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Buxton fine food fair 14 february 2009

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Peakdistrictfarming spent valentine’s afternoon visiting Buxton’s fine food fair and found there were plenty of options to find something for your loved-one. It was great to take the opportunity to ‘try before you buy’ with samples readily offered and it really was a taste sensation visiting a range of stalls with different products.


tasting times valentine's hand-crafted heart by Tasting Times


To complete a valentine’s theme there were well-presented handmade decorated heart biscuits made locally by Serena Linelle from Tasting Times in Buxton who started her home-based business last May. Leaving her career as customer association manager for French designer Pierre Balmain, she has started her business to fit in with commitments as mum. She offers a range of mixed muesli, porridge and granola. For the instant cooks among us, an organic biscuit mix is offered at a reasonable £4.50, including a rolling pin and cutter.

septimus spyder septimus spyder soft drinks offer a range of products including authentic dandelion and burdock

Departing from the usual alcoholic drinks, septimus spyder soft drinks provided a great range of truly traditional British drinks made from natural products. As my only taste of dandelion and burdock came in a can with trips to the fish and chip show it was great to be offered a taste of the original - much more refreshing and really healthy. Both the alcoholic and non-alcoholic selection is offered in small glass bottles. The company specialises in its non-alcoholic soft drinks at events throughout the UK.
I love cake 'I love cakes' offer stylishly presented products

Another stall offered 'I love cakes' home-made puddings with minimalist labelling. It's hard to imagine in such an understated trendy label was a sticky toffee pudding.  The actual pudding looked great on the marketing material but the slick style presentation was equally impressive. Fabulous style and looked far too good to open.

hope valley dairy Hope valley ice cream a great family business


Hope Valley Farm produce and process their own ice cream.  They find that about 40% of sales are vanilla-based, with the usual strawberry and chocolate following closely behind. Each month they develop a flavour of the month and apparently January’s was the most unusual so far - orange marmalade crunch. Sampling their Bakewell Show award winning ice cream, whisky and ginger, I tried it gingerly after memories of too many whisky macs years ago. However, the flavour was subtle and fragrant with a very mild whisky taste with only a hint of ginger. Apparently, the reason for this is down to a whisky bought from a specialist shop in Bakewell - no expense is spared to get the right ingredient for the ice cream.

Each flavour of ice cream is linked to an informal name relating to the herd and their farm.  For example, one is a pet name for a matriarchal group of the herd and another comes from the place the cows like to stand in a certain field. It’s a privilege to experience such transparency simply buying an icecream.

When you buy from a farmers market its more than just a shopping trip. 

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