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hen it comes to meat, small is
beautiful. We refer not to the
size of your rib-eye steak or joint of lamb but the scale
on which the animal has been reared. The Dorset Meat
Company prides itself on offering grass-fed, ethically
raised meat sourced from small, family-run farms based in
Dorset and Wiltshire that follow traditional, sustainable
farming methods.
Their new online shop makes ordering it for home
delivery easier than ever. By working exclusively with
small, family-run farms, The Dorset Meat Company aims
to give consumers the confidence in the integrity and
origin of the meat they are eating.
Nick Somper, the Co-founder of the Dorset Meat
Company, explains: “We believe strongly that small-scale farming is better for the
farmer, the animal, the local ecology, and for the consumer. We would advocate that
we all eat less meat, but when we do, we need to ensure it’s of the highest quality and is
produced in a way that respects nature, the environment and the animal. Eating meat
from animals that themselves have only eaten a natural diet of grass, and wildflowers
rich in vitamins and minerals and untainted by growth promoters and chemicals makes
a whole lot of sense. It’s a healthy choice to make.”
The Dorset Meat Company’s produce is available for delivery nationwide as single
cuts or in a range of meat boxes and is hand-prepared by the Blackmore Vale Butchery
in West Stour, North Dorset which was awarded Best Butcher at the 2017 Taste of
Dorset Awards.
For more details, go to www.thedorsetmeatcompany.co.uk
FRESH Dates FOR
YOUR FOODIE
DIARY…
Weekly Town Markets
While we wait for Dorset’s
food festival season, don’t
forget to support your local
town market. They are always
great places to pick up fresh
local food.
Bridport:
Wednesday & Saturday
morning
Blandford:
Thursday & Saturday morning
Dorchester:
Wednesday morning
Portland:
Tuesday morning
Wareham:
Saturday morning
Weymouth:
Thursday morning
Sherborne:
Thursday & Saturday morning
Shaftesbury:
Thursday morning
Christchurch:
Monday morning
Knob Falls Off
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he Dorset Knob Throwing festival has been cancelled for 2018. The annual celebration of chucking
iconic Dorset biscuits has been running since 2008 and attracted over 4,000 people to Kingston
Maurward House near Dorchester last year.
According to the organisers, there was a discussion with sponsors and Knobmakers Moores Biscuits
about whether the event had run its course. But the event will come back “bigger and better” in 2019.
The organisers said: “Everyone seems to love it so we will go ahead in 2019 and are hugely looking
forward to it. The Dorset Knob Throwing is a zany, quintessentially British event which has caught
the public imagination. It’s great fun and will be back. We have outgrown the village of Cattistock
where the event started and have moved to Kingston Maurward College. With the College as a partner
and Moores Biscuits as our principal sponsor and supplier of Dorset Knobs, we are hugely looking
forward to the future."
Totally Tropical
Abbotsbury provides
the tropical setting
for some of Dorset's
finest food and drink.
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he Dorset Food & Drink season of food festivals will kick off this year with
a new event. Eat Dorset @ Abbotsbury Gardens on Saturday 31st March
will have the stunning subtropical gardens as the backdrop for over 25 stands
showcasing the best of Dorset produce.
Alongside the food stalls, there will be cooking demonstrations featuring
Russell Brown, Nick Holt and “a fun crab cracking demo.” Entry is £5 per adult,
under 16s free and that includes entry to the Subtropical Gardens (which usually
costs £12.50).
www.menu-dorset.co.uk