We are the most flexible vegbox
scheme around.
We deliver a range of 9 different
boxes to suit all households. In
addition you can make up your own
box. We need only 2 days notice to
change or skip your order. Flavour
is king for us and we take our
environmental credentials very
seriously. We compare our prices
monthly with the supermarkets and
are on average 20% cheaper.
...with an innovative approach to
taste, texture and style, artisan
chocolatier Jane Williams creates
chocolates with a modern fusion of
tradition and creativity. Classically
trained under a second generation
Swiss Master Chocolatier, she crafts
chocolates with a beautiful sense of
simple sophistication...
Recipe
We seem to be hearing more and more about supporting
the local economy. It’s trendy to be environmentally
friendly, for us to use sustainable products and to reduce
our food miles. Do these things really influence our food
tastes and choices?
YES! Well..O.K., supporting the local economy may or
may not rock your boat, but the food and drink our local
producers supply you with, made with love and care, from
just down the road most definitely will! Plus you won’t get
any added extras, and no, that’s not a benefit, I mean
those nasty additives! You will however get fresh food
and drink, where you can really taste the difference and it
doesn’t have to cost the earth.
This page of the best local companies from around
the North East provides the perfect place to find
those vital ingredients. Don’t forget all produce
changes with the seasons, and our recipes page
celebrates what is best to cook with this summer.
Places to Visit
Buying Local Food
The Northumberland
Cheese Co.
Northumberland Cheese Company
use only milk supplied
by local herds from
the Blagdon Estate
on which we are
based. We have
been hand-making
vegetarian cheese
made with pasteurised
milk for over 25 years. We now
make 15 cheeses many of which
are award winners. You can create
your own artisan cheese board to
impress your dinner guests or
prepare a healthy apple and cheese
sandwich.
North East Organic Growers
North East Organic
Growers grow
organic vegetables
on our twelve acre
site in
Northumberland,
and run a box-
scheme, which is a
cost-effective way of
buying certified organic seasonal
vegetables and fruit on a regular
basis. All produce is certified organic
and guaranteed to be free of added
pesticides, herbicides and GMOs,
grown using ecologically sound and
sustainable methods. We cover most
parts of North East England.
Rapeseed Oil
Cold pressing means we simply
squeeze our home grown rapeseed
and collect the pure oil. This
process ensures you get the full
flavour (a lovely soft grassy and
nutty taste) and all the nutrients.
It’s healthy too with only half the
saturated fat of olive oil but ten
times the omega three. Never mind
the sun kissed Mediterranean - this
is local – from a wet and windy
field near Morpeth!
Crowe & Atkinson Family
Butchers
We are a quality family butchers
based in Blyth and established
since 1923. We sell local quality
meats and produce our own award
winning sausages along with black
and white puddings, pease
pudding,brawn, cooked meats and
an exciting range of home made
ready meals. Our shop also stocks
a range of local sauces, jams and
chutneys, delicious
fresh sandwiches
and pies as well as
home made scones
to tempt the taste
buds!
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Stewart & Co. Fine Food &
Butchery is a well-established part
of Jesmond life…Wake up with a
freshly baked scone or tuck into
delicious homemade quiche from
our own kitchen. From Doddington
cheeses in the deli counter to
Castle Bakery artisan bread
there’s plenty of local produce on
offer. There’s locally reared meat
from the in-house butchery too
with our own handmade sausages
& dry cured bacon.
Ridley’s Fish & Game
Ridley's is a
specialist
retailer and
producer of top
quality fresh
fish, seafood,
poultry and wild
local game.
David and Carolyn Ridley, both
local, understand the importance
of quality of fresh produce; as well
as supplying top quality fish and
game, they also make fish pies,
poultry and game pasties, raised
game and poultry pies, and their
amazing pork pies.
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Stewart & Co.
Fine Food &
Butchery
Quality fresh oyster mushrooms
grown in Northumberland. These
fantastically tasty mushrooms are
cultivated on cereal grain stalks
and are packed with flavour. These
mushrooms are a great alternative
to meat and are extremely versatile
for cooking. The launch of the
brand new ‘Shroom burger is
paving the way for great healthy
eating and is the first of it’s kind.
These once medicinal fungi have
been brought to life in our own
backyard and enjoyed by all!
Recipe
Tritlington Fresh Produce
Tritlington
Fresh
Produce Is
run by the
Craig
Family,
who have been farming in the area
for generations. Tritlington grow a
range of seasonal vegetables and
fruit including raspberries &
strawberries, winter vegetables,
potatoes, turnips, cabbage,
asparagus & leeks. The produce
changes with the British seasons
but fresh, tasty fruit & veg is always
guaranteed.
