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One of Produced in Kent's roles is to campaign on behalf of its members, to raise the profile of local products and the issues surrounding the local food agenda.
To find out more information about our various campaigns please click on the links below.
CREATE A FRUIT & VEG MASTERPIECE 2011
Produced in Kent launched its fantastic summer art competition aimed at primary school children, this year with a London 2012 Olympic theme! ‘Create a Fruit and Veg Masterpiece’ aimed to captivate children’s interest in working with and eating more of the wonderful fruit and vegetables grown here in the ‘Garden of England’. We would like to congratulate everyone who took part as the standard has been exceptional. We had some really imaginative entries in both the group and individual categories from primary schools, Cubs, Brownies and allotment clubs.
Carl Warner who is widely regarded as the leading expert and originator of ‘foodscapes’ judged the competition. The two winners each received one of Carl's special panoramic framed foodscape prints entitled 'London Skyline' (pictured on the left). Other prizes included a bumper selection of gardening goodies, Carl Warner's hard backed books entitled 'Food Landscapes', as well as the book 'My 10 Olympic Days' by Dame Kelly Holmes, who helped support the launch of the competition.
The finalists were all invited as guests of Produced in Kent, to take part in a Live Final on Friday 1st July at Broadview Gardens, in the grounds of Hadlow College. The children set to work armed with fresh fruit and vegetables from the ‘Garden of England’ to create their edible masterpieces. This was then followed by an exciting prize-giving and afternoon tea!
The competition was made possible by the generous sponsorship support of Hadlow College, and RJ Kingsland & Son, with funding from the Kent 2012 Small Grants Fund. Commenting on the Live Final Paul Hannan, principal of Hadlow College said: “The level of enthusiasm and creativity from children and the support of the teachers have been fantastic. We have been delighted to get behind such an innovative competition that engages children and helps them connect with fresh fruit and vegetables.”
KOS Media came to film all the action at the exciting Live Final! The footage is now on Yourkenttv, click here to see the full video!
To view the gallery of winners click here!
KENT YOUNG CHEF AWARD 2011
The county’s prestigious and longest-running cookery competition for young people, reached a dramatic finale at the Live Cook Off at K College, Tonbridge on Friday 25 November.
Richard Phillips, celebrity chef and leading Kent restaurateur, was tasked with the difficult job of picking the two winners, together with the esteemed panel of judges that included Brian Whiting, MD of Whiting & Hammond, Tommy Ward head chef of Woods Restaurant in Tunbridge Wells and Ian Piper manager of Hospitality & Catering at K College.
Speaking on behalf of all the judges Richard Phillips said: “It’s been astonishing and amazing to see the level of skills demonstrated during the Kent Young Chef Award final. The bar just keeps on rising which is so exciting to see! The skill, the energy and the thought has gone into producing imaginative and inspired local dishes featuring Kentish ingredients. The ability and the passion were all here today, well done to you all!”
Click here to see video footage of the finalists cooking their fantastic dishes at K College.
Patron of Produced in Kent, Amanda Cottrell OBE, effusively thanked the sponsors that had made the Kent Young Chef Award 2011 a reality for the third consecutive year, including Hadlow College, kff, Woods Restaurant, Bar & Produce Store and new sponsors Whiting & Hammond.
