We are a group of micro farmers who welcome anyone who keeps animals or grows vegetables and fruit, or loves cooking! Who would like to come along to our meetings or events and share their experiences with others. You don't need to have lots of animals to be a "smallholder." Many people who grow vegetables, have some bees or maybe a couple of backyard chickens come along and enjoy the meetings and events as well.
Showing posts with label blue boar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blue boar. Show all posts
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Sunday, 11 March 2012
Tuesday 20 March Members Meeting
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Blue Boar, Silver Street, Maldon, CM9 4QE
A chance to meet Essex Girl, Tracy, and hear about her exploits in the world of Giggly Pigs!
Starts 7.30 pm for 8pm - don't be late
Thursday, 26 January 2012
Members Meeting February and March
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Blue Boar,
Silver Street,
Maldon,
CM9 4QE
Slight change to our original scheduled meeting which will now be held later in the year. Come and meet our famous local lad from Kelly's Turkey's.
Paul Kelly will be joining members to give them the low down on all things turkey - from raising and keeping turkeys, to how to carve in the best way possible.
Join us promptly at 7pm, so that the fun can start soon after.
Starts 7 - 7.30 pm
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Blue Boar,
Silver Street,
Maldon,
CM9 4QE
A chance to meet Essex Girl, Tracy, and hear about her exploits in the world of Giggly Pigs
Starts 7 - 7.30 pm - don't be late
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
East Essex Smallholders gNosh
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| Raffle prizes from Hill Holme, Tiptree Jams, Farmers Ale |
Christmas gNosh
Well - what a fabulous evening everyone had - and such a superb amount of support from local businesses with prizes for the Raffle.
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| More Raffle prizes from Meatline, The Crusty Loaf, Marriages |
The Blue Boar excelled at providing a wonder buffet supper of poached salmon, pate, chicken and beef accompanied by an array of salads.
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| Even more raffle prizes from Ulting Honey, P&M Soaps and Farm and Country Supplies Epping |
The raffle was drawn with some hilarities along the way - its a good idea not to put in tickets that haven't been sold!!!
Tracy, from Giggly Pig, joined the members and donated some of her award winning produce, as did member Charlie Saville, Master Brewer from Farmers Ale.
Youngest member, Lewis, joined beekeeper dad and mum for the evening and kept all entertained.
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| Guest start arriving |
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| Master Brewer Charlie Saville |
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| Even our youngest member, Lewis, joins in the fun |
This year we have gone from 15 to 70 members.
We have taken part in three country shows and have had numerous visits and talks.
Next year will indeed be an olympic year with the group going from strength to strength, even securing some corporate sponsorship to make things even better.
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| Giggly Pig owner, Tracey comes along with cousin Mark, to enjoy the festivities |
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| Young beekeeper Thaine, 15, discusses matters of bee importance! |
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| Homemade mince pies |
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| Enjoying a few drinks over some very good food |
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| all smiles from those present |
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| local smallholders tucking in beekeeper, pig keeper, fencer |
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| Darren, PR man, talks to guests about micro farming |
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| lots of younger members joined parents |
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| Danni, Chair, thanks members, supports and committee for making 2011 the success it has been |
Thursday, 20 October 2011
Join EESG on 22 November for a pint of Farmers Ale
Tuesday 22 November 2011
Blue Boar, Silver Street, Maldon, CM9 4QE
Come along and sample the local brew with a tour courteousy of EESG Member Charlie Saville, of Farmers Ale.
Starts 7 - 7.30 pm
For details of membership, contact membership@eastessexsmallholders.org.uk.
All are welcome, please bring along something to share, either sweet or savoury to enjoy over a pint and chat.
For more information on this and future events, please go to website and blog
Website: www.eastessexsmallholders.org.uk
Blog: http://eastessexsmallholders.org.uk
Membership: membership@eastessexsmallholders.org.uk
Monday, 17 October 2011
Friday, 7 October 2011
Sausage Tasting - Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 7 for 7.30pm
Tuesday 18 October 2011
7 for 7.30pm
£2 donation per member
as part of National sausage tasting week (31 October 2011 – 6 November 2011)
Come and join us for our local sausage tasting event at the Blue Boar.
Ansells Butchers, Buntings of Maldon, Wicks Manor, Burnham and Totham Bangers, Jimmys Farm, Ben Rigby and Giggly Pig.
