Happy New Year & news of things to come...

Foragers Finest would like to thank all of our customers for a fantastic first full year and for those who have tried our products for the first time this Christmas, we hope they enhanced your meal times :)

We will soon be publishing our new website where finally you will be able to buy online - or if you're local place an order for personal delivery.

Don't forget you can follow us on twitter

and Like our facebook page too

Our retail outlets continue to grow in numbers - we welcome your suggestions for suppliers/shops/restaurants who value locally produced home made preserves. We now also offer catering sizes in several of our products - do get in touch if you're interested or know someone who might be!

We do listen to your suggestions; hence adding the Geranium Jelly & Chilli Oil to our product range and will be adding more of your recipe suggestions using our products to the new website too.

We hope you all have a happy & healthy 2013

Jonathan (AKA Head Forager and his merry foragers too!)

Great way to use our Onion Marmalade

Corned Beef Rissoles with a Twist!

Make a potato mash with just potatoes (5 or 6 large potatoes) and butter and add one tin of corned beef and a tbsp of mustard to the mash, mix with a fork. 

Add some seasoning (pepper, salt, nutmeg, Worcestershiresauce), dice an onion and fry in a pan until lightly crisp and a

dd to the mix.

Allow to chill, then mix with some flour ( I think 1 or 2 tbsp will do) make a splodge and add a dollop of Foragers Finest Onion Marmalade and form rissoles with the help of a table spoon.

Roll the little balls in flour (or breadcrumbs) so they're evenly coated.

Heat butter in a pan and fry the rissoles until crisp.

(best served with extra marmalade and a glass of red wine in front of a real fire with a smiling son and contented wuffer sat on your feet! - well it works for me)

We're making it easier for you to stay up to date with where you can find us and taste our delicious products by adding the events tab to our facebook page. Foragers Finest facebook page please do 'Like' us!

It's been a great week for the geraniums - why is this important news - because it means more new products for our range. Rose Geranium Jelly and a delicious Citrus Geranium Jelly will be joining the delightful Lavender Jelly and Elderflower Jelly very shortly.

Product suggestions are always welcome! Jonathan@foragersfinest.com

If you're looking for fabulous foodstuffs, creative chutneys, veritable vinegars(?) or very delicious vinegars(!) or even just lovely jellies then Foragers Finest is the place to find them! 


Come and see us and find out how to put our products to best use - or even better share what ways you've found to stretch the taste test boundaries


Updated event list...


Friday 10 August Copthorne BIG Friday
Saturday 11th August Biggin Hill Food and Craft Fayre
Friday 24 August Reigate Farmers Market

Saturday 1 September Outwood Show
Sunday 9 September Banstead Countryside Day 
Friday 14 September BIG Friday Market, Copthorne
Sunday 16th September Hatchlands Park Food & Music Festival, Guildford NT
Friday 28 September Reigate Farmers Market
Saturday 29 September Gingham Goose, Hayes


Friday 12 October BIG Friday Market, Copthorne
Friday 26 October Reigate Farmer's Market
Sunday 28 October Tatsfield Craft Fair


And if you'd like us at your event do email jonathan@foragersfinest.com

It's May already!

Gosh where has the last month gone?

Ahh remembered now, it's been spent in the kitchen! It was such a shame that Cowpie show was cancelled today due to flooded fields, it would have been a super day out especially as the sun has finally made a brief appearance.

Tomorrow finds us again at Oxted market. It's such a shame more people don't pop in, the stalls are alway really varied and there's very much a community feel. If you're local and fancy a Monday morning outing do pop in and say Hello.

Shopfest & Tatsfield are both also coming up and we're hoping to soon confirm a few additional dates too!

Mayfield Lavender opens in June, we're hoping the sun shines for their first weekend.  Whilst you're there you'll be able to purchase Foragest Finest Lavender Jelly and Lavender & Lemon Chutney in addition to their other lavender products. It's a lovely spot for a picnic and the tea shop I'm hoping will be open again for a scone - of course we advise having them with lavender jelly in preference to jam!

