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Look out for the Hampshire Fare ‘hog’ Hampshire is developing a nationally-recognised reputation for its award-winning produce and top quality restaurants, pubs and cafes. Hampshire Fare is part of that success story. Look out for the Hampshire Fare logo – the sign of the ‘hog’ is recognised as a sign of local provenance and great quality. Established over 20 years ago to promote local produce, Hampshire Fare is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company and one of the longest-established and most successful county food groups in the country, and a key component for local economic growth and Hampshire tourism. Hampshire Fare’s strength lies in supporting producers, retailers, cafes, pubs and restaurants with business and marketing expertise and joins up all the different elements to help create a vibrant food culture countywide.
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Hampshire Fare organises the prestigious annual Great Hampshire Sausage & Pie Competition with a panel of expert judges and some really tasty Hampshire bangers. Previous winners have enjoyed an increase in business.
We engage with local and national media promoting our food and drink producers and our county. Follow us through our popular Twitter feed (@Hampshirefare), vibrant website and Facebook page, or subscribe to our newsletter with competitions, recipes, seasonal produce and more.
Events We showcase the abundance of local produce through a number of events including the Hampshire Food Festival. Hampshire Fare coordinates this month-long Festival, presenting the series of varied events, from tours to tastings, into a comprehensive free guide. This year’s Festival is extra special as Hampshire Food Festival celebrates its 15th anniversary. No one across the country does a Festival of this size, scale and ambition.
Farmers We have supported farmers - for example, with funding from The Prince’s Countryside Fund we helped pig farmers diversify into charcuterie, supported by training and the founding of Hampshire Charcuterie.
Shops & Restaurants We put people in contact with each other through monthly networking events enabling producers to meet buyers from the retailing and hospitality businesses, as well as ‘meet the buyer’ and trade show events. This creates opportunities to generate often mutually lucrative collaborations
Youngsters We are keen to inspire an interest in food and cooking among youngsters. This entails, for example, ongoing involvement with HC3S (Hampshire County Council Catering Services) promoting the use of local produce in school meals, and partnering Create & Cook, a successful cookery competition for teenagers.
Landscape & Heritage Hampshire Fare promotes the county locally and nationally as a tourism destination as the local food industry is a key component of the county’s culture and heritage. Local food is part of the landscape, including chalk streams with trout and watercress, the Forest with venison, and downlands planted with vineyards. And Hampshire’s cities, towns and villages offer some of the country’s top chefs, restaurants and pubs.
www.ha mpshirefare.co.uk
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