Abergavenny Food Festival: 17th & 18th September 2011

Mountains of cheese, chocolate and charcuterie, an explosion of chilli, a long cool beer – it's all about sensory extremes and subtle contrasts.
Hear passionate performers, soap-box rants and electric debate. Savour the delights of fishing at dawn or dancing at dusk (yes there's a fantastic party at The Castle!) You can taste it, share it and bring it all together in one big celebration in Abergavenny.
There's so much on offer. From an unrivalled foodie shopping experience to top-end masterclasses, there really is something for everyone.

Three of The Artisan Food Trail's listed producers will be exhibiting:
Hafod Welsh Organic Cheddar
Womersley Fruit & Herb Vinegars
Breckland Orchard

More info:
www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com

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17th & 18th September 2011: British Producer Fayre at La Hogue Farm Shop

La Hogue farm is holding its 6th annual Producer Fayre on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th of September 2011, which has now grown into one of the largest food festivals in East Anglia.

Over 60 producers, including many from Suffolk, will be offering free tastings of their products together with information on how they are produced. The producers include local meat and game farms, bee-keepers, fishermen, quail producers, cheese producers and their cows!

At the time of writing we know of four of The Artisan Food Trail's listed producers that will have stalls at the event:
Bray's Cottage Pork Pies
Breckland Orchard
Capsicana Chilli Co
Great Glen Game (not in person but their charcuterie will be available for tasting)

The fayre takes place between 10:00am & 4:00pm both days and entry is FREE.

This year’s special guest is BBC Masterchef finalist, Dr. Tim Kinnaird

More info:
www.lahogue.co.uk

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Course/Event, Sunday 25th September 2011: Piggy Sunday – Nose To Tail In A Day

Have you ever wanted to know how to keep pigs on a small scale?
Would you like to learn about pork butchery and make your own sausages?
Then we think you'll be interested in this one day course being run by Samphire.

Samphire is owned and run by Karen and Jeff Nethercott who ditched the corporate life to rear rare breed pigs and sheep on their beautiful Norfolk smallholding because, as they say, "it’s more fun isn’t it?"
Ethical farming is at the very heart of Samphire and they've have been lucky enough to win awards from the RSPCA for their commitment to animal welfare.

It’s not just their regulars who love their rare breed meat, Gary Rhodes said the Samphire sausages were the best he'd ever tasted and Giles Coren (The Times) gave their delicious pork pies 10/10.

Believing in giving their animals a completely free range life, plenty of space to muck about in and proper food with nothing nasty added they have found that rare breeds flourish in this environment and the resulting meat is the best you’ll ever taste.

Piggy Sunday
This Piggy Sunday will start with a tour of the smallholding to see how they keep their pigs on a small scale. You'll be given loads of tips on how to do it yourself and what you’ll need.

You'll then move on to a butchery session where Samphire's butcher, Steve will show you how a carcass is broken down and what options you have with cuts for the kitchen.

After a homemade lunch featuring some of their famous pork pies and sausages you'll spend the afternoon making sausages. It’s dead easy and you’ll soon have a pile of you very own hand crafted sausages to take home.

The day will wrap up with tea and homemade cakes.

When: 9.30am – 4.30pm, Sunday 25 Sept 2011
Where: Tibenham, South Norfolk
Cost: £85 per person includes taking home around 2kg sausages that you make (worth about £20)

To Book
Call 01379 674413 or click here to book online