FREE GUIDE AND MAP Local Produce Guide 2020 At the heart of artisan production is the delicate balance of nature and our environment. We are proud to champion local businesses offering local produce in the New Forest. The Sign of True Local Produce newforestmarque.co.uk Reared Crafted Must spend at least 25% of raw materials must Grown of life in the come from within the Must spend at least scheme area scheme area Retail and hospitality Caught Must regularly stock or Love where Must be caught in the use a minimum of 75% scheme area by an of life in the authorised person scheme area you live! 3 A warm welcome from our dedicated team, to your New Forest Marque New Forest Marque 2020 Local Produce Guide. producers We hope you enjoy browsing through it, and are inspired by the quality and diversity of wonderful What the produce and craft available right here on our doorstep. The New Forest Marque was set up in 2004 to Marque support our commoners and smallholders. It has grown local produce and evolved to represent many areas of New Forest business, including food and drink; hospitality and retail; means... craft, art, trees and education. The Marque’s reputation shop, stay as the Sign of True Local Produce has also spread and eat rapidly. You’ll know that anything with the distinctive logo is grown, reared, brewed, produced or processed Produced crafts and gifts here in the New Forest. Brewed But we’re more than just a logo. We help preserve Must be brewed in the and processed traditional farming practices, rural skills and traditions scheme area and contain Must contain at least plants and more which for centuries have shaped the distinctive Forest at least landscape and ecosystem. Our vibrant rural economy is reflected in the ever- increasing New Forest Marque membership – which currently stands at 160 producers and makers. Within FRONT COVER PHOTOS: iSTOCK. iSTOCK. PHOTOS: COVER FRONT 25% these pages you’ll find local farmers and growers, as well of produce from the scheme area 25% as artisan producers, retailers and hospitality outlets who of produce from proudly use locally-sourced goods. You’ll also find crafters the area and artists who draw inspiration from our unique and beautiful environment. 2 newforestmarque.co.uk the sign of true local produce newforestmarque.co.uk the sign of true local produce 3 How to use the Guide Our best friends the bees To help you find what you’re looking for with ease, the 2020 New Forest Marque Local Produce Guide is divided into three sections, each with sub-categories: or 2020, we’re featuring Here in the New Forest, alternative to plastic food F beautiful, rich golden milder weather means that wrapping. Some of our honey on our cover. We’re the beekeeping season is Marque members add it food and celebrating the hard-working longer and more productive to their ranges of artisan bees who play such a vital than in many other parts lip balms, hand creams and drink role in supporting our of the country. Our local moisturisers. page 6 ecosystem and are our bees have a rich variety of Sadly, many species of gardeners’ and producers’ trees and flowers to forage, bees are on the brink of best friends. including heather, which is extinction in parts of the Bees are important claimed by many to produce UK. Climate change, habitat craft, art, trees pollinators for all kinds of the best tasting honey! loss, pollution and disease NFNPA YEAR OF plants, including fruits and Honey has been used as are threatening these GREEN ACTION and education vegetables. They pollinate 70 a sweetener for centuries, much-needed pollinators. It’s page 16 of the 100 crop species that it‘s great for dolloping into important to support our p feed 90% of the world, as cakes and drizzling onto natural world and create a Grants for schools’ well as plants which other hams or breakfast toast. But balance for everything living bee garden planting animals feed on, so they’re it isn’t the only by-product in the Forest. retail and vital to our food chain. of our bees: the qualities of You can help bees projects hospitality BEE AND FLOWER IMAGES THROUGHOUT COURTESY OF JAN ROPER AND KRYSIA WATSON. BEE AND FLOWER IMAGES THROUGHOUT COURTESY OF JAN ROPER AND KRYSIA beeswax make it ideal for by buying local honey, As part of the New Forest making candles, polishing sponsoring a hive, joining page 26 National Park Authority’s wood or preserving food, a wildlife trust, avoiding Year of Green Action, and and beeswax wraps pesticides, planting a bee- the 70th anniversary of And if you know exactly who you’re looking for, you’ll are becoming a popular friendly garden and building National Parks; schools and also find all our members listed alphabetically in the bee hotels. a