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Loosehanger Cheese

One of our new members Loosehanger cheese  - Old Sarum 2007 Award winning blue cheese appeared on Ready Steady Cook yesterday 7th April as part of the "goodie bag" from Cresson Creative in Alresford.

You can buy any of the cheeses and other products from the local markets or from various local retail outlets.

 

New Members

We are pleased to announce the following have been awarded the new Forest Marque:

Dave's Logs - logs

New Forest Homemade Produce - Beef

Alan Brown - Pork & Beef

Garry Sheen - Pork

Loosehanger Cheeses

Forestry commission - Venison & Wood products

Pantry Organics - Variety of cooked produce

A.R.Wills - Vine & loose tomatoes

Sturts New Forest Honey

New Forest Lavendar

Yum - Variety of cooked products

Associate Members

Cadnam Farm Shop

Hammonds Hog Roast

Longdown Farm Shop

For more information on any of the above please go to the Producers button and select the appropriate section.

Hampshire Food & Drink Awards

This is your chance to nominate your favourite in a range of categories. The deadline is May 30th for entries.

For more information and to find out what the categories are go on-line www.hampshire-life.co.uk Tel: 01903 703730

2008 Great Hampshire Sausage, Pie,and Ready Meal Competition.

Hampshire Supreme Sausage Champion 2008

Greenfield Pork Products for their Hampshire Pork and  Bramley Apple sausage.

The competition which is held at Sparsholt College 14th February attracted over 244 entires from 28 Hampshire butchers and meat farmers. judges awarded 68 gold certificates and 13 trophies. In addtion to winning supreme champion, Martin (from Greenfield) scooped champion trophies for Best Hampshire Sausage, Best Speciality Pork Sausage, Best Valentines sausage and Best Hampshire Farmers' Market sausage.

Unfortunately we only saw a disappointing 6 entires in the New Forest Marque section, hopefully we will see more entries for next year!

Results

Hampshire Supreme Sausage Champion: Pork & Apple Sausage

Greenfield Pork Products

Traditional Pork Sausage Champion: Traditional Pork Sausage

Hedge End Butchers

Speciality Pork Sausage Champion: Pork, Sage & Onion Sausage

Greenfield Pork Products

Beef & Lamb Speciality Sausage Champion: Beff Sausage

Hedge End Butcher

Hampshire Sausage Champion: Pork & Bramley Apple Sausage

Greenfield Pork Product

New Forest Marque Sausage: Traditional Hampshire Sausage

Uptons of Basset - using Neil McCulloch's pork

Speciality Cold Eating Pie Champion: Pork, Turkey & Cranberry Pie

Manydown Farm Shop

Speciality Hot Eating Pie Champion: Lamb & Mint Pie

Manydown Farm Shop

BBQ Product Champion: Creamy Garlic & Herb Chicken Breast Fillets

Stephen E Humby Butcher

Ready Meal Champion: Faggots

Chalcroft Farm Shop

home Cured Bacon Champion: New Forest Oak Smoked Back Bacon

B Drummond Butchers

Valentine Sausage Champion: Heart of Hampshire Sausage

Greenfield Pork Products

Best Hampshire Farmers Market Entry: Pork & Bramley Apple Sausage

Greenfield Pork Products

Marque Butcher Results

Price Farm Foods

Best Pork Sausage - Bronze

Pork & mixed Pepper - Silver

Pork & Leek - Bronze

Pork, Bacon, Mushroom & Egg Sausage - Bronze

Beef, Leek & Garlic Sausage - Silver

Gloucester Old Spot Green Back Bacon - Silver

Faggots - Silver

Pork, Apple & Cider Pie - Silver

Honeyfords

Traditional Pork Sausage - Bronze

Cumberland Sausage - Bronze

Pork & Chive Sausage - Bronze

Beef Sausage - Bronze

Lamb & Mint Sausage - Bronze

 

A complete list of all medal winners and participating butchers will be available from Tim Brock, please contact:

Tim Brock

Tel: 01962 845999

Email: tim.brock@hants.gov.uk

 

Free Range

Those of you in the UK may have watched Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's programme Hugh's Chicken Run, which aired on Channel 4 this week. Did you know that ALL New Forest Marque® poultry is Free Range and you can be sure has travelled few miles to reach you!

 

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