7 for 7.30pm
£2 donation per member
as part of National sausage tasting week (31 October 2011 – 6 November 2011)
Come and join us for our local sausage tasting event at the Blue Boar.Sausages to taste from local suppliers and cooked by the Blue Boar chef including;
Ansells Butchers, Buntings of Maldon, Wicks Manor, Burnham and Totham Bangers, Jimmys Farm, Ben Rigby and Giggly Pig.A fun evening with members blind tasting and ranking each sausage.
£2.00 donation per member .
Monday, 3 October 2011
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
Friday, 2 September 2011
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Friday, 13 May 2011
NEWSLETTER - May 2011
Good Afternoon
I hope you are well and enjoying the better weather. Unfortunately we have all been a bit busy this month and haven't managed a proper newsletter! We're all very sorry!
Just a quick update:
The group is going to have a stand at The Blackwater Country Show on 19th June 2011, We will be taking sheep, pigs, goats and chickens. This is a great opportunity for the making the local community aware of us. Although there is rather a lot to plan and a FIRE Risk Assessment! I do wonder sometimes if the world has gone mad!
I am hoping on Tuesday night we can put ideas together and make a plan of action and arrange making a board of photo's.
The Blackwater Show raises money for Essex Air Ambulance, so we are trying to make a collection of any spare vegetable plants or flowers to sell on the day to help raise some extra money.
Also Tuesday is sausage tasting night, please bring a pack of sausages along and the chef at The Blue Boar will cook them in exchange for some produce. Whether it be Eggs, Honey, Meat, Jam, Chutney. Something nice to thank him for cooking our sausages.
We are also going to try and have a plant swap in the courtyard, so any vegetables looking for a home, please bring along and hopefully you can swap them for something different.
Anyone wishing to attend the trip to the vineyard in July, i need to start collecting the £10.00 for the tour and buffet. Please bring it along on Tuesday so we can confirm our booking.
I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday and sorry for the short newsletter. Finally, please look at the latest instalment of Dig It!
All the best
Danni
Thursday, 12 May 2011
SAUSAGE TASTING
REMINDER
May 2011
Tuesday 17th May - 7pm
Sausage tasting night at The Blue Boar Maldon, bring a pack of your favourite sausages to share and we will get the Blue Boar to cook them.
Thursday, 5 May 2011
REMINDER - Next Meeting - Tuesday 17 May - Blue Boar - 7pm
May 2011
Tuesday 17th May - 7pm
Sausage tasting night at The Blue Boar Maldon, bring a pack of your favourite sausages to share and we will get the Blue Boar to cook them.
Sausage and Mash
If there’s a dish
For which I wish
More frequent than the rest,
If there’s a food
On which I brood
When starving or depressed,
If there’s a thing that life can give
Which makes it worth our while to live
If there’s an end
On which I’d spend
My last remaining cash,
It’s a sausage, friend,
It’s a sausage, friend,
It’s a sausage, friend, and mash.
When Love is dead,
Ambition fled,
And pleasure, Lad, and Pash,
You’ll still enjoy,
A sausage, boy,
A sausage, boy and mash.’
Sausage by Raymond A. Foss
Forget the frank,
Give me the Fenway sausage.
Lansdowne or Yawkey,
Just give me the street, the crowds, the carts.
Sausage you shrug, you the reader
Of this trifle, this whimsy
What do I mean, me the storyteller
Read on.
Peppers and onions
Tease the tongue
Bun and hot mustard
Set the stage
The scorched and blackened piece of meat
Reminds me of every one
Eaten before
So much memory
Of family and fun
Of ballgames, tailgates, and the carnie
A cacophony of moments
Drip with grease
Do you smell it too on the smoky hot grill?
My lips curl with a smirk
Writing these lines
As I laugh to myself
Of the pleasures of excess
The lusty gluttony
Of another one.
Monday, 11 April 2011
Next meeting - 19 April 2011 7pm - Blue Boar
Mcveigh Parker are coming to talk to all about fencing and agricultural supplies.
If you could bring along a homemade cake or some biscuits to share, that would be great.
Look forward to seeing you all there.
Danni
Thursday, 17 March 2011
DEFRA talk - Blue Boar
Tuesday 22nd March 2011
7.15pm
The Blue Boar Maldon
A representative from Defra
will be attending to talk about
regulations affecting smallholdings
All welcome
Monday, 14 February 2011
Next Smallholders Meeting
please join us for our next Smallholders meeting
on
22 February 2011
at 7pm
at The Blue Boar, Maldon
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