Blog Post
Grow Cook Eat
Milly Fyfe • 31 October 2023
It makes perfect sense to become a Grow, Cook, Eat Ambassador. Read more below:
You may have noticed that I have been putting a lot of energy into my food blog No Fuss Meals for Busy Parents
and my podcast The Countryside Kitchen Meets
recently. That's because I have come away from much of my client work to focus on creating digital content that will really makes a difference.
Over the Summer I have been working hard behind the scenes to register as a social enterprise to further all of the creative projects I have been producing. And to get going, I've made really good inroads with local and regional groups / organisations to collaborate with and strengthen 'the reach'.
One of those projects has been to become a 'Grow, Cook, Eat Ambassador' which is through the Northampton Hope Centre, Cooking Good
and West Northamptonshire council who have secured funding from Public Health England to support and empower local groups and organisations to get growing, cooking and eating locally produced food.
I have been successful in securing a small grant to produce some short video content with how-to tutorials on easy to grow vegetables and share my knowledge with the local community. The aim is to encourage more people to have a go at growing your own, whether that be by watching the videos and increasing confidence, or highlighting a few simple, cost effective ways of starting the process of growing at home.
I'm thrilled to have become a Grow, Cook, Eat Ambassador and look forward to having some fun and producing engaging videos that everyone can enjoy.
Please let me know if there are any vegetables you'd like to see me grow or any advice or support I can offer you! Email: hello@millyfyfe.com
Other News / Blog Stories
Northamptonshire Farming Entrepreneur Milly Fyfe® ARAgS will head up a new radio show called ‘Tastes of the Shire; exploring Northampton’s food and farming scene from field to fork’ airs for the first time on Saturday 1st June. The show will feature a variety of interviews with grassroots farmers, producers, makers and foodies from Northampton and the surrounding countryside, to discover what is made, produced, sold and available to enjoy around the local area. Milly commented ‘I have a real passion for sharing amazing stories interviewing inspiring people who grow, rear, and process the food and drink we can enjoy, found right on our doorstep. I hope to take you all on a culinary journey exploring the people behind the farm gate, shop counter, restaurant kitchen and factory wall to discover what makes Northampton taste great.’ The show launch coincides with Northamptonshire Food and Drink Week , which is a campaign to bring people together to celebrate the food and drink scene across the county. Available on 106.9FM, NLive Radio is Northampton’s local radio station and hosts a variety of different music, business and specialist shows including Open4business, 90’s, R&B, rock and the Golden Hour. Station Manager Martin Steers commented ‘We are very excited to welcome a new food and farming show to our station, packed full of engaging conversations with local businesses, producers and food brands. Milly has really grasped the opportunity and we hope that many people tune in to learn more’. The Tastes of the Shire radio show with Milly Fyfe will air on the 1st Saturday of each month, 3-5pm on NLive Radio, the station that loves Northampton. Notes Who is Milly Fyfe ® ARAgS? Milly is from Yelvertoft ( Northamptonshire) and farms with her husband Andrew alongside their two young sons, where they rear beef cattle, sheep, arable crops a few pigs and a kitchen garden. Milly has a background in Marketing and PR and also founded a social enterprise called No Fuss Meals for Busy Parents CIC , helping more people to cook from scratch using local, seasonal produce. In 2023, Milly was awarded an associateship from the Royal Agricultural Societies , farming’s equivalent of an MBE, for her work connecting consumers with UK food production. She is also the current NNBN Northamptonshire business person of the year, a silver Local Food Hero through Northamptonshire Food and drink awards, has a podcast called The Countryside Kitchen meets and was recently recognised by Small Business Britain as a top 100 female entrepreneur in the UK. You can find out more about Milly on social media using the handle @ MillyFyfe on Twitter and Instagram or @MillyFyfeOfficial on Youtube , Facebook and Tiktok . About NLive radio NLive Radio is the local radio station for all the people of Northampton, it operates under a not-for-profit community radio license from Ofcom which is held by and run in partnership with the University of Northampton. All the presenters are volunteers made up individuals from across the community, including staff and students from the University. The station broadcasts on 106.9fm across Northampton, online at nliveradio.com and it's on dedicated smart phone app, as well as on smart speakers via “Launch N Live Radio”
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A collaborative farming industry event taking place on 27th February at 1 birdcage walk with TIAH, CARAS, IAGRM, FCN and the Farmers Club under 35's
Here is is the 2 minute clip which was produced and shared across social media to highlight the harvest on our farm - Enjoy!
