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Here is some information on how to get hold of good, local food. The information covers home delivery (including box schemes), shops, producers and the Farmers' Market. It has been put together by Maidenhead & District Friends of the Earth.
For information on obtaining organic food elsewhere in the country, try www.organicfood.co.uk, or contact a Friends of the Earth group near you, via www.foe.co.uk/local/index.htm#locate
The suppliers are listed in the order in which we received and verified the information.
For further information (including prices), contact the supplier direct.
Garlands Farm Shop 01491 671556
Delivers carrier bags of food (vegetables or fruit) to drop-off points on the route through Reading, Twyford, Wargrave, Maidenhead, Bray, Windsor and Bracknell on Thursdays. At least six people collect from each drop-off point (Friends of the Earth can help to get people together for this). A full list of other organic produce, such as bread and eggs, is available.
Orchard Herbs 01628 660749
Delivery of boxes of organic food - vegetables with fruit - to groups of people at drop-off points in Maidenhead, Bray, Windsor, Ascot, Datchet, Burnham, Taplow (Friends of the Earth can help to get people together for this). If the boxes are picked up from Orchard Herbs by a group member (saving delivery), that person receives some free food. Intend to supply all food from their own farm in Datchet, including green veg all year round.
Ellis Organics 0118 9722 826
Deliver full range of organic food to the following areas in Berkshire and Southern
Oxfordshire UK: East & Central Reading; Central Wokingham; Henley on Thames;
Sonning Common; Caversham; Hambleden Valley; Some adjoining areas. Visit their web site to
view current product range, find out about their service and register to start receiving
weekly email order forms: www.eatorganic.co.uk
The suppliers are listed in the order in which we received and verified the information.
Orchard Herbs Farm Shop, Lake End Road, Dorney 01628 660749
Dairy Produce. Eggs. Meat. Fish. Potted plants and herbs, cut flowers, dried flowers. Preserves. Bread, cakes.
Open Wednesday to Sunday 10.30am - 5pm.
Macey's, Lower Road, Cookham Rise 01628 521128Speciality meat and poultry products, ready to cook. Seasoned home-made sausages.
Designer oven ready roasts. Beef on the bone.
"All our products are produced from High Welfare animals reared without the use of
hormones or growth promoters".
Open Tuesday to Friday 7am - 5.30pm, Saturday 7am-4pm.
The producers are listed in the order in which we received and verified the information.
Rock's Organic Cordials, Loddon Park Farm, Twyford 0118 934 2344
"All made from organic fruit and sugar from eco-friendly farms". Thick and
concentrated, with uses for cooking as well as for drinks. Ginger, lemon, orange, lime,
blackcurrant. Available through local wholefood/healthfood shops.
Also, orange/lemon/lime squash available through Waitrose/Sainsbury supermarkets.
The Farmers' Market in Maidenhead takes place in the Grove Road car park (between Broadway and York Road) on the second Sunday of each month (see Events page for confirmation of dates).
This is a joint initiative by the Town Centre Manager and Maidenhead & District Friends of the Earth.
The idea is to offer high quality, locally-produced food (usually within 30 miles of the market) direct to the customer.
For stallholders at the Maidenhead market there is a small fee to cover site tidying costs. Producers who wish to take part should write to: Kath Pinto, c/o Town Centre Manager's Office, Town Hall, St Ives Rd, Maidenhead. The only conditions are that you live within 50 miles of Maidenhead and that you will be selling your own produce at the market.
For all other queries, contact Ruth at ruth@kinns.net
Last updated 23/07/00