Classic Herd is the first Jersey producer to receive approval from a scheme designed to provide recognition for local and regional producers in the British Isles.
The award-winning dairy farm in St Peter, farmed by Darren and Julia Quénault, has passed its first audit to meet Safe and Local Supplier Approval (SALSA) standards.
SALSA is the British [...]
2011 News Archive
Strictly SALSA
Date: 04/07/11 | Posted by John Garton, Genuine Jersey
Jersey / Normandy Lobster Fishery Awarded Marine Stewardship Council Accreditation
Date: 20/06/11 | Posted by John Garton, Genuine Jersey
Jersey lobsters can now be marketed locally and throughout Europe carrying the prestigious MSC logo (Marine Stewardship Council), giving consumers the guarantee that they are purchasing lobsters from a certified sustainable and well managed fishery.
The accreditation comes after 20 months of in depth examination of every aspect of the fishery, which is jointly managed by [...]
Top of the Crop
Date: 13/05/11 | Posted by John Garton, Genuine Jersey
The Island’s premier crop, the Jersey Royal potato, will be the talking point among Island children next week as judging takes place to discover the winners of this year’s Genuine Jersey Royal potato growing competition.
Now in its fifth year, the popular primary schools competition is organised by the Jersey Royal Company, supported by the Genuine [...]
Jersey Food Festival
Date: 01/05/11 | Posted by John Garton, Genuine Jersey
Jersey is staging its first true food festival in May in a weeklong celebration of the Island’s three essential produce – the Jersey Royal new potato, seafood and dairy.
Inspired by such classic British food festivals as those held in Ludlow and Abergavenny,
the Jersey Food Festival is also designed as a showcase for local producers, chefs [...]
