Category Archives: Food

Food makers, sellers, growers and the like related to the region around Preston.

Dewlay Wind Turbine at Garstang

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Pete of MIP

The very large wind turbine built at the Dewlay Cheesemaker site at Garstang is now operating.  Driving past it is very impressive and creates quite a landmark.  Yesterday was a very light wind but the turbine was turning and seemed to … Continue reading →

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Southport Flower Show 2010

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Pete of MIP

Visited the Southport Flower Show today, Thursday, only 16 miles from Preston along the A59.  Enroute was impressed by the large flat fields that are now on the Ribble Estuary.  Don’t recall fields being that far out before. Would it … Continue reading →

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Garstang Agricultural Show

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Pete of MIP

Went to the Garstang Show today. Bit worried the car would be stuck in the field but it was pretty dry.  The bulls are creatures of awe bellowing at the cows, not sure what it was about but imagined. Horses, … Continue reading →

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Firing Squad

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Pete of MIP

Went to visit Mr Growing With Nature at Pilling last Saturday as he was to tell us how to grow our organic vegetables better, which seemed a bit of a contradiction as he sells them to us.  A murky and … Continue reading →

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Royal Lancashire Show to end. Perhaps?

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Pete of MIP

The show has had empty years before but today the Royal Lancashire Show committee put into place actions to put it on ice saying the costs of 2 flooded years have been too much. The Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society also say … Continue reading →

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Organic Food investigation report

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Pete of MIP

Shock, horror, the newspapers are carrying headlines that say organic food is no more nutritional than non-organic food. The reputable Food Standards Agency with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine have conducted a study with 162 analyses and made … Continue reading →

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Pizza makers in Leyland

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Pete of MIP

Schwan the American Pizza maker in Leyland has sold out to the German Pizza maker Dr Oetker. Reading newspaper reports this gives Dr Oetker 43% of the UK frozen pizza market and this might be too much. Dr Oetker previously had 12% so … Continue reading →

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