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Ideal for a bumper crop

Ideal for a bumper crop

3:06pm Wednesday 28th July 2010

CHAMPAGNE, Bordeaux, Chianti… Hampshire?

Eat local with family run Pickwell Farm

May Draper, Doug Draper, Robert Draper, Andrew Draper and Carolyn Draper

12:34pm Thursday 22nd July 2010

WHAT could be better than picking delicious red strawberries straight from the plant in the glorious sunshine?

Sally Churchward meets co-owner of Winchester’s Old Vine Ashton Gray

Sally Churchward meets co-owner of Winchester’s Old Vine Ashton Gray

3:21pm Wednesday 21st July 2010

SERVING up local food at The Old Vine in Winchester has had an unexpected benefit for co-owner Ashton Gray.

Nick Bardsley and Milena Büchs only eating local

Nick Bardsley and Milena Büchs only eating local

2:59pm Wednesday 7th July 2010

Meet Southampton couple Nick Bardsley and Milena Büchs who have set themselves the challenge of only eating locally-sourced food for a month.

The Hampshire Food Festival

Vatika restaurant, Wickham Vineyard, was the location of last year’s opening of Hampshire Food Festival, Chef's Jitin Joshi, Raymond Blanc and Atul Kochhar. This year the opening will be at Lime Wood in Lyndhurst

2:44pm Wednesday 30th June 2010

Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, The Hampshire Food Festival gets underway tomorrow, with the month ahead packed full of local food and farming events.

Sally Churchward meets biscuit maker Steph Lowe of New Forest Biscotti

Steph Lowe of New Forest Biscotti

11:46am Wednesday 23rd June 2010

In the next in our series encouraging you to eat local food at least once a week, SALLY CHURCHWARD meets biscuit maker Steph Lowe of New Forest Biscotti

Meet Celia and Peter Haynes who run Meadow Cottage Ice Cream company

Sophie Hounsham aged 12

2:13pm Wednesday 16th June 2010

SALLY CHURCHWARD meets Celia and Peter Haynes who run Meadow Cottage Ice Cream company

Roasting Plank's from the Forest

Roasting Plank's from the Forest

3:37pm Wednesday 9th June 2010

SALLY CHURCHWARD meets Cornelius Veakins from The Roasting Plank Company whose products are aiming to change the way you barbecue

Do you care about your food? We do!

Open Farm Day at Middle Farm in Cheriton. Anne Baughen and Tricia Knight brush a calf.

3:12pm Wednesday 2nd June 2010

In the next in our series encouraging you to eat local food at least once a week, SALLY CHURCHWARD looks at Open Farm Sunday,

Hampshire shops local

3:08pm Wednesday 2nd June 2010

Hampshire County Council is helping to put more local produce on the public sector plate by encouraging other councils to follow its lead in buying local.



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