed to hand dive for scallops in Sark waters. He shucks them by hand on his boat and provides us with excellent fresh Sark scallops on a regular basis. Our Chefs maintain that they are the best scallops that they have ever cooked.

Michael Noel is a local farmer who keeps a herd of Golden Guernsey goats. He makes a mild flavoured, soft textured white cheese from the distinctively rich Sark goat’s milk.

David Scott is a local tree surgeon and sheep farmer. He provides us with excellent quality, locally reared, Sark lamb and mutton depending upon the season.

Dorothy Taylor from the Mermaid Tavern keeps a small quantity of ducks and supplies us with local duck eggs from time to time.

Mary Nightingale is the daughter of the Sark dairy farmer. She converts the surplus milk production from her fathers’ Guernsey herd into Sark ice cream and combines a variety of flavours. Mary started her small business with a grant from the Prince’s Trust.

Stocks Hotel on Sark is proud to support local Sark fishermen, farmers and market gardeners. Stocks Hotel does not import anything into Sark unless it cannot be first sourced from within Sark. This philosophy is vital for the Sark economy and it is also important to minimise our carbon footprint and to limit food miles. We are passionate about using superb first class Sark ingredients, such as Lobsters, Crabs, Scallops, Sea Bass, Dover Sole, Sark Lamb, Sark Beef, Sark Pork, Sark Eggs, Sark Milk and other dairy products. The majority of our local suppliers are sole proprietors or small family business concerns. They grow or harvest only small quantities of produce on a strictly non-intensive and sustainable basis. We are grateful for their dedication, commitment and passion, and for providing us with a variety of excellent quality SarkFresh (TM) produce depending upon the season. All our suppliers are Sark Food Heroes.