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Farming Nick Green
Follow the roadmap to quality food
WITHstaycations being the most certain way of getting a summer holiday this year it provides a great opportunity to think of doing something different. How about following a food and drink roadmap and just to make it interesting only use goods with a Protected Geographical Status?
While this might be a bit of a mouthful and many of the consuming public won’t know much about it, for those businesses which rely on this particular stamp of approval for what, where and how they make their products, it is vitally important.
One of the elements of the Protected Geographical Status is the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). A red and yellow or blue and yellow star shaped logo on qualifying foods shows it has been grown, made, reared and processed in a certain area and in a certain way.
With the exception of Northern Ireland, you could go the length and breadth of the United Kingdom following a PDO roadmap. Orkney beef or lamb would be a good start before moving south to sample Beacon Fell traditional Lancashire Cheese.
Lamb features again with Lakeland Herdwick followed by Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb before travelling west across to the Isle of Man for some Isle of Man Queenies – queen scallops that have been caught in the territorial waters of the island.
Back to the mainland and there are plenty of cheeses to choose from. Single Gloucester, West Country Farmhouse Cheddar and Stilton are a few of many. Travelling south from the Mendip Times area we can enjoy Cornish clotted cream, Jersey Royal potatoes and Fal oysters amongst other delights.
And to wash it all down, there are plenty
of English and Welsh wines to choose from. We live in a golden triangle of food and drink in our area but it doesn’t take much research to see others are equally as lucky. If you fancy a Melton Mowbray pork With NICK GREEN pie, Scotch Salmon or a Cornish Pasty you’ll have to follow a PGI route instead. Maybe 2021 is the year our taste buds are awakened and we explore the many golden triangles elsewhere in the country.
Nick Green is Farms Director for Alvis Bros Ltd based at Lye Cross Farm. He is responsible for the farming and estate business and is passionate about British food and farming. As well as the business, he is involved with a number of local and national farming charities.
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Background
e Royal British Legion was founded in 1921, in the aftermath of World War One, to support those who came home and to help care for the dependents of those who didn’t. Later that same year, the Poppy was adopted as the symbol of Remembrance for all communities who suffered from the conflict. By becoming a member, you will be entitled discounts and offers as well as having access to exclusive Legion events. You will help provide support to the local community but also each other.
new members are now being actively sought across the area –did you know that there was a local branch near you? You do not have had to have served in the armed Forces to join, all are very welcome.
Banwell Branch
e following activities are planned: Trip to Royal Mint National Arboretum – weekend event Battle of Waterloo themed event Lunch at local Golf Club October (AGM) Trafalgar Night themed American Supper Wine Tasting January 2022 – Party
For more information about joining the Branch please contact: Penny Mottram at: penanbill@aol.com
hutton, oldMixonand locking Branch
We are a small branch which normally meets at 7.30pm on the first Tuesday of the month in Hutton Village Hall. Our social events include a Summer Dance and Christmas Dance and we try to arrange two or three speakers per year on as wide a range of topics as possible. We are trying hard to increase our membership and would be delighted to welcome any prospective new members to any of our events.
For more information about joining this branch, please contact liz Brown at: 158lizbrown@gmail.com Portishead Branch
e following activities are planned: We promoted the Portishead Summer Show 24th & 25th July. We are launching RBL Awareness breakfasts on 1st August and 5th September.
For more information about joining this branch please contact Berkeley harris at: Portishead.chairman@rbl.community
wrington Branch
is branch covers the parish of Wrington which includes Redhill, Burrington & Butcombe.
