December 2011

Buy Welsh this Christmas

Wales can provide all the ingredients for a perfect Christmas feast with high quality food and drink available from award winning companies across the whole country, so why not go local with your food this Christmas?

First Minister encourages people to buy Welsh produce this Christmas

He visited the Blaenavon Cheddar Company to see how they produce their range of eleven cheddars and four varieties of goat's cheese by hand.

New shop open at Rhug Estate

The new-look Rhug Estate Farm Shop is open three months ahead of schedule.

Moo Baa Oinc voted Fork2Fork Local Food Hero

Beaumaris farm shop Moo Baa Oinc has been voted the Daily Post Local Food Hero 2011

Deputy Minister congratulates winners of Gwynedd Taste and Talent awards

The Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food Fisheries and European Programmes has congratulated the winners of the third annual Gwynedd Taste and Talent Awards.

Festive Farmers’ Markets

The run up to the festive season is one of the best times to venture out in your winter woollies to your local farmers’ market to get your hands on great, local fare.

Christmas cracker

If you can’t find that perfect present at the National Botanic Garden’s popular Christmas Craft and Food Fair (Saturday and Sunday December 10 and 11), you are simply not trying hard enough.

Conwy’s Xmas market

A farmers’ market with 25 stalls will join Conwy’s Christmas celebrations tomorrow (9th December).

Wales loves to bake and cook

Welsh people love to cook, according to a new survey.

British sausage fans number in the millions

Every day nearly six million Brits eat pork sausages, according to latest survey figures.