Producers and Partners

 Producers

The Wild Meat Company

The Wild Meat Company is one of Rick Stein's Food Heroes and has been highly praised by Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall. It was established in 1999 by Robert Gooch and Paul Denny with the aim of taking the muck and mystery out of buying, preparing and eating game. All their game is harvested from their own or neighbouring farms and estates in East Anglia. Robert has worked in farming all his life and knows many of the farms that harvest the game. Paul, a gamekeeper’s son is a qualified butcher and is the expert in preparing meat for the table.

For further information visit www.wildmeat.co.uk

Blythburgh Pork

Blythburgh free range pork has made a name for itself as the premium pork brand in the UK market. The secret to its quality is that the pigs are truly free range with no antibiotics or growth promoters resulting in a happier, slower growing pig and ultimately a better flavour. Father and son, Jimmy and Alistair Butler have been a widely praised for their commitment to sustainable farming and are winners of the Farmer’s Weekly ‘Pig Farmer of the Year Award’.

For further information visit www.freerangepork.co.uk

Pinney's Of Orford

Back in the 1950's Richard Pinney took the first steps to resurrect the oyster beds at Butley Creek, where oysters had been cultivated for centuries. Alongside the oyster beds he created a smokehouse using a unique but traditional method using whole Suffolk oaks. A restaurant and shop, The Butley Orford Oysterage, in Orford’s pretty market square followed in the 1960s. Three generations on, the family are still running the enterprise. Their own fishing boats produce a regular supply of fresh fish, including sole, mullet, lobster and crab and fish is still smoked daily in the Smokehouse at Butley Creek.

For further information visit www.butleyorfordoysterage.co.uk

Sutton Hoo Chickens

The Nash family rear free range and organic chickens on grassland next to ancient Sutton Hoo burial site with beautiful views across to the river Deben and Woodbridge. It’s a combination of factors that help their Suffolk White chickens taste so good, firstly they have time to grow; intensively reared birds are often killed at 5 weeks, Sutton Hoo chickens average at 12 weeks; secondly the chickens always have access to fresh grazing grass; and thirdly they’ve got 40 acres of space to runaround. All this contributes to a happier, leaner and more naturally-grown bird with great texture and tone, and a delicious flavour.

For further information visit www.suttonhoochicken.com

Peakhill Farm Organics

The White Family have been farming at Peakhill, near Saxmundham, for nearly 40 years and from the start always had a ‘wildlife-friendly’ and have been certified organic since 2000. As well as their 40-strong suckler-herd of South Devon cattle they grow organic vegetables and salads. Rob White is a passionate advocate of local and organic food production and all the animals live as naturally as possible, spending as much time as possible outdoors. Peakhill’s meat and vegetables can be bought at the farm.

For further information visit www.peakhillfarm.co.uk

Shawsgate

Shawsgate is one of East Anglia’s oldest commercial vineyards producing a range of white, red and rosé wines from seven different grape varieties, and is perhaps best known for its Bacchus dry wine which has consistently won national and international awards over the last five years. The winery itself was built in the late 80s and is equipped with over 300 stainless steel tanks based on a New Zealand model.

For further information www.shawsgate.co.uk

Partners

British Larder

The British Larder is a recipe diary that is written, trialled and tested by a professional chef and self-confessed food fanatic, Madalene Bonvini-Hamel. Madalene has had a successful career as a professional chef spanning over 15 years and has worked at Michelin starred restaurants.

British Larder has been created for foodies who’d like to expand their repertoires and share their cookery tips with others. The recipes mainly feature British seasonal produce and demonstrate Madalene's support for producers and farmers across the UK.

You will find Madalene hosting Food Safari cookery demonstrations or attending one our events!

For further information visit www.britishlarder.co.uk

Wild Foodie

Jacky Sutton-Adams, The Wild Foodie, is Food Safari's wild food expert. Jacky has been teaching wild food courses since 2004, inspired by take part in a series of Ray Mear's, bushcraft courses, although she confesses 'Can I eat it?' was a frequent childhood question!

Jacky hopes to show people how wild foods can become a tasty and nutritious part of their diet.

For more information on Jacky's events in Cambridgeshire visit: www.wildfoodie.com

Henham Park

Henham Park is the site for Food Safari's wild food and mushroom forays. Landscaped in 1791 by Humphrey Repton the park contains a great variety of trees including many oaks, redwoods and rarer weeping larches and service. The Park streches down to the beautiful banks of the river Blyth near Southwold where many wild foods and mushrooms can be found. Food Safari events at Henham are a rare opportunity to explore the private estate.

For further information visit www.henhampark.co.uk

East Feast

Eastfeast's team of professional gardeners, artists and teachers will run our Children's Food Safari days. East Feast works with schools creating allotments through the seasons. They are experienced in working with children and teachers to develop the outdoor classroom, cultivating shared learning about the world in which we live, through food and art. 

For more information about East Feast's work with schools www.eastfeast.co.uk

Panther Charters

Panther, skippered by Mark Felton, is our boat for Catch & Cook. Moored at Walberswick Panther will take us either for either on-shore or off-shore fishing depending on the season. From May to October the North Sea's wrecks and banks are good for cod and bass, but always with the hope of the occasional brill or turbot.

For chartered angling trips visit www.panthercharters.co.uk

Eighty One

Eighty One is a new Suffolk based professional photographer working with Food Safari and The Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival 2009. 

For further information visit www.eighty-one.co.uk

Tourism

Food Adventures

The Alde Valley Food Adventures are a rolling programme of events that celebrate these links between food, farming, landscape and the arts. The main events of the annual calendar are the four week Alde Valley Spring Festival at White House Farm in Great Glemham, twinned to the Adventure’s sister festival in Borneo, Pesta Nukenen Bario.

Visit: www.foodadventures.co.uk

Suffolk Coast & Heaths

The Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is one of 41 AONBs in England and Wales and a landscape given special protection in recognition of its distinctiveness and quality. Together with our Heritage Coasts and National Parks, AONBs make up some of the finest countryside in Britain.

Food Safari is proud to be a member of Connect and we donate £1 from every booking to support a wide range of conservation projects and to make a direct contribution to ensure this beautiful landscape and its special wildlife are safeguarded for future generations to enjoy.
 

For more information vist: www.suffolkcoastandheaths.org

Suffolk Tourist Guide

The Guide for all your tourist information needs in Suffolk, Days Out and things to Do, What’s On, attractions, places to eat and drink, restaurants and pubs

Visit: www.suffolktouristguide.com