Farm Foods/Local Produce

Norbert666 · 1 Mar 2006 at 11:23

After listening to that pig farmer guy on Radio Five yesterday, I have decided that I no longer want to shop at the big stores.

I want to try and support local farmers, local produce and happy chickens (well, animals)

We grow some of our own veg anyway, it it always tastes nicer.

Essex for example is famous, amongst other things, for apples. yet the apples in my local Sainsburys are from South Africa and are tasteless.

Now, it was mentioned that many local farmers are now online and deliver.

Anyone know of any in the Essex region who do this?
Anyone tried it?
etc etc.

I'm not sure where i would start looking.

Thanks

Bill101 · 1 Mar 2006 at 11:40

try Rick Stein's food heros as a starting point.
Our local council run farmer's markets around the city, try their web site to see the location and times of those in your area

Liverpool-Lad · 1 Mar 2006 at 11:48

I think someone posted www.bigbarn.co.uk a while ago.

Broonage · 1 Mar 2006 at 11:54

I have the same problem in Aberdeen. Trying to find a place that sells local produce is impossible.

D4VE · 1 Mar 2006 at 12:03

What's wrong with bananas that go from green to brown overnight?

#Chri5# · 1 Mar 2006 at 12:08

The Soil Association has some excellent resources for finding local suppliers.

Be nice if more people though about "Food Miles"

HEADRAT · 1 Mar 2006 at 12:11

We are really lucky there is an ogranic butcher that sells only local produce just a couple of miles down the road, the produce is fantastic and worth the extra over supermaket stuff.

The chicken breasts they sell are massive, they obviously don't have to fit in a blue polystyrene container, the other meat they sell in just as good had a turkey from there for Xmas and it was A1.

Too far from Essex I guess

http://www.highgatecountrystore.co.uk/default.htm

HEADRAT