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A fresh taste of
summer at UPMINSTER Farmers Market
Re-discover the taste
of fresh food this summer. At your local Farmers Market a whole
range of local traders are on hand to serve up some of the finest
produce in Essex, fresh from the farm to the table. If you are
planning a BBQ why not try some locally produced cuts of organic
meat, fresh fish or speciality sausages served with some deliciously
fresh crisp summer salad? Round the perfect summer meal off with a
selection of delicious cheeses, mouth-watering desserts, and fresh
home-made bread.
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Why not make a trip to
your local Farmers Market a family event? The traders love to talk
about their produce and are happy to offer tips and advice on how to
make the most of your purchase – and answer questions from young
customers about where their food comes from.
Upminster Farmers
Market is held on the first Thursday of every month in Station Road,
outside Roomes from 9am to 2pm. The next dates are Thursdays 3 July
and 7 August.
Telephone 01277 362414
or log on to
www.essexfarmersmarkets.com for more information. |
Press release: 18th March 2008
| FOOD FOR THOUGHT
There is no escaping the current media coverage on the virtues
of free range chicken farming, and Essex Farmers Markets have a resident expert
in Ian Chisholm, who owns and runs Chicken Farm, producing free range eggs from
his farm in Norton Heath.
The working life of free range birds is a far cry from that of intensively
farmed battery hens, who spend their lives caged, and without access to open
space, fresh air and light, as Ian explains:‘Our free range hens have a really happy working life’, he says. ‘They live in a
large barn with clean and dry nest boxes, their own space and access to food and
water all day. During daylight the hens are free to roam outside in the fields,
where they can scratch about, relax and explore their surroundings. We use a
special high-protein diet because our birds are outside roaming all day and use
up much more energy, which needs to be reflected in their diet. You could say
that an egg is an egg, but with free range there is a real difference in quality
and taste, and of course the eggs are ethically produced.
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‘I think many people had lost touch with where their food was coming from, but
they are becoming more aware and making responsible choices about the source of
what they are eating and the lives of the animals involved. At a farmers market
customers are buying direct from the grower or producer and they can ask
questions about how the food is sourced. They know their purchases are farm
fresh, ethically produced and really good quality. It’s great food without
compromise, and new customers are usually surprised at how reasonable the prices
are.’
The next Upminster Farmers Market takes place on Thursday, 3 April on Station
Road from 9am to 2pm. For more information, telephone 01277 362414 or log on to
www.essexfarmersmarkets.co.uk
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Upminster 2008 dates – 1st Thursday monthly, Station Road, Upminster from
9am-2pm:
3rd April,
1st May,
5th June,
3rd July,
7th August,
4th September,
2nd October,
6th November,
4th December For more detailed press information and images, please contact
Kate Everett on 01206 397111 or
kate.e.everett@btinternet.com
Ian Chisholm is a free-range chicken farmer and is happy to
give interviews on current issues concerning free-range chicken and egg farming.
Contact Ian direct on 01277 362414
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