We are currently perfecting a Rose Geranium Jelly as requested by one of our customers at St Christopher's Hospice - we do respond to requests!  Please do submit yours at any time admin@foragersfinest.com

We are still undecided whether to have an online shop, we think P&P is just too high to justify ordering preserves online - but what do you think?  If we do go ahead it might be a facebook shop on the Foragers Finest fb page, work in progress out of the kitchen too.

Do get in touch at any time your feedback and comments are always much appreciated!

Jonathan

Future Events...

It's been busy times attending several craft fairs, farmers markets and school shopping evenings too.  We have also again increased the Foragers Finest range having perfected our vinegars, blackberry vinegar is just great for tenderising pork fillet prior to adding to the barbecue.

The raspberry is oddly good with strawberries and ice cream - so many more ideas to be shared soon!

Tomorrow sees us venturing again to the Oxted weekly market and next Saturday is the very first new event - Shopfest in Horsham!

We're then back for the next Reigate Farmers Market on Friday April 27th.

This year will be our first time at the Cowpie Show on the 13th May, we are already making sure we can meet demand with advance orders for Blackberry Butter already being taken to be collected from the show.

You can currently find us at... with more events being added soon!

Monday 16 April Oxted Weekly Market
Saturday 21 April Shopfest Horsham
Thursday 26 April Sutton - School shopping evening
Friday 27 April Reigate Farmers Market
Monday 30 April Oxted Weekly Market

Saturday 5 May St Christophers Hospice Open Gardens Festival
Sunday 13 May Cowpie Show
Monday 14 May Oxted Weekly Market
Saturday 19 May Shopfest Hosham
Friday 25 May Reigate Farmers Market
Saturday 26 May Gingham Goose Craft Fair, Hayes

Monday 11 June Oxted Weekly Market
Saturday 16 June Whyteleafe School Summer Fair
Friday 22 June Reigate Farmers Market
Monday 25 June Oxted Weekly Market
Saturday 30 June Marden Lodge Festival, Caterham

Sunday 1 July  Whyteleafe Fete
Friday 6 July Rotary Evening at de Stafford School, Caterham
Monday 9 July Oxted Weekly Market
Monday 30 July Oxted Weekly Market

Monday 6 August Oxted Weekly Market
Saturday 18 August Tatsfield Festival
Monday 20 August Oxted Weekly Market
Friday 24 August Reigate Farmers Market


Saturday 1 September Outwood Show
Monday 3 September Oxted Weekly Market
Sunday 9 September Banstead Countryside Day tbc
Saturday 15 September Shopfest, Horsham
Saturday 23 September Redhill Belfry tbc
Monday 24 September Oxted Weekly Market
Friday 28 September Reigate Farmers Market
Saturday 29 September Gingham Goose, Hayes


And if you'd like us at your event do email jonathan@foragersfinest.com

Finest foraged feasts in pots - Chutney is the new chocolate!

Foragers Finest will be at the Gingham Goose Craft Fair, Hayes (Bromley) next Saturday and at the Warnham Craft Fair next Sunday.

Just in time for you to stock up on something special to surprise your Mum or any special person - including you!

Whether you're looking for something to pep up a plougmans, sassy up a sandwich, add a fruity richness or a little something to warm things up a bit... we can help!

We have 2-pot gift bags you can personalise, great for any celebration or just because you're worth it.

Jonathan has been busy in the kitchen, the chilli pepper chutney has been such a hit he's trying to create a bit of variety for folk that linke things hot - a red version and a new green version too.

The new red onion marmalade makes a change from the more traditional variety - and as variety is the spice of life - why not try them both!

We always encourage people to try before they buy, all products will be availabe to taste.

Do come along and support your local home made markets.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

(And if you can't make it then fret not, do see below for other future dates, a few more to be added too!)