Great Farmers' Market at Inverurie
Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 4:44 pm
We went to the market this morning despite the snowy weather - had hoped to meet up with Ina but she was also struggling with snow. Shame... Ina, you missed out!
First thing that caught my eye was MEAT! Beautiful grassfed local Aberdeen Angus... then I looked at the people selling it,,, and recognised them as my neighbours from my last house in Aberdeenshire - they actually ended up buying my old house (I LOVED THAT HOUSE - we renovated it and spent a lot of loving time fixing it up)
Anyway - they sell this scrummy meat from the farm gate, so I don't need to wait until the next farmers' market - they also have a delivery service. They are such lovely people, and I know that their animals are well looked after because we saw them doing it when we lived there. I'm really made up.
Along with the meet, there was a stall selling bread, and we've asked whether we can buy flour from him - better quality and better price than the stuff in the shops. (AGAIN, the 'Not on the label' book has opened my eyes to the additives that are put into shop bought flour/bread and the destructive milling techniques that some places use) - Ina, please let me know how much flour you would be likely to get through in say 3 months at a time so we can get a good price. I'm asking my neighbours too, and if anyone else happens to be in NE scotland sing up now.
Also bought some Scottish cheeses - all handmade, some beetroot (LOTS of it - more beetroot curry and beetrook cake to make! - will be asking for ideas on the foodie section), some cauliflower and almond soup (they even sold hot soup on the stall) and a couple of chutneys.
Much bigger than our Banchory market that we went to last time - and there are a couple of good shops that sell lots of locally produced stuff too. In fact, I had to comment. We walked past the apple displays in one of these shops and all you could smell was APPLES.... what happens when you walk past these displays in a supermarket? Well, you either smell nothing or you smell that fake bread smell that they pipe around the store. What a difference.
Hoping that the weather isn't going to be too bad tomorrow - we are forecast another large amount of snow. I'm hoping to get out to a taste of grampian event at the local outdoor activity centre - lots of food to try, and buy! Such events should be supported all the time.
Shirlz xxx
First thing that caught my eye was MEAT! Beautiful grassfed local Aberdeen Angus... then I looked at the people selling it,,, and recognised them as my neighbours from my last house in Aberdeenshire - they actually ended up buying my old house (I LOVED THAT HOUSE - we renovated it and spent a lot of loving time fixing it up)
Anyway - they sell this scrummy meat from the farm gate, so I don't need to wait until the next farmers' market - they also have a delivery service. They are such lovely people, and I know that their animals are well looked after because we saw them doing it when we lived there. I'm really made up.
Along with the meet, there was a stall selling bread, and we've asked whether we can buy flour from him - better quality and better price than the stuff in the shops. (AGAIN, the 'Not on the label' book has opened my eyes to the additives that are put into shop bought flour/bread and the destructive milling techniques that some places use) - Ina, please let me know how much flour you would be likely to get through in say 3 months at a time so we can get a good price. I'm asking my neighbours too, and if anyone else happens to be in NE scotland sing up now.
Also bought some Scottish cheeses - all handmade, some beetroot (LOTS of it - more beetroot curry and beetrook cake to make! - will be asking for ideas on the foodie section), some cauliflower and almond soup (they even sold hot soup on the stall) and a couple of chutneys.
Much bigger than our Banchory market that we went to last time - and there are a couple of good shops that sell lots of locally produced stuff too. In fact, I had to comment. We walked past the apple displays in one of these shops and all you could smell was APPLES.... what happens when you walk past these displays in a supermarket? Well, you either smell nothing or you smell that fake bread smell that they pipe around the store. What a difference.
Hoping that the weather isn't going to be too bad tomorrow - we are forecast another large amount of snow. I'm hoping to get out to a taste of grampian event at the local outdoor activity centre - lots of food to try, and buy! Such events should be supported all the time.
Shirlz xxx
I'll convert him yet to a better lifestyle!