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Quex Barn winner in the Countryside Alliance Awards

13th April 2018

We are delighted to announce that Quex Barn has been announced as the regional winner in the Countryside Alliance Awards. The Awards, nicknamed the ‘Rural Oscars’, are the Countryside Alliance’s annual celebration of British food & farming, enterprise and heritage through our small hard-working businesses. The awards are now in their thirteenth year and have…

North Downs Way 40th Anniversary Celebration Walks

We are pleased to announce our 40th anniversary walks programme, delivered in collaboration with a number of partner organisations. The walks listed cover the length of the trail so there’s something for everyone whether you want to walk in Surrey, Kent or Medway. Our walk partners come from a very diverse background and will approach the…

Singing with Nightingales

Come to Green Farm Kent and join renowned folk singer and avid nature lover Sam Lee in eclectic mix of folk, jazz and classical artists performing alongside the Nightingales each night, with each night hosted by one of our pick of raconteurs, naturalists and ornithologists. As shown on BBC Breakfast and heard on R4 Today,…

Farmyard Fairy Tales at Kent Life in May Half Term

The whole family can enjoy a fun day out at Kent Life in Maidstone Kent during the fabulous ‘Farmyard Fairy Tale’ event taking place between 26 May and 3 June 2018 Entertainers will be at Kent Life all week to provide a host of delightful fairy tale themed activities including planting your very own beanstalk…

Celebrate May Day with Kent Life

Whatever your age come along to Kent Life in Maidstone, Kent to celebrate May Day on Bank Holiday Monday 7 May 2018. There will be live music and everyone can watch Maypole and Morris Dancing throughout the day as well as take part in the Grand Tug-of-War and have a go at Maypole dancing. Watch…

Stephens awarded quality mark

We believe we are the first cooked meat manufacturer to ever be awarded the Quality Standard Mark Scheme for Beef. It qualifies us to carry the logo below on our beef products and marketing materials. If you would like to know more about the scheme, there is a link below. Link to Quality beef scheme…

Spadework win Community Award

Spadework’s Trainees and staff have championed conservation and environmental issues for years, but until recently, it hadn’t been officially recognised. All that changed at the Taste of Kent Awards in March when the charity, which provides care and work-based training for adults with learning and other disabilities, scooped the first ever Kent Countryside Community Award….

Introducing The Kentish Soap Company

Hello everyone! We are new members of Produced in Kent and for our first e-bulletin I thought I’d take the time to introduce us. We are a natural, handmade, family-run soap business. We currently make our soap and other products in West Malling where we live. My name is Emma and I am the daughter…

Giving potatoes a run for their money

9th April 2018

Nim’s Fruit Crisps launched last week in Tesco stores nationwide and hope to do for apple, pear, beetroot and parsnip what standard crisps have done for potatoes, by providing convenient and tasty snacks, but with added benefits to boot. The secret behind the incredible taste of Nim’s Fruit Crisps, which burst with fruit and vegetable…