April 2010 FoodTalk Posts (8)

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New Organic Butchers in Beaulieu

The two butchers who used to work at Warborne Organic Farm shop have set their own business in Beaulieu, near Hatchet Pond. They have taken over the site that used to be the Hazel Copse Farm shop, PYO and bakery, on the B3054 between Hatchet pond and the village high street.

The shop is calle the Beaulieu Organic Farm Shop and sells a wide range of organic meat, plus seasonal fruit and vegetables and dairy produce. They hope a bakery will follow.

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Added by SarahF on April 30, 2010 at 8:18 — 3 Comments

Issues for Local Producers?

Here at Food Challenge HQ we are really interested in hearing from local food producers.

We would love to hear some of the issues that are preventing you from producing/selling more local food to local people?

Do you have problems with land availability? Transportation and delivery of your product? Publicity and Marketing? Supply of products? Local Demand, markets and shops? Regulations and planning?

Please let us know, we want to start to collate…

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Added by SarahF on April 29, 2010 at 17:35 — No Comments

Copy of FOOD Inc available

I now have a DVD of FOOD Inc. If anyone wants to borrow it please just let me know.......

Added by Richard on April 26, 2010 at 16:36 — 2 Comments

Sustainable/re-use - nice garden examples

First two from Wisley. On Tues 20th April a team of gardeners was working hard to create the twisted birch supports for the massive double perennial borders. The whole thing is a work of art.








The next two are from the Learning garden, Fairweathers,…

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Added by Richard Loader on April 21, 2010 at 23:30 — No Comments

Local Schools are Growing Giants

Pupils from five local schools and an education centre are competing to produce the “heaviest sunflower head”, grown from seeds and materials provided to them by Fairweather’s Garden Centre in Beaulieu. Cadland, Fawley, Beaulieu, Lyndhurst, Blackfield and the Forest Education…

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Added by SarahF on April 20, 2010 at 20:00 — No Comments

Future Farms - Martin, Hampshire

The village of Martin is right up in the NW corner of Hampshire and is the home to a fabulous community supported agriculture project - 'Future Farms'.



Started up in 2003 Future Farms (FF) aims to provide locally grown meat and veg for the village. There are 164 houses in Martin and around 60% of… Continue

Added by Richard on April 11, 2010 at 9:00 — No Comments

Pesky Slugs!

The other day, on the radio, it was suggested that this was a good time to place beer traps for slugs in your veg area. The person talking said they'd had great success at keeping the slug population down by catching the young ones now. The rest of the growing season had been much less of a battle with our little slimy friends after that.
We tried it and found loads in the beer the next day.....guess it's a nicer way to go than being horribly poisoned by chemicals!

Added by Richard on April 8, 2010 at 12:31 — 3 Comments

Where's the Challenge gone?

Eagle eyed members may have noticed a change to the site. Various people have mentioned that the word 'challenge' may be a bit off putting to potential new members. It's not a universal view but I thought I'd test it out and amend the title.
What do you think? Do let me know.......

Added by Richard on April 4, 2010 at 15:13 — No Comments

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I am delighted to announce that Spice ‘n’ Easy has been nominated in this year’s Hampshire Life Food & Drink Awards and I am hoping to make it on to the short list of finalists.  To help in this endeavour I would be most grateful if you would…

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Can you help on the stall?

Posted by SarahF on April 19, 2013 at 18:16 0 Comments

Hi all

Can you help us?

The Food Challenge have booked a stall at the New Forest Spring Fair on Sunday 5th May.

We will running a very activity led stall, with lots of seed planting, poem writing and pot making.

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We like cheese!

Posted by Margaret K Marsh on April 9, 2013 at 10:42 0 Comments

I tried the cheese from the Fernhill Cheese Company and went back for more! Soft, creamy and fresh, the children liked it too. Worth stopping at their stall at Lymington Saturday Market just opposite St Thoma's Church.

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