Filed under: Events, Food, Yorkshire Dales Food, farmers market | Tags: 2010, dales, drink, festival, Food, leyburn, may, Sausages, wensleydale, Yorkshire
The Dales Festival of food & drink
The Dales Festival of Food & Drink is held at Leyburn in the heart of Wensleydale and the 2010 Festival Dates are: 1st, 2nd & 3rd May 2010.
This is a great festival in the heart of the Dales, small enough to still have a friendly feel and large enough to provide a great family day out and well worth a visit. Look out for the Paganum stand in the main food hall for our Sausages, Lamb, Pork and Beef and a few special products new for this year.
Filed under: Food, Yorkshire Dales Food, butcher, farmers market, mail order meat | Tags: eco-friendly, environment, Farm, farmers, Food, market, Meat, miles, online, packaging, paganum, sheeps, shop, wool
Green as grass?
We’d like to be. Especially the lush green grass of the rolling Yorkshire Dales. When you live in a place as breathtaking as this, you realise just why it’s so important to look after the environment. At Paganum we are always looking for new ways to cut our carbon footprint and look after the place we love. Here are just some of the things we do.
On the way home passing Malham Cove, Yorkshire Dales
Keeping it local
Wherever possible we use local suppliers and producers, keeping food miles and business miles to a minimum. All our meat, poultry, game and gourmet produce is sourced from within a 30 mile radius of Paganum here in Kirkby Malham. Meat is butchered just 10 miles away in the bustling market town of Skipton, the Gateway to the Yorkshire Dales and we use local expertise for everything from web design to vehicle servicing.
“I was lucky enough to try the sausages and they are, without exaggeration the best I’ve ever had!” Local Food Advisor
Eco-friendly packaging
OK everyone knows that wool keeps you warm, but it’s also brilliant at keeping things cool because it’s a fantastic insulator. We use this 100% natural product to deliver your order of fresh Dales produce in perfect condition. Our chiller boxes are made from recycled, recyclable and bio-degradable cardboard lined with British Sheep’s Wool insulation sealed in recyclable wrapping. With an ice pack inside they have been rigorously tested to the highest food standard requirements and have been proven to keep produce at the correct temperature of below 5oC for at least 24 hours. Other packaging is made from recycled and recyclable materials wherever possible. We’re not perfect yet, but improving all the time.
Sheep’s wool insulation – the facts
- Natural – made from 100% natural, British sheep’s wool, washed and carded
- Effective – better insulating properties than polystyrene
- Compostable – helps your plants grow
- Reusable – simply return in the postage paid envelope provided
- Versatile – excellent for lining hanging baskets and good in a wormery!
“No waste – natural sheep’s wool insulation ensures your fresh produce arrives in perfect condition.”
“Thanks again for your wonderful produce and wonderful efficiency in sending them. I’m particularly impressed with the sheep’s wool you used as insulation.” Fiona Kearns
Modern distribution
Aren’t computers wonderful! They mean we can synchronise our home and trade deliveries and plan the most effective delivery route. Plus, because we source and pack locally we are much more efficient than some larger organisations, who trundle animals and meat from one end of the country to butcher, pack and store then back again. All of which means reduced food miles and a lower carbon footprint (or hoofprint if you prefer!).
Traditional farming methods
Of course, our Dales farmers have been looking after the environment for years. Planting trees and hedgerows, keeping rare breeds for biodiversity and using natural methods of rearing animals to avoid the need for fertilisers, antibiotics and growth hormones. It’s these traditional methods that keep our animals happy and which mean that our meat tastes better.
Filed under: Events, Food | Tags: autumn, british, festival, Food, fortnight, harvest, malham, yha, york
British Food Fortnight is timed to coincide with the traditional Harvest Festival, the end of the British Summer and the start of Autumn, The 8th British Food Fortnight runs from the 21st September to the 4th of October 2009.
British Food Fortnight
With events from Healthy eating in schools to full on food festivals Like York Food Festival and promotions in your local pub, restaurant, supermarket, deli or butcher, British Food Fortnight is spreading the word about some of our great British food.
Even our local Youth Hostel (YHA) at Malham is getting in on the act with a special British Food Fortnight menu :-
Menu
Starters
Spicy Butternut Squash Soup (V)
served with a bread roll
Field Mushrooms
with smoked bacon, sage & mature Cheddar
Mains
Mushroom Wellington (V)
with creamy chive sauce & roasted root vegetables
Autumn Lamb Shepherd’s Pie
served with roasted root vegetables
Sausage & Mash
venison, port & red wine sausage on potato with onion gravy
Desserts
Baked Plums
served with honey & Greek yogurt
Blackberry & Apple Filo Parcels
served with cream
Link to British Food Fortnight website, link to Malham YHA website
Filed under: Events, Food, Yorkshire Dales Food | Tags: arms, awards, british, chutney, elslack, festival, Food, great, homegrown, homemade, pub, skipton, tempest, year
The Tempest Arms at Elslack hold an annual chutney festival and this years event will be on the 17th October 2009 from 10.30am. They quote the ethos of the festival as “Impress us with your scrumptious, ‘finger-licking’ chutneys. Help us promote a British Tradition – whilst supporting freshly grown produce and no waste approach to eating – the only additives permitted are ’sunshine & rain’.”
