Top local food producers

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

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food 13th sept

SMALL PRODUCERS

MEAT

Caddy and Reading

Organic Norfolk Red Poll beef

01747 830385

http://www.moorsfarmstay.co.uk

Heal Farm

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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