FOOD & DRINK / NEWS KENT FARM GIVES BRITAIN’S BEES A BUZZ
A Kent farming family’s commitment to helping Britain’s threatened bees has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth and leading UK chefs, who are urging nature- loving shoppers to back them by buying their products. Claire and Guy Eckley (pictured) grow rapeseed, and produce award-winning Pure Kent Rapeseed Oil, on Eckley Farm, their family farm in the Weald of Kent. Eckley Farm is also one of a pioneering
group of British farms responding to growing scientifi c evidence and consumer concern, and have pledged not to use three controversial bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticides on their oilseed rape crops – even if current EU restrictions are lifted. These pesticides were restricted in 2013 after
scientists concluded that they posed a “high acute risk” to honeybees, which are vital for pollinating our crops.
Eckley Farm, who
grow, press and bottle their own crops to make Pure Kent Rapeseed Oil, a high quality cold-pressed rapeseed oil, is one of seven farms highlighted
by Friends of the Earth in its new Bee- friendly Shopper’s Guide to Rapeseed oil. Claire Eckley, of Pure Kent Rapeseed Oil, which expects to press more than 40,000 litres of cold-pressed rapeseed oil this year, said: “Bees are suffering a ‘perfect storm’
of challenges at the moment, from climate change and habitat destruction to pests. More work needs to be done on the effects of neonicotinoids on bees. But let’s give them the best chance we can by avoiding neonic seed treatments on oilseed rape.”
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Cream Teas 2017 out now!
your 10-a-day? Recent scientifi c research suggests we should be eating 10 portions of fruit and vegetables a day to help live a longer life. To many people that may sound like a lot, but organic farmers and local veg box delivery scheme Riverford believe not. Andrew and Sam Garnham, who deliver to customers in the Sevenoaks area, said: “Our boxes are all about bringing the best of our fi elds into customers’ homes. They’re a really inspiring way to cook from scratch, eat seasonally and pack a load of the green stuff into your diet.” Riverford choose the crops they grow
for fl avour, rather than cosmetic perfection or high yield, for the carrotiest carrots and potatoes like your grandad used to grow! Customers regularly comment on tasting a difference from supermarket veg. From day one, they have been committed to running the business in an ethical way with minimal environmental impact as they go. • Visit
www.riverford.co.uk
Our corner of the country has so much to enjoy from exciting days out to educate the whole family to relaxing ways to see everything that our countryside has to offer. The 2017 edition of the informative booklet Where to Find Cream Teas, shows that while you are out and about there are plenty of tearooms still to be found in this part of England. So when you’ve exhausted yourself fi nding out all there is to about the South East, our handy map to local
tearooms will guide you to top places to rest your weary feet and enjoy a delightful cream tea, homemade meal or local delicacy.
Once you’ve experienced
tearoom style, if you want to bring some of it to your home, then check out the stylish suggestions for accessories to brighten up your home. Plus, if you’ve got a taste for tearoom treats, there are recipes to help you bake at home some deliciously tantillising tastes to share and enjoy with family and friends. To get your copy of Where to
Find Cream Teas send £2 in postage stamps (no cheques) per copy to Cream Teas, SG Media, 39 Little Mount Sion, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1YS. (Price includes P&P.)
Easter indulgence
If you’re looking for something a little different from the traditional Easter eggs but still chocolately, indulge in a moment of bliss with Lindor’s totally irresistible Strawberries and Cream truffl es – a white chocolate and delicate strawberry pieces shell, fi lled with a sumptuous smoothing melting fi lling. • Available in a 337g box, priced from £7.49, from Asda, Lindt Stores and online at
www.lindt.co.uk. The 200g cornet boxes cost from £4.99.
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