December 2009
6 posts
Help for a lonely goat herd
Artisan goat’s cheese producer Sarah Hampton is desperately seeking a herd manager to help her look after her precious rare-breed white Saanen goats.
Sarah, who runs Brock Hall Farm, near Bridgnorth, is running the business single-handedly after former goat manager Donna Mulvenna had to return to family in Australia.
Sarah admits it is a struggle to manage and milk the herd of 50 goats and...
Try Something New For 2010: Grow And Cook Your Own...
The government is urging the UK population to be kinder to the planet – and to themselves – by eating more fruit and vegetables that are grown sustainably, with the revelation that 18% of the UK’s greenhouse gases are related to food and drink production and consumption, and that 1 in 4 British children are now obese. In light of these recent findings, people are being urged to start the New Year...
Muck in for Christmas
What Christmas present do you get for the man or woman who has everything? Well, how about a Pig Experience Day – the perfect gift for any Lord or Lady Muck.
Gwen Howell, of Pigs in Clover, has six different breeds of rare breed pig, including piglets, at her small holding in Cardeston, near Shrewsbury. She says that the pig experience has become surprisingly popular with scores of people ready...
WIN Chase liqueur
There’s still time to send in your tastiest recipes and win a bottle of fruity Chase liqueur.
Shropshire Kitchen has teamed up with Chase Distillery to offer one reader a 50cl bottle of delicious Chase liqueur, perfect for Christmas.
Just send in your favourite original recipe. The recipe judged most tasty or unusual by the Shropshire Kitchen team will win a bottle of the fresh fruit liqueur...
Cut above the rest
Congratulations to Paddy and Sue Ryan of A Ryan & Sons Butchers, in Much Wenlock, for winning Best Local Food Retailer in BBC Food & Farming Awards 2009.
The Ryans were presented with the prestigious award at a star-studded event attended by HRH Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
Other famous names in the impressive line-up of food lovers included chef Raymond Blanc, Blur...