Stafford Farmers market is cancelled on Saturday.
The weather forecast for Saturday is for gusty winds in the early afternoon - in addition to the rain we were expecting for most of the...
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dianamsmith
Oct 15, 20232 min read
Some of us are Rethinking Food !
I am aware that I have not been doing much to keep people informed over the last months. In part this has been because of the normal...
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dianamsmith
Oct 15, 20231 min read
Welcome to new subscribers
Thanks for coming to visit my site. Please tell me a little about yourself - and what you are hoping to find here. If you are wondering...
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dianamsmith
May 13, 20212 min read
Time.
The one thing I usually do not have enough of is time. The positive thing for me about lock down was that I did have some. I used a lot...
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dianamsmith
Nov 30, 20203 min read
What's Cooking for Stone December Market - Saturday 5th
With lockdown ending I will be doing two final markets this year – at Stone on the 5th, and at Stafford on the 12th I am avoiding any...
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dianamsmith
Nov 17, 20201 min read
What's cooking - for 21st November
Cooking plans for Saturday 21st November
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dianamsmith
Nov 17, 20202 min read
Learning the ropes! A message to my subscribers.
During the first Covid lockdown I wondered how it was possible to let potential customers know what I was producing, find me, and share...
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dianamsmith
Sep 30, 20201 min read
Saturday's market
It has been a busy month catching up on the fruit harvest. So far I have harvested and processed Damsons, Apples, Pears, Blackberries and...
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dianamsmith
Sep 9, 20202 min read
Cooking for the season
For the last few weeks I have been pre-occupied with the harvest. At the moment it is the Apples, and the damsons. I also spent a couple...
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dianamsmith
Aug 1, 20202 min read
Taste test - 100% wholemeal.
Wholemeal bread means different things to different people. Most commercially produced wholemeal is made with a percentage of wholemeal...
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dianamsmith
Jul 27, 20202 min read
Time to rediscover bread?
This week we are all being nudged to think about what we eat, worry about our weight and the effect it might have on our health. ...
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dianamsmith
Jul 7, 20202 min read
What's cooking for the re-opening of Stafford Farmers market.
re-opening this Saturday 11th July after the months of lockdown. The producers have had a couple of markets at Stone, so are now very...
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dianamsmith
Jul 7, 20203 min read
What makes a “good” farmers market?
The first farmers market in Stafford since lock down will take place this Saturday 11th July. Maybe this is a good opportunity to think...
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dianamsmith
Jun 16, 20203 min read
Who can afford to eat well?
I am sure that most people will be aware of the successful campaign by the footballer Marcus Rashford to persuade the government to...
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dianamsmith
Jun 11, 20201 min read
Whats in a carrot cake?
When you start looking at carrot cake recipes you realise there are thousands of different ways to make cakes out of carrots. I often...
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dianamsmith
Jun 6, 20203 min read
Farmers market - remote style.
Planning for the first farmers market since lock down has been an intense process. There were the questions of course - was I ready to do...
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dianamsmith
May 30, 20201 min read
Re-opening at the red lion.
Getting food businesses running again is quite a challenge for everyone. It is all about giving people the confidence that they are...
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dianamsmith
May 28, 20203 min read
Coming out of Lockdown,
Over the last 20 years the Farmers Markets have been a fixed point in the structure of every month. On the Tuesday and Wednesday before...
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