Hot tip
Stall holders who might be interested should contact Pierce McAuliffe at 051-388933 or 087-9723033; www.cookingireland.com
* Rare Breed Pork from Gloucester Old Spots have been reared on a strict vegetarian diet on a small holding in the Portroe area Co Tipperary, and allowed to mature slowly. Contact Tom and Sharyn Shore, Tel: 067-23761
* Lamb Direct brings ‘a taste of the countryside direct to your door’. You can buy a full lamb or half lamb from Michael Seymour, Borrisokane, Co Tipperary. Tel: 086-4000680
* A major Cross Border Producer Showcase event was held recently in Loughry College, Cookstown, Co Tyrone where chefs and students discovered the good food on their doorstep as part of the Euro-Toques Small Food Initiative. Full details on the project website: www.goodfood.ie
* The Organic Marketing Development Group who are hosting National Organic Week (ends tomorrow) are urging consumers to look out for genuine Irish Organic Farmhouse Cheeses which are registered with IOFGA - there are only five of them, Beale Farmhouse made by Kate Carmody; Knockatee Dairy made by Peter and Olga Ireson; Mossfield made by Railf Haslam; St Tola made by Siobhan Ni Ghairbhith and Gouda type made by Harrie van der Zanden in Sneem.
