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Christmas lunch with Surrey produce

We all like using local, seasonal ingredients, but is it really possible to cook your entire Christmas lunch using only Surrey produce? The answer is a resounding ‘yes’, as DEBBIE WARD discovers in December's Surrey Life magazine...

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The best of Surrey beer

Whether you fancy a firkin of Shere Drop, a polypin of Posh Pooch or just a bottle of TEA, there’s an excellent choice of original beers to be had in Surrey. JANET DONIN visited a few of the independent breweries to discover the best pints in the county

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A herb for all seasons

Medieval monks knew all about them, old wives guarded their secrets down the centuries and chefs today love them – herbs have been part of English culture since time immemorial. JANE GARRETT reports

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The Jolly Farmers Food Emporium

Buckland villagers are getting used to a most unusual late night corner shop on their doorstep. Well, not a shop exactly, more of a pub, but not quite… Anyway, it’s revolutionary, it’s fun: it’s the Jolly Farmers Food Emporium!

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Surrey ice cream - St Joan's Farm

If you want to make the most of the late English summer sunshine, you could do no better than to try some of the fresh dairy ice cream produced at St Joan’s Farm, in Leigh, where you’ll find some of the friendliest, most laid back cows you could ever hope to meet...

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Surrey Baking - The best thing since sliced bread

Baking your own bread is easy and introduces you to an experience that is light years away from the commercial sliced loaf. We asked Margaret Barlow and James Halfhide, who produce their own Surrey flour at Imbhams Farm in Haslemere, to come up with a recipe for us

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Grow your own in Surrey

With local, seasonal produce all the rage, allotments have never been so popular – and all across the county people are clamouring to join the waiting list. JIM KEOGHAN reports Photos by Andy Newbold

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How to make the perfect Surrey hamper

With the huge interest of late in local, seasonal produce,
what better present than a hamper packed full
with Surrey food and drink?

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Surrey foraging - A walk on the wild side

With the interest in organic and local produce growing apace, it is no surprise that foraging for wild foods is becoming an increasingly popular pastime – and here in Surrey we have a bountiful harvest from which to choose…

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Priory Farm - Pick your own in Surrey

With the huge interest of late in sourcing local produce, pick-your-own has been enjoying a big revival this summer. Jane Garrett visited Priory Farm in Nutfield, near Redhill, which has just re-instated this nostalgic British tradition

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Local Produce - Hopping mad for Surrey ales

The subtle flavour of hops – why Surrey beers are good for more than just drinking

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Behind the scenes

Find out what Jamie Oliver has been doing in Kingston...
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We're not celebrities... get us out of here!

The Brunei jungle isn’t perhaps the first place you’d expect to find five 40 plus Surrey mothers. Yet, that is exactly what happened recently as a group of women tested their survival skills to raise funds for Help for Heroes. Here, is their first hand account...
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The Surrey Life guide to golf in the county

Well-known for its fantastic fairways, Surrey is the perfect place to take up the ever-popular game of golf. So, join MATTHEW WILLIAMS as he speaks to the people in the know and picks up some top tips from the county’s pros
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A year in the life of Surrey Life – 2008

Join us for a look back at the year that was, via 2008's Surrey Life magazine cover stories...
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Your guide to eating out in Surrey

Whether you are looking for fine dining in Michelin starred restaurants or a cosy meal in an old fashioned country pub, eating out in Surrey has a little bit of everything. Here, we give you a brief overview of some of the options...
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Your Surrey Life

DISCUSS the latest news; SHARE your favourite Surrey pubs and restaurants, ideas for days out, cookery tips, home and garden ideas and more; VIEW pictures from the best events around the county and let us know about the ones you're organising; and SEND us your beautiful Surrey pictures
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