Carpenters Farm

 The best pick of the bunch for all seasons

Carpenters Farm Shop

St. Mary's Road, Great Bentley, Colchester, Essex, CO7 8NJ

Tel: 01206 250 221

Web: www.carpentersfarmshop.co.uk

Essex is a great county with a vast amount of local produce of excellent quality.  A family run business for 4 generations, this local farm in Colchester boasts 137 acres of arable land for perfecting their local home-grown produce.  It's no wonder that Carpenters were the 2010 Colchester District Business Award winners. 

Locally grown produce is great at the best of times, but it's even better to be able to enjoy the fun of picking your own.  With their season for pick your own stawberries and raspberries, you can have the best of both worlds.  Not only do Carpenters Farm grow their own strawberries and raspberries!  They also grow asparagus, potatoes and......Christmas trees!  Yes, Christmas Trees.  So how do you fancy a locally grown Essex tree for that festive spirit.  Why not pop along to the farm shop and see what else they have to offer! 

Primrose Pork

A local taste

Primrose Pork

Primrose Farm, Hall Road, Great Bromley, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7TR

Tel: 07860 774 729

Web: www.primrosepork.uwclub.net/

Primrose pigs are born and reared on Primrose Farm in Colchester Essex.  With the local farm environment allowing the pigs to grow and live outdoors, this ensures the best quality and tasty pork produce.

With a vast amount of collective experience on the farm, this makes Primrose pork one of Essex's finest locally grown produce.

Anglia Salads

Come rain or shine

Anglia Salads Ltd

Hockley Farm, Church Road, Farthing, Essex, CO7 7HG

Tel: 01206 255 001

Web: www.angliasalads.co.uk 

With the spring slowing fading into summer, I often think about the wide range food produce to enjoy in the garden on a warm evening.  A fine selection of lettuce is grown on a local farm to where I reside in Essex.  Anglia Salads Ltd was formed combining 3 generations and 80 years growing experience from 3 well established local farms.  

Anglia not only specialise in growing different types lettuce, but also spinach & chicory, and a range of winter vegetables to help with those cold evenings.  The selection grown locally at Anglia Salads ensures that there's always a healthy option for all types of weather. 
 

Tiptree

 The flavours of Tiptree

Wilkin & Sons Limited

Tiptree, Essex, CO5 0RF

Tel: 01621 815 407

Web: www.tiptree.com 

Now I'm one of those people who have a weakness when it comes to bread.  Alongside that, I have a weakenss to say no when it comes to bread and jam.  Toasted or not, it doesn't really matter.  The Wilkin family have farmed on 1000 acres of land in around around the village of Tiptree in Essex for nearly 300 years.  Specialising in growing fruit for conserves since 1885, they really are the finest around.

Strawberry & Champagne

Offering a wide range of produce from honey, marmalades, jellies, lemon curd through to chutney, relish mustard, ketchup, bbq and brown sauces, there is something to add life to any meal.  The popularity of Tiptree's products is further afield than Tiptree and even Essex and the plus side is that they are sold in most leading supermarkets and overseas.  You won't know what you've been missing until you've tried Tipree's!

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The Felstar Brewery

A Traditional Essex Brew

Felstar Brewery

Felsted Vineyard, Crix Green, Felsted, Essex, CM6 3JT

Tel: 01245 361 504

Web: www.felstarbrewery.co.uk 

With a 12 acre vineyard, Felstar is a local brewery in Essex supplying their produce to local free houses and beer festivals since 2001.  With their premises situated on the oldest commercial vineyard in East Anglia, their ales are a tribute to this old tradition.

Felstar have a fantastic range of ales some of which are known from 'Peckin'Order', 'Good Knight' and not to mention the award winning ale called 'Shalford'.  Why not pay Felstar a visit and find out why their produce is so special for yourself!

Maldon Oyster & Seafood

The Pacific Oyster

Maldon Oyster & Seafood LLP

Birchwood Farm, Cock Clarks, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6RF

Tel: 01621 828 699

Web: www.maldonoyster.com/default.asp

With over 3500 acres of the River Blackwater, Maldon Oyster & Seafood company in Essex, are one of the largest local producers of Pacific oysters in the UK.  Their produce is largely sold at Billingsgate Fish Market and also supplied to restaurants and markets throughout the UK and overseas.

With oysters being linked with love, Maldon oysters are the perfect ingredient for a romantic meal.  You can find a number of recipes recommended by the Maldon Oyster & Seafood company in Essex here. 
 

Calcott Hall

Out of the earth and into the frying pan

Calcott Hall Farm Shop

Ongar Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 9HS

Tel: 01277 264 164

Web: www.calcotthall.com

There's nothing like buying fruit and vegetables fresh from the earth that very morning.  With over 35 years experience, Calcott Hall Farm Shop sell a wide range of fruit and vegetable produce grown locally on their farm in Essex.  

The farm boasts 140 acres where over 30 different crops are grown using traditional farming methods.  I like nothing more than being able to buy fresh fruit and vegetables from grown by my local supplier.  Calcott Hall is high on my list of recommendations.  Calcott Hall are also a supplier for other produce grown locally in and around Essex.  For the best quality / freshest fruit and vegetables, be sure to buy produce marked as Calcott Hall's home grown. 

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