NEWS
Worth Their Weight in Gold
G
ood news for local food lovers but bad news for the delivery team’s
backs. Goldhill Organics' veg boxes are sure to get heavier as they
are expanding their range of local, sustainable produce and launching
a new website to show it all off. Goldhill are responding to a rise in
demand for local produce and are now able to offer ethically produced
food from small farms and artisan producers in Dorset as well as their
hand-picked organic vegetables grown on the farm in Child Okeford,
North Devon, which has had Soil Association certification for 25 years.
You’ll now be able to get gluten-free products and a range of local,
organic meat from farms with the highest animal welfare standards.
As founder Jane Somper says, “The demand for locally sourced organic
produce continues to grow and because of our set of close relationships
with talented Dorset producers and artisan makers, we are able to offer
a really exciting range of wonderful local produce to our customers.”
Check out the website, which we’re proud to say we helped to create
with our web building services, here at www.goldhillorganics.co.uk.
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Christmas� Borne
Fair Trade Supremacy
Ethical, local and
artisan - this veg ticks
all the foodie boxes.
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more dates for
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DORSET FARMERS
MARKETS
F
orget last minute internet
delivery panic, the Dorset
Food & Drink Christmas Fair
on 28th November has to be
the best shopping experience
available for foodies. The
setting is the Christmassy
Athelhampton House and
Gardens near Dorchester,
where 50 of Dorset’s finest
producers will be selling
their products. Expect added
Christmas cheers with carol
singing and ideas for yuletide
drinks. It’s £2.50 for adults
(children are free) and this
price includes entry to
Athelhampton House and
gardens. There’s a free park
and ride from Dorchester and
you can shop until you expire
in the beautiful surroundings
from 10am-4pm.
T
heir holly and ivy is full
grown so it must be time
for some Christmas events at
Cranborne Garden Centre!
Christmas in the Café has
two set menu suppers being
served in December. Created
by head chef Declan Chubb,
there’s a game based menu on
4th December and a festive
meal on 21st December. Both
priced at £25pp, booking is
essential (ring 01725 517 248).
Christmas trees grown on
the Cranborne Estate are
on sale on November 28th
and Father Christmas will
be there on 18th December.
Head to www.cranbornegardencentre.co.uk for more
details of their pop-up shops,
carol singing and craft
workshops.
I
t’s time to upgrade the
trophy cabinet at the
Symondsbury Estate, such
is the influx of new awards
they have been winning lately.
Dorset Tourism awarded
them a gold award for the Self
Catering Establishment of
the Year and bronze for Café
and Tearoom. Add Highly
Commended in the Best
Independent Food Shop of
the Year category of the
Dorset Food Drink &
Farming Awards for proof
that their accommodation,
café and shop are all on top
of their game. The awards
come four years after the estate diversified its properties
to appeal to tourists. Their
website – www.symondsburykitchen has more.
www.menu-dorset.co.uk
Get along to these great
markets for lots of fresh local
food direct from our talented
producers. Includes seafood,
cheese, vegetables, meat,
bread, cakes, preserves and
more. Full details at:
www.thedorsetfarmersmarket.
co.uk.
November
Sherborne - Friday 20th
Wimborne - Saturday 21st
Weymouth - Friday 27th
December
Poundbury - Saturday 5th
Shaftesbury - Saturday 5th
Sherborne - Sunday 6th
Bridport - Saturday 12th
Shaftesbury - Sunday 13th
Sherborne - Friday 18th
Wimborne - Saturday 19th
Weymouth - Sunday 20th
Dorchester - Tuesday 22nd