In the last decade there has been a healthy “growing” in the number of farmers’ markets throughout the region. Across the country, throughout New England and here in The Last Green Valley, the number and variety of farmers’ markets is a wonderful addition to our source of healthy food. I am fortunate my town of Putnam has a beautiful farmers’ market pavilion that hosts markets every week.

EXCLUSIVE: Glastonbury attendees are reporting massive toilet queues and disgusting conditions throughout the weekend, but VIP are Portaloos are a completely different story Glastonbury festival-goers have been forced to use filthy toilets and subjected to long queues while VIP area users are treated to luxury Portaloos.

Get set with a free Wimbledon bet! Heading to do the weekly shop can be hungry work, and luckily, many supermarkets have in-store cafés where shoppers can grab a bite to eat after check out. And Morrisons are making a big change to their café menu which will see customers save up to £3.89 per plate. The supermarket chain are introducing an evening ‘meal of the day’, with daily specials costing less than £5 after 3pm.

Small State Provisions, the house baker at GastroPark in West Hartford, is opening a freestanding store in Avon. Small State is owned by Kevin Masse. (Courtesy Kevin Masse) Small State Provisions, which has been the house baker at West Hartford’s GastroPark food-truck park since July 2021, is expanding to a freestanding location in Avon, 10 times bigger than its GastroPark space, owner Kevin Masse said.

The cheapest place for fish and chips has been revealed. The cheapest holiday destination for fish and chips has been revealed as the cost of living continues to bite. With prices for cod, haddock, and cooking oil rising in recent months, the average chippy tea will now set you back £11.05. New research from holiday booking company Snaptrip.com has found North Yorkshire is the top holiday destination when it comes to the cheapest chippy meals.

A bowl of freshly picked strawberries may be a staple of the great British summer but the soft fruit sector is facing tough times this year as finding seasonal workers becomes ever harder. A perfect storm of Brexit, Covid and war in Ukraine has meant the crop of people willing or able to come to the UK to work temporarily this summer has dwindled.