I have applied for an entry and have been sent a very smart label to apply to my jar, any type of chutney is permissible so long as it is your own homemade produce. I have a couple of different versions made up now and need to decide which is going to make my entry, simple homegrown beetroot & apple chutney is in pole position at the moment.
Homemade Beetroot Chutney
If you would like to enter contact Anne at the Tempest Arms on 01282 842450 for an entry form or see website for more info www.tempestarms.co.uk Entries to be completed and returned with your “Chutney Contributions” by Wednesday the 14th October 2009. Terms & Conditions: All exhibits to be made by the exhibitor and must be homemade, We trust you!!! No M&S contributions please!!!
The Tempest is a gem of a pub on the outskirts of Skipton and was recently nominated in the Great British Pub Awards in the “Best Food Pub” category. Following regional judging The Tempest Arms has been named as the Best Food Pub in Yorkshire and went on to win the National Award at the Finals in London on the 9th September, praise indeed.
UPDATE 18/10/09
My homegrown beetroot chutney didn’t win! and I don’t have the full results but a spicy pear chutney from Relish Deli in Grassington did win Best in Show! congratulations…..
Filed under: Recipes | Tags: bbc2, britain, capers, fondant potatoes, Food, haggis, hairy, hairy bikers, honey, mutton, pudding, steamed, tour, vegetables
Hairy Bikers Food Tour of Britain – BBC2
Food Tour of Great Britain
I missed the start of this series on BBC2 but caught up with an episode on BBC iPlayer last night and loved the Mutton Pudding recipe or to give it its full title “Mutton and caper pudding with honey-glazed baby vegetables, fondant potatoes and haggis”
A delicious looking Mutton steamed suet pudding served with honey glazed vegetables and battered haggis, full Recipe on the BBC site here and the Dumfries & Galloway show will be available for a short time on BBC Iplayer here
Filed under: Events, Food, Yorkshire Dales Food, cheese, farmers market | Tags: farmers market, fell race, Food, malham, mountain bike trailquest, show, Yorkshire Dales
Malham Show
Malham Show in the shadow of Malham Cove will be held this Saturday the 29th August 2009. Events run all day, Some Horse Jumping and judging starts at 9am and main ring events from 12 noon. Malham Show is a traditional Agricultural and Horticultural show that has now been running for over 100 years. Events and attractions include a Brass Band, Cattle, Sheep, Horse Jumping and Hunter Classes, Heavy Horses, tug of war, Children’s sports, Egg throwing, Classic cars, Vintage Tractors, Farmers Market, Craft tent, food & drink.
The Farmers Market will include Yorkshire Dales Meat, cakes, plants, granola, preserves, bread and more, confirmed stalls in the Farmers Market Marque include:-
- Krumlin Nursery
- Blue Pig
- Glendale Ginger
- Yockenthwaite Farm Granola
- Cottage Cakes of Cracoe
- DT and CT Coates
- Dalesbred Finest Meats
- Oakroyd Bakery
- Shorrock’s Farmhouse Cheeses
- Bracken Hill Fine Foods
- Paganum Online Farmers Market
Also taking place at the Show is our traditional Fellrace and the now well established Mountainbike Trailquest event covering some of the best Mountain bike terrain in the country. Mountain Bike Trailquest is basically Orienteering on a bike and you can enter either the 2hr or 4 hour events, you are given a map with all the check points and values of each the most difficult or furthest away checkpoints having the highest values and you plan a route and set off, competitors use an electronic timing system where you can just place your dibber in any of the controls dotted around the course and this plots your route and score. A very well supported event that forms part of the Local Trailquest Leagues NEMBOS & NYMBOS and also part of the National TCA Championship.
Filed under: Eating, Yorkshire Dales Food | Tags: bruschetta, deli, emporio, fagioli, Food, italia, italian, pasta, ristorante, skipton, spinach, vegetables
Emporio Italia has been open in Skipton for a while now but I have only just got around to visiting, we tried it for lunch and it’s fantastic, great fresh authentic Italian food served with a smile. We sat outside on one of the 5 outdoor tables and enjoyed some sunshine and watched the world whizz by! The restaurant is at 3 Mill Bridge, Skipton just opposite the Castle pub at the top of town near the Church.
We drank authentic Italian coffees and perused the menu with a complimentary dish of olives and oil drizzled breads.
As it was supposed to be just a light lunch we opted for “Bruschetta Mediterrania” – Bruschetta topped with sauteed Mediterranean Vegetables served on a bed of spinach and the “Pasta & Fagioli soup” which was both tasty and wholesome, a good selection of beans and finely cut veg with flecks of ham, quite delicious.
