Slow Food Aylsham has its own lottery page – a new and fun way to raise much needed funds for the group, and a chance for supporters to win £25,000. Patrick Prekopp, chair of Slow Food Aylsham, said: “Over the … Continued
Book sale profits go to Food Bank
A cheque for £227 was handed to Aylsham Food Bank volunteers from proceeds of the sale of Slow Food Aylsham’s recipe book Canny Cooking. Colin Graham, lead volunteer at Aylsham parish church, along with volunteer Pam Smith and Tim Morton, … Continued
When Geoff was ahead of the game with bread and quinoa
Geoff Harvey had to smile. It had been 12 years since he closed the door of his Red Lion Street bakery-delicatessen for the last time, after selling homemade bread in the town for 32 years. Now, after a series of … Continued
Canny cooks launch can-do recipes for food bank
A recipe book aimed at the growing numbers of Food Bank users has been published by the Slow Food group in Aylsham. All the recipes are based on the contents of a typical food bank parcel – mainly non-perishable canned … Continued
Help for food and drink trade
Rise! A recovery conference for food and drink producers – Wednesday 23 September, 2-4.30pm on Zoom Norfolk County Council, in partnership with Tech East, New Anglia LEP, Norfolk Chambers of Commerce and Local Flavours are delighted to announce a virtual … Continued
Mo put the kettle on, and we all had tea
It was the first face-to-face meeting since March – and members of Slow Food Aylsham celebrated in true foodie style with afternoon tea. Held in cottage garden under a warm and sunny Norfolk sky and overlooking a freshly-harvested wheat field, … Continued
Food Festival stalled by pandemic
Celebrations to mark 15 years of Slow Food in Aylsham including the showcase three-day Food Festival in October have been cancelled as uncertainty around the coronavirus continues. This follows the decision by the organisation’s national board to cancel their annual … Continued
Help local businesses help us
Locked Down, our famers and producers need us more than ever. The second great wave of food processing is coming. In the last month, the world has changed beyond more than we could have even begun to imagine. Restaurants are … Continued
Bake a better future, one loaf at a time.
The 11th annual international Real Bread Week runs from 22 February to 1 March. Its key aims are encouraging people to: Buy Real Bread from local bakeries: Look for The Loaf Mark! Bake Real Bread and share those skills with … Continued
‘Foodie town’ to host UK visitors
Proudly known as a ‘foodie town’, Aylsham can boast a good selection of cafes and restaurants, a monthly farmers market, a weekly Country Market, two award-winning butchers, two bakers, a greengrocers and three supermarkets. It’s no surprise then that the … Continued