food&drink
The Fornham Organic Cafe, Bistro and Shop at Fornham-All-Saints is my favourite “just out of town” place to have a light lunch. This organic bistro and shop is in the picturesque village of Fornham-All-Saints. It’s a bright clean little
cafe with wooden tables, artwork for sale and a homely feel. You get organic and high qual-
ity food served with an eye for presentation, by attentive staff. I find their organic home- made soup of the day is always excellent and comes served with a chunk of lovely seeded bread. However the menu is varied to suit all tastes and the prices are eminently sensible. The bonus is that you can park free outside the cafe in their own car-park and buy organic
produce in the adjoining shop. My friend and I also found it helpful that the cafe is disability friendly.
Cate Hadley, Festival of Ideas and Bury Festival Art Trail Coordinator/Curator
Hurrah for healthy herbs 3
fine country pubs to try
White Horse, Whepstead
Large charming pub with spacious dining rooms, garden, plenty of parking and wonderful rural public footpaths. Very good pub food too at a pub fully refurbished by the former owners of the Horringer Beehive
One to tempt: "Marakesh" lamb cooked with tomatoes, oregano, sultanas, served with couscous.
The Greyhound, Lavenham
High Street pub that’s been nicely reinvented - cosy inside (beams and an open fire) with some top notch food on offer. One to tempt: Dedham Vale shin of beef stew, horseradish dumplings, root vegetables, seasonal greens
The Woolpack, Fornham St Martin Lovely rambling roadside pub with a large walled garden behind. They make a good curry here but the menu offers great variety so caters for most tastes.
One to tempt: Crispy Suffolk pork belly with a pink peppercorn sauce, apple confit.
Lavenham-based farmers’ markets organiser Justine Paul spotlights Suffolk producers
A
s the owner of a number of Farmers’ Markets in Suffolk, I am lucky enough to meet lots of fantastic
small scale producers and one of my very favourites is Trimley Herbs, owned and run by Chris Young and Paul Farrow, who, between them grow some of Suffolk’s very finest fresh herbs. Post Office workers for many years, and proud allotment growers, Chris and Paul both knew they wanted to be producers of some form after retirement. In early 2014 the owner of a local manor house in Trimley St Martin, to whom they had delivered post for many years, offered them the use of the 1815 Georgian Glasshouse and so began their brand new journey in herb production. Within a matter of months they were invited to attend the Suffolk Show where they won a Silver Medal from the floral tent! Today they can be found at Snape, Nayland and Lavenham Farmers’ Markets where people flock to buy their stunning herbs all grown totally naturally using no growth enhancers, fertilizers or other chemicals. Their range of herbs
is extensive and because of their natural growing methods the herbs are packed full of flavour and look and smell amazing. As well as the usual favourites - sage, rosemary, parsley and thyme, Paul and Chris also grow Vietnamese coriander, cumin, sorrel, dill, marjoram, angelica, sweet cicely, borage and over a dozen varieties of basil. Their story is one that really adds to the individuality of their product. They will be back in the floral tent at the Suffolk Show again this year but if you can’t meet them there be sure to get along to Snape, Lavenham or Nayland Farmers’ Markets where they can be found every month. For more information contact
info@trimleyherbs.co.uk or take a look at their website
www.trimleyherbs.co.uk
Introducing this month’s food writers
Aggie Redpath from Depden is a trained horticulturist and Cordon Bleu cook and runs Aggie Redpath's Family Kitchen and Garden.
Lavenham-based mother Justine Paul of Suffolk Market Events is a strong campaigner and organiser for local farmers’ market. She champions and writes about food producers in the region.
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