Orton Farmers’ Market
Orton, Penrith
Cumbria CA10 3RU
NEWS RELEASE
17 November 2010
Three generations know their onions
Three generations of the Pimlott family were involved in an onion stringing
demonstration at Orton Farmers’ market on Saturday with grandfather, Bill
Pimlott, demonstrating his skills and creating strings (or ropes) of onions
watched by son, William, and grandson, Ben.
“Dad’s done this for as long as I can remember,” said William. “It’s rare for
him to let us have a go as he can do it so quickly and efficiently but it’s
worthwhile as the ropes of onions always sell well at Orton. We’ll have our
traditional sticks of Brussel sprouts in time for the December market too. It
must be one of the few places in the country where people have been
known to queue for Brussels!”
Also at the November market, Diana Brown of Tasting Cumbria created and
shared a selection of seasonal recipes using a variety of market ingredients.
“I made a quick lasagne with a couple of cheats,” said Diana, “using tortilla
wraps instead of pasta and crème fraiche instead of a roux sauce. Then
there was a smoked fish pizza with fish from Bessy Beck Trout Fishery and a
veal and apple dish that used produce from several market stallholders:
veal, cream and butter from Winter Tarn, apples from Blue Bell Organics
and Spiced Apple Cordial from Kendal Cordials.”
Diana continued: “Thank you to all the stallholders whose wonderful food
inspired the recipes on Saturday. For those who would like to recreate my
recipes at home you can find them on my website at
www.pamperedchef.biz/tastingcumbria and there is a link from the Orton
Farmers’ Market website (www.ortonfarmers.co.uk) as well.”
The November hamper raffle was won by Joy Powdrill of Orton with the
runners up hamper going to Dot Coates, also of Orton.
Orton Farmers’ Christmas Market opens at 9.30am and runs until 2.30pm on
Saturday 11 December. There’ll be carol singing and refreshments in All
Saints’ Church, free mince pies and a visit from Santa in the market place
and also speciality hot chocolate at Kennedy’s fine chocolates.
ENDS
Caption: Three generations of Pimlott’s – grandfather, Bill, dad, William
and son, Ben – during Bill’s demonstration of onion stringing on Saturday 13
November.
Further information about Diana Brown and Tasting Cumbria are online at
www.tastingcumbria.co.uk.
Orton Farmers’ Limited was set up as a community enterprise company and
has been operating as an accredited monthly Farmers’ Market in Orton since
2001, winning the National Farmers’ Market of the Year Award in 2005. The
Market happens on the second Saturday of every month and can include up
to 40 different stallholders, all of them coming from within a 50 mile radius
of Orton and many of them from the immediate community, including local
farmers.
For further information on Orton Farmers’ Market, please contact:
 Leanne Duerden, Market Coordinator – 07959 335598
 Sally Seed, Stoneleigh Communications, Orton - 01539 624732