Top local food producers
We list the top local food producers in the UK, from meat to cheeses to sweets


SMALL PRODUCERS
MEAT
Caddy and Reading
Organic Norfolk Red Poll beef
01747 830385
http://www.moorsfarmstay.co.uk
Heal Farm
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Polish hot-smoked meats
01769 574341
http://www.healfarm.co.uk
Goodman?s Geese
Free range farm-reared geese
01299 896272
http://www.goodmansgeese.co.uk
Emmett?s of Peasenhall
Suffolk sweet-cured ham
01728 660250
http://www.emmettsham.co.uk
Donald Russell
Swiss sausages and recipes
01467 629666
http://www.donaldrussell.com
Taste Tradition
Rare/native breed pigs and cattle
01845 525330
http://www.tastetradition.co.uk
FISH
Don Jones Fresh Fish
?Best Fishmonger in the UK?
01823 666714
http://www.donjonesfish.co.uk
Hebridean Smokehouse
Smoked seafood and sauces
01876 580209
http://www.hebrideansmokehouse.com
Goodfellows
Fresh fish meals like fried brill pan
01749 673866
http://www.goodfellows.co.uk
FRUIT & VEGETABLES
Jack Buck Growers
Fresh chicory all year round
01406 370219
http://www.jackbuck.co.uk
The Bell and Birdtable
50 varieties of rare tomato
01823 663080
http://www.bellandbirdtable.com
Simpson?s Seeds
Tomatoes, chilli peppers etc.
01985 845004
http://www.simpsonsseeds.co.uk
The Watercress Company
Track where and when your watercress was harvested
01305 250875
http://www.yourwatercress.com
CHEESE
Sparkenhoe Cheese
The only Red Leicester made in Leicestershire
01455 213863
http://www.leicestershirecheese.co.uk
Buxlow Wonmil
Richly flavoured Suffolk cheese 01728 688310
http://www.emmettsham.co.uk
Tunworth Cheese
Herb-flavoured soft white cheese
01256 381227
http://www.hampshirecheeses.co.uk
SAVOURY BAKING
Popina
Spelt pastry with delicious fillings
020?7622 3444
http://www.popina.co.uk
The Metfield Bakery
Traditional English pies
01362 695340
http://www.metfieldbakery.com
Melton Mowbray Pork Pies
Rare breed pigs and organic flour
01664 813200
www.porkpie.co.uk
High Lane Oatcakes
Staffordshire oatmeal pancakes
01782 810180
http://www.highlaneoatcakes.co.uk
SWEETS
Sweet Things
Wheat- and gluten-free cakes
020?7722 2107
http://www.sweetthings.biz
Artisan Biscuits
Handmade all-butter biscuits
01335 342373
http://www.artisanbiscuits.co.uk
Popty-r Bryn/Bryn Oven
Homemade treacle toffee
01248 430223
Clam?s Cakes
Old-fashioned bespoke cakes
01873 812283
http://www.clamscakes.co.uk
Burnt Sugar
Handmade crumbly fudge
0844 800 4064
http://www.burntsugar.co.uk
Bendicks
Chocolate made with South American cocoa beans
01962 844800
http://www.bendicks.co.uk
Side Oven Bakery
Homemade sweet loaves
01262 488376
http://www.sideoven.com
Wooden Spoon Fudge Company
Flavours include cappuccino
01229 861029
DRINKS
Aspall
The oldest cyder maker in the UK
01728 860510
http://www.aspall.co.uk
Thorncroft
Herbal cordials and remedies
01642 791792
www.thorncroftdrinks.co.uk
Sloe Motion
Gin made only with British sloes
0844 800 1911
http://www.sloemotion.com
Rare Tea Company
Rare white and silver tip teas
07952 019892
http://www.rareteacompany.com
SAUCES, SPICES & HERBS
Ouse Valley Foods
Visually stunning preserves
01273 891893
http://www.ousevalleyfoods.com
Primo Olive Oil Club
Italian infused olive oil and spices
0845 3892156
http://www.oliveoilclub.co.uk
Pollen Organics
Sauces like chilli-and-ginger salsa
01428 608870
http://www.pollenorganics.com
Henshelwoods Fine Foods
GM-free pickles and preserves
01700 500014
http://www.henshelwoodsfinefoods.co.uk
Tracklements
Traditionally flavoured mustards
01666 827044
http://www.tracklements.co.uk
Alice & John?s
Organic stone-ground flour
01284 827317
http://www.aliceandjohn.org
Magic Masala
Traditionally ground Indian spices
020?8876 7057
http://www.magicmasala.co.uk
Herbs Unlimited
Rare herbs like lemon verbena
01845 587694
http://www.herbsunlimited.co.uk
Steenbergs
North Yorkshire herbs and teas
01765 640088
http://www.steenbergs.co.uk
Moniack Castle
Inverness preserves and liqueurs
01463 831283
http://www.moniackcastle.co.uk
Womersley Fine Foods
Fruit- and herb-flavoured dressings
01977 797924
http://www.womersleyfinefoods.co.uk
LOCAL PRODUCER SCHEMES
Somerset Local Food Direct
Local produce via the internet
01458 830801
http://www.localfooddirect.co.uk
Levels? Best
Top Somerset Levels products
01458 241401
http://www.levelsbest.co.uk
Quality Meat Scotland
Campaign for quality UK meat
0131?472 4040
http://www.qmscotland.co.uk
Crumbs of Sussex
Sells only fresh local produce
01903 891603
http://www.crumbsofsussex.co.uk
Great British Cheese Festival
Celebrating our native cheeses
01993 823215
http://www.thecheeseweb.com
GOURMET TREATS
Merchant Gourmet
Specialist products like spiced black-rice vinegar
0800 731 3549
http://www.merchant-gourmet.com
The Organic Smokehouse
Smoked wild boar and butter
01588 660206
http://www.organicsmokehouse.com
Forman & Field
Luxurious picnic box, including smoked salmon paupiettes
020?8525 2352
http://www.formanandfield.com
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