How to enjoy a festive Christmas feast using locally-sourced produce in Chesterfield

And by ensuring your Christmas dinner is locally sourced, you will also be doing your bit for the environment by keeping food miles down.

And there are plenty of wonderful Chesterfield suppliers and businesses who sell everything you need for this year’s Christmas dinner.

Turkey

Meadowfresh, Market Place, Chesterfield town centre, is a local family owned independent business which has been established in the town for more than 25 years.

It’s pre-orders for turkeys have sold out, but it still has locally-sourced turkey butterflies and turkey breasts available.

Tyrone Brookes, a partner in the firm, said: “They’re locally-sourced, from within a 50-mile radius, but our local turkeys, from within two-three miles, have sold out – we’ve sold 200-300 turkeys.”

See meadowfresh.co.uk

Vegetables

There is little fresher than fruit and veg straight from a market and you can pick up your potatoes, carrots, sprouts and parsnips from Chesterfield market.

Nick Ibbotson, owner of Ibbotsons fruit and veg stall, told chesterfield.co.uk: “We source as much as we can locally – everything is much fresher than you would get in a supermarket.

“The big sellers at Christmas are carrots, sprouts and parsnips – people tend to buy them for Christmas lunch whether they like them or not.

“The ones we have will have been growing in the ground yesterday and are on the stall today ready for you to cook tomorrow.”

A market is open in Chesterfield town centre daily up to and including Christmas Eve, from 9am-4pm each day.

See chesterfield.co.uk

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Pigs in blankets and stuffing balls

So popular is Little Morton Farm’s poultry, it has already sold out of turkeys and geese this year.

But you can still support this small farm, run by Tom and Daniella Beckingham and their family, on Little Morton Road, North Wingfield.

It is selling packets of three stuffing balls and packets of 12 pigs in blankets for £5 each.

See littlemortonfarm.co.uk

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Christmas Pudding

Among the Chatsworth Estate farm shop’s range is a handmade Christmas pudding.

A spokesman said: “Handmade in our bakery to our own traditional recipe and the finest ingredients, our pudding is the perfect dessert for any festive table.

“We take pride in the produce we create – sourcing specially created products some using our own recipes and recipe development.

“We taste our products at each stage of development ensuring our Chatsworth products are best in class.”

Puds are available in three sizes, from £4.99 for a small, at 170 grams, to £9.99 for a large.

See shop.chatsworth.org

Mulled wine

For the essential Christmas tipple, look no further than Derbyshire-based The Spiced Wine Company.

The Littleover firm offers three litres of ready-blended mulled wine, for £15, or 10l for £50.

Or if you want to try something different, the firm’s menu also includes mulled cider, spiced hot whisky, spiced gingerbread gin, mulled gin and spiced toffee cider.

A spokesman said: “For 2020, we are offering the public a unique opportunity to bring home our winter warmer drinks, that would usually be destined for seasonal events across the UK.

“If you're missing your usual fix of mulled wine at outdoor events this year, why not bring Christmas indoors to the comfort of your own home?”

See spicedwinecompany.co.uk

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