Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival Fringe - Call for events

26 September - 4 October, 2009

‘The most significant food festival in Britain’ Rose Prince, The Telegraph

I have been asked by the Directors of the Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival to coordinate the Festival Fringe and I'm looking for farms, farm shops, delis, butchers, bakers, pubs, cafes and restaurants to host events across East Suffolk as part of British Food Fortnight.

Please have a look at the information below and contact me if you have a suggestion or would like to host an event:

The Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival takes place this year from September 26 – October 4 for the fourth time. In 2007 we introduced a programme of events taking place on farms and in shops, pubs and restaurants across East Suffolk to highlight the diversity and quality of the area’s food and drink to both visitors and residents.

Would you host an event during this period to welcome the public to your farm, kitchen, shop, pub or cafe to learn more about your business and meet the people behind it? It’s a great way for you to reach a new audience and build loyalty with existing customers.

This year we aim to expand the programme of Fringe Events and increase the attendance at each event. This year we will run the Fringe event after the main Festival at Snape Maltings (Saturday 26 – Sunday 27 September) to coincide with British Food Fortnight. This will enable us to profile the Fringe Events at the Festival and to encourage more people to get involved.
In the past the Fringe Events programme has included:

• Farm walks
• Butchery demonstrations
• Cookery demonstrations
• Talks and debates
• Behind‐the‐scenes tours
• Meet the producers events at farms shops & delis
• Festival menus at pubs, cafes and restaurants.
  

We’re looking for unique events that will give people a unique opportunity to find out more about local food. Why not consider teaming up with other organisations nearby, for example a farm walk followed by lunch in a local pub. We’re particularly keen to have some more events for children this year either after school or on either of the weekends.

If you would like more information please contact Polly Robinson, Festival Fringe Coordinator,
on 01728 621380 or 07966 475195 or email polly@foodsafari.co.uk.

Join us for a Farm walk and feast at Peakhill Farm

Thanks to Suffolk food heroes Rob and Karen White (growers of the most explosively delicious and amazing salad mix we've ever tasted) we'll be welcoming Aldeburgh Food Festival goers - or anyone who is in the area this weekend and fancies a farm walk and some tasty Suffolk grub - to Peakhill Farm at Kelsale near Saxmundham at 2.30 on Sunday 28th September.

The afternoon starts with a farm walk where Rob will be talking about growing organically on his family's farm. Rob is a passionate organic farmer and recently entrepreneur who also runs the award winning Peakhill farm shop in Saxmundham.




After the walk there will be an opportunity to indulge in some fine Peakill meat, veggie options and legendary Peakhill salads at the festival feast barbeque.

Tickets are £10 including walk and food (children under 16 free)- you can book by calling me (Polly Robinson) on 07966 475195 or 01728 621380 or just turn up at Peakhill Farm (directions here) on the day. We look forward to seeing you there!