FFN members showcase local produce as part of county-wide food festival
With the theme of ‘feasts and tastings’, set to launch is this year’s Somerset Food Trail – a two-week programme of 380 events across the county celebrating local and nature-friendly food and drink. And Frome is not passing up the opportunity to take part.
From this Friday the 14th, 17 venues in the Frome and Shepton area – from Westcombe cheese and Lo Rapitenc tapas bar to Pomona Supper Club and Wraxall Vineyard – are set to host special one-off events such as 30-mile feasts and farm tours with accompanying tastings.
To see the full programme, head to the SFT website: somersetfoodtrail.org
Or, for more detail on what to expect from specific events (such as 42 Acres’ interactive tour exploring edible garden plants), keep an eye on local food newsletter The Wallfish Journal.
Extract from Somerset Food Trail: Edible Ornamentals in The Wallfish Journal:
As Russell alludes, there’s a significant untapped resource of flavour in our backyards. Rose petals, depending on their cultivar, can be sweet, tart, or spicy; borage flowers taste like cucumber; marigolds are citrusy; while nasturtiums are peppery, not unlike radishes. Health boons are abound among foraged leaves and flowers too (catmint for instance can help cure an upset stomach), and not just for the human microbiome – as is true of 42 Acres’ general ‘soil to gut’ ethos.
“If you have a range of edibles in the garden,” says Russell, “it won't be as susceptible to pests. Hopefully at 42 Acres we can be part of that inspiration – not to dictate what people should be growing, but just showing you can have a range of flowering and edible plants in your garden that are great for biodiversity.”
Full article: https://thewallfishjournal.substack.com/p/somerset-food-trail-edible-ornamentals