The Lambman, Jimmy Bell, is a
champion supporter of food and
produce within the region and is
constantly battling to reduce food
miles and food security. The prize
winning lamb produced from
Wingates using traditional
husbandry and butchery methods
is sold in season which runs from
end August through to March.
“It tastes so good because it is free
range and stress free.”
Recipe
Manufacturing and supplying you
with Sugar, Gluten and Dairy Free
Products to suit most diets, allergies
and intolerances be reassured you
can buy in confidence
All our sweets, biscuits, cakes and
chocolate are suitable for sharing
with everyone including Diabetics,
Coeliacs, Vegetarians, those with
Dairy, Soya allergies and with most
of our stock suitable for vegans too.
Recipe
All Things Delicious
We believe in using fresh local
organic ingredients because
quality and taste are a priority.
We have won several gold
stars from the
Guild of Fine
Foods and we
make a wide
range of
products from
cakes to ready
made meals
including gluten
free products.
Recipe
Recipe
The Ice Cream Parlour at Morwick
was opened in April 2003. All the
ice cream is made at Morwick using
fresh full cream milk from our prize
winning herd of dairy cows. Visitors
are able to purchase quality fresh
dairy ice cream to eat at the parlour
or to take away.
Moorhouse Farm Shop
The Byatt family has farmed in
Northumberland for generations,
and their traditions and expertise
enable them to supply the very best
beef, lamb and pork direct to their
farm shop. As well as their own
meat, the shop stocks a wide range
of other local produce, from milk,
cheese and vegetables, to cakes,
preserves and ice-cream. The shop
is always extending its range of
what is local, fresh and seasonal.
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‘Artisan’ chocolatiers creating
delicious hand crafted luxurious
truffles using natural ingrediants
and a range of chocolate
confectionery.Let Coquet
Chocolates seduce all your
senses...
Corporate Gifts...Personalised
Items...Wedding Favours...Party
Bags...Chocolate Workshops.
Telephone: 01669 620577
Fontburn Rare Breeds is a family run
free range farm. We are also
Freedom Food certified the RSPCA's
high welfare standard. We offer half
pigs (butchered to your
requirements), gammon, sausages
and traditionally oak smoked bacon
and pancetta.
For more information please call
Nina on 01669 620 599 or email
fontburnrarebreeds@hotmail.co.uk.
The little wine company with a
big personality. We are a small
wine company but big on
personal service. How big? Put
it this way, many of our
customers are now our friends.
That's how much we care. Good
wines, after all, are for sharing.
We want you to enjoy our wines
as much as we do.
Michael Jobling or Torie Jackson
tel & fax 0191 3784554
Nafferton Farm is situated in the
Tyne Valley and run by Newcastle
University. The farm has a large
organic unit producing vegetables,
grain and milk under the rules and
conditions specified by the Soil
Association.
Our farm fresh vegetables are
available 7 days a week from August
to May from our self-service shop or
in bulk by pre-ordering.
Tel: 01661 832246
info@naffertonorganics.co.uk
Rothbury Wines is an
independent wine merchant, run
by enthusiasts who source
wines you will not find in a
supermarket at very competitive
prices. We do not sell any wine
which does not meet our high
standards. Come to beautiful
Rothbury to see us or shop
online.
Contact: John Radgick
jon@rothburywines.co.uk
01669 620965
Handmade at Eshottheugh Farm,
Studley Cottage Soaps take their
inspiration from the beauty and variety
of the English garden.
Our soaps are a delicious blend of
coconut, olive and palm oils,
fragranced with essential oils, organic
petals and other natural ingredients.
Finished soaps are wrapped in fabric
chosen to convey the character of
each individual fragrance, and are
presented as a beautiful gift.
Contact: Karen Deck
01665 570983
Handmade right here in
Northumberland, Moorhouse
Designs creates some of the
best quality homeware and
fashion accessories available to
the market. Each piece is
unique and made to a
fantastically high standard. A
perfect present or just a treat for
yourself!
Tel: 01289 388914
The Jesmond Cupcake Company
is a boutique bakery that
specialises in celebration
cupcakes. The cupcakes are hand
made to order using the finest local
ingredients wherever possible.
Once baked, the cupcakes are
lovingly decorated by hand to
create beautiful mouth-watering
treats. We can
provide the perfect
cupcakes.to suit
your needs
t: 0191 281 9960
Bijou-ti
Jewellery by Christina Murton
Bijou-ti produces very individual
jewellery, created using glass and
crystal beads.Each eye-catching
piece is quite unique; something
suitable for everyone and every
occasion, from your casual dress-
down day to that night
out at a glittering banquet!
t: 01665 604211
