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Latest News and Events......Local Food Markets

Hale and Redlynch Transition Group are holding monthly Food Markets until the end of 2011 - what great news? at Hale Village Hall.

What a wonderful opportunity to buy fresh, local produce.

Did you visit the last one? Share what you thought of this event with us..... fill in the comments further down the page.... I thought it was a lovely display of beautiful, fresh local food.
The Pig "n" Pickles Chutney is very more-ish!!

I've just been told of another New Forest Producers Market for you to visit.

This will be held at Plaitford Village Hall from 10am to 2pm
Here's what you can expect to buy and take home from this great New Forest producers market.
Meat, seasonal fruit and veg, pig n pickles chutney, Rosary Goats cheese, Loosehanger cheese, cakes, dressings, howat's hives honey, fish, plants and herbs, free range eggs, cards, handmade natural soaps.
There will be tea/coffee and cakes to eat at the market, tasters for recipe sheets available. They will be 'spot lighting' pumpkins (organically grown at Lyburn Farm) which should be wonderful for the end of October event!

Don't forget to post your comments when you've visited!

Check out the dates at New Forest Farmers Markets

Now you can contribute to this page. Just add your comments on the form further down the page and share with others what was your favourite New Forest Food... it's easy and free!

I've also just discovered a wonderful initiative called Incredible Edible which I think would be a great campaign for the New Forest to think of trying. (I've been contacted by Rob Sutcliffe who tells me the lucky people of Burnley now have an Incredible Edible too! The word is spreading and food will get better for us all.)

Incredible Edible run a scheme called Every Egg Matters which shows a map where you can buy your eggs from local producers - what a fantastic idea?

Free range local eggs fresh from the New Forest? If you want further info please just Contact Me or ask a question.

Cotton's Craft Bakery have wonderful health breads, rolls and baps, savoury produce and special treats which all carry the New Forest Marque
Update I can now personally vouch for the wellbeing bread products. My son has digestive trouble and used this bread and found it really excellent.
Unfortunately, there isn't a website contact yet so if you want to get in touch just contact me.

I've had this cheese before and it is fantastic the flavour combines stinging nettle
(yes honestly and it's great!), wild garlic, celery and parlsey. mine will be combined tonight with olives and a chilled white.

There is also a Loosehanger Bustard with Mustard cheese which is a special blend of horseradish and wholegrain mustard steeped in "Bustard Beer". This gives it a tangy finish which is delicious - I know, I tried it!
A donation from each cheese sold and also from the Bustard Beer company goes towards the Great Bustard Trust a group who are trying to re establish the Great Bustard back onto Salisbury plain - I mean - how interesting can buying a piece of cheese get around the New Forest?

These fabulous food boxes were part of The New Forest Food Challenge, which is an ongoing campaign to get people to grow and eat more local food.

It was organised by The New Forest Transition Hub

Yesterday was a local food fair organized by the Hale and Redlynch Transition Group, and as you can see this was just one of the 40 boxes of food ordered by local people through The Local Food Box project.

The food boxes looked fantastic and were brimming over with fresh, local food. Beef, chicken, eggs, bread, vegetables and lots more - my spinach was the freshest I had ever tasted!

The Local Food Box may be able to help you to bring fresh, local food to your area.

• Pork, beef, lamb and chicken
• Milk, cream, cheese, eggs
• Seasonal vegetables and fruit - sometimes a bag of tomatoes appears in the porch!
• Fish - delivered to the door
• Bread, pastries, cakes - if I'm not making them from local flour!

Would you like to enjoy your fantastic New Forest cheese on one of these unique cheeseboards?

Each one is handcrafted by Gill at Wood Workouts.

If you contact her I'm sure she will tell you the wood she has available and you can ask her to make your cheeseboard unique to you!

What was the best New Forest food you have eaten?

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