At Local Food Surrey, we love great food and drink. In these food and drink articles, we wax lyrical about the best local and seasonal food that we find in Surrey and beyond.
With events and orders facing cancellation this spring, it was a tough time to be a celebration cake maker. Emma Fuller of Velvet Fig in Dorking has adapted to the times quickly, however, and found people eager to treat themselves and others with delicious bakes.
In the latest instalment of Local Food Britain’s Stay Loyal to Local series, Sarah Robinson of South Brockwells Farm Shop near Uckfield in Sussex tells us about family farm life, home schooling challenges and NHS support during a busy asparagus season.
In the latest interview in our ‘Stay Loyal to Local’ series, we head to the Surrey-based Chalk Hills Bakery – best-known for their popular artisan shop and café in Reigate.
While its organic farm shop has remained busy during the COVID-19 crisis, Tuppenny Barn, in West Sussex, has turned its attention to supporting the most vulnerable within its community, providing much-needed fresh vegetables to those self-isolating or struggling financially.
Famed far and wide for their fantastic farm shop, Flower Farm in Godstone has really pulled out all the shops during the lockdown to help not only themselves but others too. As well as gifting fruit boxes to nurses, and donating funds to the NHS, they have also gone out of their way to help and support other local food suppliers – and that’s just the start.
As part of Local Food Britain’s new ‘Stay Loyal to Local’ campaign, we are showcasing some of the area’s leading local businesses. Today, we meet the team at Crumbs Brewing, in Reigate, Surrey, who have been right at the heart of their community throughout the lockdown.
Lockdown has provided an opportunity for Bramble Farm Turkeys in East Horsley to take a step back and consider how to evolve their farm business for the future.
For many local businesses, the confinement period has proved to be a busier time than ever – with some even picking up new customers along the way. That’s certainly been the case for the award-winning bakers, My Pie, in Wandsworth, South London.
In day three of our new campaign, ‘Stay Loyal to Local’, we head to Kingfisher Farm Shop, in Abinger Hammer near Dorking. Not only do they offer a ‘queue with a view’, overlooking their pretty pond and famous watercress beds, but they are also in the process of introducing a new veg box and hamper scheme.
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