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| Experience the ‘Celebration of Arts in the Hill Farming Community’ photographic exhibition, learn about farming, rural crafts and skills and watch the artist in residence. Children’s arts section. |
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Northern Dales Farmers Market - Food & Drink Marquee
 The Food & Drink Marquee was a celebration of the fantastic range of food and drink products produced in the region by farmers and small producers.
Visitors to the marquee were able to sample and purchase the products and talk to the experts who produce them.
"It is always a pleasure to be able to chat with you about our farms and the products which we have specially selected for the market, and we hope that everyone enjoys the experience as much as we do". - Alastair Davy - CEO Northern Dales Farmers Market.
Click on the links below to see the producers for each category and don't forget you can meet many of them at various farmers markets held regularly at Leyburn, Richmond, Grassington, Northallerton, Stokesley, Natures World Acklam Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Ripon, Skipton and Settle.
| Bakery - Bread, cakes, biscuits, chocolates |
| Meat, Fish and Game - Beef, lamb, pork, chicken, bacon, gammon, guinea fowl, trout, salmon and even ostrich |
| Preserves - chutneys, mustards, jams and more |
| Drinks - Spring water, lemonade, herbal punch |
| Cheese - Homemade cheeses including "Real" Wensleydale |
| Vegetables - In season organic vegetables |
Other products - Frozen yoghurt, soups, soaps, candles, herbs, oils and dressings, cookware and plants.
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David Milliband MP - "Our farmers supply us with high quality, safe and nutritious food; they protect and enhance the landscapes we all enjoy; and, by producing bio energy to replace fossil fuels, farmers can help to reduce the impact of climate change".
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| DID YOU KNOW? |
There are over 3000 farm shops scattered throughout the countryside.
The red tractor logo appears only on food of British origin.
50,000 farmers and farm workers are employed on dairy farms in the UK.
UK dairy farmers produce some ten billion pints of milk, over 400,000 tonnes of cheese and 135,000 tonnes of butter every year.
In 1991 the farm gate price of potatoes was 9p per kg and the retail price was 30p; in 2000 the farm gate price was still 9p per kg but the retail price had increased to 47p per kg; a price increase of 57%.
The farmers share of the food pound has fallen 25% in the last 15 years.
In 1966 it took 25 minutes to earn the price of a loaf of bread. In 2007 it takes 4.5 minutes. |
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