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- Bruschetta Mediterrania
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- Pasta & Fagioli Soup
Service is excellent but as all dishes are made from scratch so don’t expect fast food, more importantly this is very good slow food, just relax and enjoy. Other dishes seen eaten but not tried included a great looking tomato & spinach pizza, salads and a good selection of cured meats & roasted aubergine in the deli counter.
Emporio Italia also sell various Italian Deli items and is well worth a visit, menu changes depending on the chef and what is seasonally available.
Emporio Italia, 3 Mill Bridge, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 1NJ Tel 01756 793357
Filed under: Food, Yorkshire Dales Food, mail order meat | Tags: channel, Food, good, hero, kitchen, local, market, nominate, paganum, UKTV, vote
Local Food Hero
Wow just had a telephone call from the BBC and Paganum has been nominated in the Market Kitchen Local Food Hero competition for 2009 and you can vote for us until the 7th August 2009 by visiting the Local Food Hero Website and clicking on the vote now button. Please do vote for us and leave any comments about our service and product.
What is the competition criteria?
LOCAL
We’re looking for…
• Supporters of the community; who champion food with a strong connection to the local area. For example, this could mean employing staff who live nearby; providing training tie-ups with colleges; celebrating regional culinary traditions; sourcing of local ingredients, and offering a key service to local residents.
• Businesses that best reflect the strengths and diversity of their regions:
FOOD
We’re looking for…
• renowned taste
• Quality produce
• Friendly customer service
• An awareness of seasonality, animal welfare and ethical issues
• Respect for the land and how it is farmed.
Heroes might include a range of businesses, such as the coffee shop selling delicious home-made cakes; the local fishmonger; a deli offering a range of local produce; or the butcher selling meat from locally reared animals.
Cheers
Chris
Please Vote for Paganum in the Local Food Hero 2009 competition
Filed under: Food | Tags: brie de meaux, cheese, cured, delivery, Food, french, italian, linguine, Meat, natoora, organic, parmigiano reggiano, pasta
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- Natoora Packaging
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- Natoora Delivery
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- Natoora Delivery
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- Natoora spread
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- Natoora Spread
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- Jack o Shea’s sausage & burgers
Natoora, French & Italian food delivered to your door, Natoora describe themselves thus “A unique range of superlative fresh food and groceries, including fruits and vegetables from the markets of Milan and Paris, delivered to your home”
They were kind enough to offer me a trial selection and this was delivered promptly in chilled packaging wrap and cool blocks, not as eco friendly as the Paganum sheeps wool packaging solution but still very effective.
I tried a selection of cured meats including Jambon de Bayonne, Mortadella Di Bologna Felsineo, Breasola Punta Anca IGP, Prosciutto Cotto and Prosciutto di Parma. Our favourites were the excellent Mortadella and superb Breasola I must have a go at making my own Breasola!
On the cheese front we tried the classic unpasteurised Brie de Meaux which was particularly smelly and full of natural grass flavours, just how I like it! and a huge piece of Parmigiano Reggiano (0.67kg) which has been superb, buying a bigger lump helps it keep and is a fantastic must have ingredient and keeps for weeks if not months.
Also included were some dry goods including, long spaghetti, our family favourite linguine, Vialone Nano Novello rice, celery crackers perfect with blue cheese and some delicious Fairtrade Alter Eco Organic milk chocolate with hazelnuts.
The meat available is more local coming from Jack O Shea’s, Tuscan Farmers Sausage & Grass Fed Black Angus Burgers were both proper meat and excellent quality, the Tuscan farmers sausage are particularly authentic coarse continental style sausage, you either love em or hate em!
All in all a great selection of continental grub supplied efficiently by mail order, well worth a try. www.natoora.co.uk
Filed under: Events, Yorkshire Dales Food | Tags: beer, bread, cheese, cider, cookery, deliciously, demonstrations, Food, game, kitchen, local, local food, Meat, produce, show, tasting, wine, Yorkshire
The Great Yorkshire Show is the North’s leading agricultural event and takes place from Tuesday 14 to Thursday 16 July 2009 on the 250-acre Great Yorkshire Showground on the edge of the spa town of Harrogate.
Great Yorkshire Show
Lots of foodie events at the show including top chefs Rosemary Shrager, Stephanie Moon & Bruce Elsworth in the Game Cookery theatre, bread making, smoothie making, a cheese show and cheese making demonstrations and of course the vast food hall containing many of the best local suppliers and producers including stands from the Yorkshire food group – Deliciously Yorkshire.
The Great Yorkshire Show will also see the launch of Yorkshire’s Own Kitchen, an essential guide to the very best of local produce and recipes from local food heroes and celebrity chefs, beautiful photography and food highlights for planning an appetising day out – all in one easy-to-use full colour book. Available at the show at a special introductory price of £6.50, Yorkshire’s Own Kitchen is available through farm shops, independent delis and local bookshops, as well as online at www.deliciouslyorkshire.co.uk It retails at £9.99.
Yorkshire's Own Kitchen - local produce directory
