Fantastic!

Thanks to everyone that turned out today the first Fantastic Food Exchange was a big success. We had no idea how the event would turn out so it was amazing to see everyone turn up with all kinds of foraged, self-made and grown produce, from jams to nuts to ...a children's bicycle seat attachment (swapped for cider!).  The weather was also perfect, which helps these things. By 11.00 most of the trades had been made and I had myself a treasure trove of treats which meant one less trip to the dreaded supermarket, with the added bonus of meeting some really interesting people.  I was particularly impressed by the stall populated by entirely foraged food placed in market-style boxes, adding a professional and colourful aesthetic to the event.  All in I managed to swap 6 apple pies, made with locally foraged blackberries and heritage apples from a local orchard, 4 bags of organic potatoes and 6 bottles of elderberry syrup, made from local elderberries and this is what I got in return:

Spinach
1 Beetroot
1 Butternut Squash
1 ? Squash
Plum Jam
Rosehip Jam
Runner Bean Chutney
Leeks
Spring Onions
Rosemary
2 Sour Dough Rolls
Runner Beans
Small Potatoes
1 Marrow
Red Chillies
1 Bottle White Wine
Tomatoes
2 Small Courgettes
Comfrey Liquid Fertilizer / Tea
Bag of Sloe Berries
Bag of Cob Nuts
Bag of Pears
2 slices of Apple Cake

You can see attached the delicious lunch Emma just made us in the photos attached made from this list!