insideKENT Magazine Issue 90 - September 2019

ORGANIC KENT CONT. Macknade Fine Foods Faversham // www.macknade.com Macknade Food Hall in Faversham has a dedicated fridge for organic foods as well as produce being offered throughout the shop in each section. Including fruit, vegetables, cereals, salads, stir-fry mixes and a varied selection from the deli. Macknade is a unique food and drink experience; it is so much more than just a food hall, café, deli, florist and event space. The business started life as a family farm back in 1847, before evolving into a PYO farm shop in 1979 and has since grown into the thriving 10,000sqft food hall that it is today. This year Macknade is celebrating 40 years of retail and has marked the occasion with a new site in Ashford opening this autumn. Cherry Gardens Farm Groombridge // www.cherrygardensfarm.co.uk Situated right on the Kent/East Sussex border, Cherry Gardens Farm has a gorgeous farm shop that sells the organic produce grown on the farm as well as other excellent locally produced goods. These include organic dairy products, meat, eggs, juices, organic dried goods, ice cream, honey, jam and condiments. There is a small café station on site too, and here you can enjoy organic and fairtrade coffees and teas as well as other treats as you gaze over the North Weald. In the summer months Cherry Gardens Farm has a pick your own option, and gooseberries, raspberries, tayberries, blackcurrants, runner beans and cottage garden flowers are all on the PYO menu. Silcocks Farm Tenterden // www.silcocksfarm-organics.co.uk Silcocks Farm shop has a plethora of goodies for sale. There is meat from the farm itself (including veal, lamb, hogget and pork) as well as freshly made cheese and ice cream – there is even a dedicated cheese and ice cream maker (Hannah) who works at Silcocks. Other produce including fruit and vegetables come from nearby farms. Silcocks also stocks jams, pickles, chutneys, honey and curry mixes, together with their own range of hand-prepared pre-cooked frozen dishes such as veal and beef pies, casseroles and steak and kidney puddings. If you want to sample some of the food before taking it home with you, enjoy a great lunch at the onsite café. I Am Natural www.iamnatural.co.uk Organic isn’t just about food – skincare can be organic too, as I Am Natural proves. I Am Natural has created a range of organic skincare and natural beauty products suitable for men, women and children. Every cream, shampoo and lip balm is carefully made by hand using the finest natural and organic ingredients. I Am Natural uses a special natural preservative system that incorporates 100 percent pure essential oils. All the vegetable oils are cold pressed and sourced from suppliers certified organic by the Soil Association. Products include soap, shower gel, lip balm, deodorants, shampoo and massage oils. The Kent Dairy Company Goudhurst // www.kentdairycompany.co.uk Started in March 2010, Kent Dairy Company Limited is a wholesale delivery company of high quality, farm fresh, organic milk and dairy produce covering all of Kent, Surrey, East Sussex and London South of the River Thames. MACKNADE FINE FOODS 48

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