Putting A Face To Your Food
Do you know where your food comes from & who grows it? Meet the food & drink producers in your area.
Meet James Nuttall AKA Hens On The Hill
Meet James Nuttall AKA Hens on the Hill This is the tenth local producer i have met now for the series of blogs named "Putting a face to our food" I did go to visit James in early September but i have waited until British Egg week to tell you all about it and his...
Meet The Nowt Poncy Food Company
The Nowt Poncy Food Company Is a small, quality sauces manufacturer and retailer based in Rossendale. Their ethos is all about using the best and smallest amount of ingredients as possible. They pride themselves on locally sourcing as many ingredients as possible and...
Putting a Face to our Food- Zafroz Bakery a micro-bakery- aka Haris
More than just sourdough- Zafroz Bakery a micro-bakery- aka Haris For this series of “Putting a face to our food” I wanted to include a baker who used limited processed ingredients and additives in their products and given we are entering September thought we could...
Meet Oakstream Pastures
Back in 2014 Mr Tabassum bought a 7 acre stretch of land in Burnley with view to developing a Muslim burial ground. Six years on, the local authority finally declined permission and sadly Mr Tabassum passed away. This was 2020 and Mr Tabassum’s family were left with...
Meet Earth Evolution
Darwen's Eco Refill Shop After living in Darwen for eight years and having no choice but to shop in other towns to buy products that were eco friendly, Kate Coop took the plunge and decided it was time Darwen had its own eco friendly store. She opened Earth Evolution...
Meet Scott aka Scott Stewart
Meet Scott from Scott Stewart – Blackburn Market Scott started the company in back 2004. He bought a vegetable delivery service in Darwen, then went onto run a stall on Darwen market for a short time before moving over to Blackburn when opportunity came up....
Meet Lisa AKA Reedy’s Naturally
Reedy's Naturally Lisa started making her own preserves and sauces through having too much home grown fruit and vegetables and not wanting it to go to waste. A keen amateur cook, her love of home grown food and natural preserve making inspired her to take the...
Meet Boxed Green
Meet Andrea from Boxed Green- the organic fruit and Veg Box Andrea started the business back in November 2020 after being made redundant for the last time from the airline industry. She had always been interested in good food, liked to buy local and was a veg...
Hoddlesdon Farm
Steph and Andrew Nightingale bought what is now Hoddlesdon farm back in 2018. Although Andrews family background is one of dairy farming neither of them had any direct experience of farming. Steph’s career was in nursing originally then she moved onto her own...
Pulford Dairies- it’s a family affair
Find out more about our visit to Pulford Dairies one of the local producers in and around Blackburn with Darwen. A great way to support our local producers and reduce your food miles.