Your weekly guide to local, seasonal & speciality food & drink.

5:07pm Friday 7th September 2007

For organic fortnight ...

Howbarrow organic farm, Cartmel: Runner beans (Growing Well, Low Sizergh) £1.46 per 500g; plus lots of special offers in the farm shop, including tastings.

Low Sizergh Barn Farm Shop: Kendal Crumbly Cheese with red onion £1.59 per 125g; made with Low Sizergh's own organic milk. Melt on toast for a tasty treat.

Bowland Bridge Stores: Organic toasted wheat flakes £1.03/500g. Perfect for breakfast, sweet crumble & savoury toppings.

Also this week ...

Watson & Woollard, Kendal: Lakes & Dales lamb shanks £3.05/500g, plain or minted. Oven roast.

The Honeypot, Hawkshead: From Demels (Ulverston) hand-made date & lime pickle chutney £2.99 (170mls).

Dales butchers, Kirkby Lonsdale: Own-make sausage rolls 85p each. Buy hot or cold from the shop.

Lucy's of Ambleside: Jordan Olive Oil - hand-picked olives from small family farm in Jordan. Smooth, velvety texture, with a hint of pepper. Only available at Lucy's outside London. £7.99 (500mls).

Higginsons, Grange-over-Sands: Beef rump medallions - tender pieces of lean, tasty rump steak edged with cracked pepper - grill, fry, BBQ. 6oz approx £1.99.

Country Harvest, Ingleton: From The Olive Stall (Morecambe) selection of pick-your-own olives £1.40 / 100g.

Peter Hutchinson, Greenodd: Special offer locally-reared beef: braising steak diced, & sliced, 5lbs of each £20.

Burton Village Stores: Firefly Tonics with fruit juices & potent herbs eg: Chillout, Wake-Up, Health Kick, De-Tox £1.49 each.