What's in the shops this week with the emphasis, where possible, on locally produced seasonal and speciality food.

Country Harvest, Ingleton: Sandham's Crumbly Lancashire Cheese with spring onions, a new cheese which is proving a sellout success - 82p per 100g.

Howbarrow organic farm, Cartmel: Ever popular new season organic salad bags - £1.50 for 125g containing a selection of leaves and herbs grown at Howbarrow.

Watson & Woollard, Kendal: Special offer: 5lbs South Lakeland Select minced steak - only £7.45.

The Honeypot, Hawkshead: Saddleback smoked chicken breasts vac-packed, smoked with salt, herbs & sugar at Dacre, near Penrith - £2.95.

Dales butchers, Kirkby Lonsdale: English Gloucester Old Spot Pork from farmer Peter Woof at Endmoor - chops - £2.50 per 500g.

Peter Hutchinson, Greenodd: 5lbs of Cumbrian best beef braising steak - £12.

Low Sizergh Barn Farm Shop: Low Sizergh Barn Borrowdale Tea Bread made using free range eggs & organic stoneground flour from the Watermill at Little Salkeld - approx 415g - £1.95.

Lucy's of Ambleside: Gluten-free, and vegan foods from Cheshire-based Zed Foods - everything from sweet to savoury, flapjacks to burgers - from 85p.

Higginsons, Grange-over-Sands: Lakeland spring lamb, all cuts available, including succulent & sweet shoulders of lamb - on the bone, or boned & rolled - from £2.88 per half kilo.

Bowland Bridge Stores: Lifestyle Cafe - lasagne meal-for-one (350g) - £1.99.

April 24, 2003 09:30