youth groups across the index at the back of the Guide on pages 36 to 38. National Park have planted their own wildlife-friendly gardens to help encourage But where can I buy stuff?! bees and other pollinating insects. Areas have been Buttons by each member’s listing indicate whether transformed with new produce and products are available: wildflower meadows and o online, w wholesale, and/or r at a retail native hedgerows as well outlet, or direct from the producer. as bug hotels, raised beds, and composting areas. This is a great way to support You can link to all our members’ websites at the local bee and insect www.newforestmarque.co.uk and follow us on population (and New social media for up-to-date news about us and our Forest producers!) while amazing members. Top right: New Forest Schools also helping children to planting bee-friendly gardens in learn all about the natural 2019. Insets: Krysia Watson’s and 01590 646648 Jan Roper’s bees on flowers and environment. Well done to honey comb, see page 13. all those involved! a [email protected] 4 newforestmarque.co.uk the sign of true local produce newforestmarque.co.uk the sign of true local produce 5 food and drink Food and Food and Drink Drink Categories The growing number of people choosing New Forest Marque produce reflects the many benefits of buying local, seasonal and sustainable produce. bakers and cake makers, page 8 t can help reduce waste, chocolate and confectionery, page 8 Isupport communities and boost the local economy. And as the time from field dairy and eggs, page 9 to fork is shorter, our plates are filled with tastier, fresher, more nutritious food. Our drinks, page 9 producers and wholesalers offer a huge range of food and drink to suit all tastes. fish and seafood, page 11 Local roots Whether it’s pannage pork flour, page 11 from a traditional commoning operaton, or super-sweet soft fruits from a larger grower, fruit and vegetables, page 11 every animal labelled with the New Forest Marque logo has spent at least half of its life jams, chutneys, honeys & preserves, page 12 in the New Forest, and every plant three quarters of its life. Fish and seafood are caught meat, poultry and game, page 13 in the area by an authorised person, while drinks are not ingredients from within the Above: local farm only brewed here but contain local area wherever possible shops sell fresher at least 25% of ingredients – no less than 25% to get the produce. Top: pigs foraging in pannage sourced from the Forest. Marque seal of approval. season. Insets: My New Forest Marque bakers, We’re sure that’s whetted ‘n’ Ers cider apples, your appetite! Read on for page 10. Cherries makers, preservers and cooks from New Forest are committed to using raw more delicious inspiration. Fruit Farm, page 12. 6 newforestmarque.co.uk the sign of true local produce newforestmarque.co.uk the sign of true local produce 7 food and food and drink drink bakers and cake makers dairy and eggs Noah’s Ark Farm wr Producers of free-range table Berry’s Bakeries wr Claytons Eggs wr chicken, eggs, lamb, bronze Great tasting home produced cakes Local free-range egg producer. turkeys and geese for Christmas. available for wholesale and retail sales. New Forest Shortbread wr Kitts Merries Farm, 73 Lower Ashley Road, Unit 1, Setters Workshops, Mount Pleasant Lane, Homemade at Burley Rails Cottage, New Forest. The Frenches, East Wellow, New Milton, BH25 5QF. Lymington, SO41 8LS. Burley Rails Cottage, Burley, Romsey, SO51 6FE. Tel: 01425 638079 Tel: 01590 674405 Ringwood, BH24 4HT. Tel: 01794 513242 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: 01425 403735 or 07471 684639 Email: [email protected] Web: noahsarkfarm.co.uk Web: berrysbakery.co.uk Email: [email protected] Web: claytonseggshampshire.co.uk Dotty Biscotti wr Pauline’s Pantry wr Coles Farm w drinks Deliciously different biscotti, nutritiously nutty, Award-winning home-style Family run farm selling New Forest eggs, beef and pork. fabulously fruity, or darkly chocolatey. Vegan and baking using local ingredients. George and Pauline Abraham, Eling Hill, Totton, Ashlett Creek Produce wr gluten free available. Wholesale suppliers. Southampton, SO40 9FZ. Producers of traditional apple Hawthorns, Lymington Rd, The Dairy, Lower Bisterne Farm, Tel: 02380 863092 or 07767 755481 cider and cider vinegar based Lymington, SO41 5SY. Ringwood, BH24 3BW. Email: [email protected] in the New Forest. Tel: 01590 626495 or 07765 317296 Tel: 01425 471616 12 Admirals Close, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Fluffetts Free Range Eggs wr Fawley, SO45 1FQ. Web: paulinespantrycakes.co.uk Award winning, natural yolk, Tel: 02380 890059 Granny Olive’s Kitchen w hand picked, clucking good eggs.