Abergavenny Food Festival 2023
A wonderful and very local celebration of fabulous produce, The Abergavenny Food Festival – 16th & 17th September 2023 – is an important and exciting time for artisan food producers.
This is a quick shoutout to some of our brilliant local food suppliers!
Cradoc’s Crackers
Starting with the wonderful Allie and her daughter Ella and their delicious and colourful range of Vegetable Cradoc’s crackers, baked by hand using only fresh raw ingredients, based locally in Brecon!
Blaenafon Cheddar Company
Cradoc’s Crackers can be paired with some of the most scrumptious Welsh cheese supplied to us by Blaenafon Cheddar. As Susan Fiander-Woodhouse, Head of Cheese at Blaenafon Cheddar says, “We want to use everything Welsh, but it’s got to be about what’s in my heart. It’s about the love of my homeland and wanting other people to come and enjoy it. I thought if I could entice them in with a smile, with the cheese, then they’d go and have a look elsewhere. By using ingredients from south, mid, and north Wales, we’ve created a flavour trail.” Based in Blaenavon this is a family-run business since 2006.
White Castle Vineyard
Next are the wonderful wines from White Castle Vineyard. Robb and Nicola Merchant purchased 5 acres of gently sloping, south-facing Monmouthshire pasture in 2008. May 2009 saw the planting of 4000 vines namely, Pinot Noir, Regent, Rondo, Seyval Blanc & Phoenix. May 2010 saw a further planting of 800 Siegerrebe vines. May 2019 marked their 10th Anniversary and to mark this milestone they have planted a further 2000 vines – why not order some from the wine cellar on our website. Found just outside of Abergavenny this vineyard is buzzing as they produce delicious bottles of wine as well as offering lovely tours of the vineyard.
Llangattock Apiaries
Next are the lovely Llangattock Apiaries, nestled in the Brecon Beacons on the edge of the river Usk, their wonderful bees gather pollen from wildflowers in the surrounding mountains. This Pure Welsh Honey is made from “wildflower nectar, fresh air, and the natural countryside.”
The Preservation Society
The Preservation Society is another key local business based in Chepstow. Set up by a farmer’s daughter Angharad, her passion for flavour has led to multi-award-winning chutneys, sirops and preserves. Check out the products on our website here.
Black Mountain Roast
Black Mountain Roast is a small coffee company based in the foothills of the Black Mountains. Founders Simon and Mungo have been on a mission for fresh and delicious coffee, using cutting-edge technology and good old-fashioned skills, whilst they roast small batches in their very own barn. Have a look on our website for the coffee beans or ground coffee, and maybe a Welsh Cake or two to go with it.
Brecon Chocolates
Brecon Chocolates was set up by Charlotte Roskill a brilliant local business owner, who makes delicious artisan handmade chocolates for the whole of Breconshire, as well as supplying us with some of the most scrumptious chocolates, check them out on our website here.
Jones Trust Your Gut
Jones Trust Your Gut was founded by Anna Jones in 2020 just before Covid and has been on a mission to supply delicious and inspired foods that are good for gut health. Through using nature’s best ingredients, in a sustainable way, Anna has drawn upon her international experiences, whilst supporting British farms, all to produce gut-healthy foods. If you fancy trying anything check it out on our website, the Organic Smokey Cucumber Kimchi Slaw perhaps or the Organic Apple Cider Vinegar.
Trealy Farm Charcuterie
Trealy Farm Charcuterie based just outside of Abergavenny is one of our great suppliers of salami, air-dried meats and semi-dried cooking sausages. Through a combination of innovative traditional artisan methods and the finest quality of ingredients, they produce a wide range of products using only ethically sourced British meats.
The Welsh Cheese Company
The Welsh Cheese Company is yet another wonderful local supplier providing us with our delicious Pant Ys Gawn Goats cheese. Set up by Tom Pinder who after a lifelong love of cheese set up The Welsh Cheese company in 2017 and now using 15 of Wales’ Finest Artisan Cheesemakers, they produce a wide variation of delicious cheeses.
Please come and find us next weekend, in the Market Hall with other brilliant local producers. We are hugely lucky to have such a well-organised, authentic event on our doorstep that remains a genuine celebration of fine food and cooking.