Make it a local banger this Sausage Week
National Sausage Week (4 November - 10 November) celebrates the good old British banger. As autumn sets in the idea of a week of sausages is appealing. Whether you plan to celebrate with toad in the hole or a hearty casserole make sure you are cooking with Hampshire sausages.
Our county boasts many local producers dedicated to rearing and using only the best quality meat in their sausages. We also have award-winning butchers producing excellent sausages from local meat. Locally you can buy sausages including a range of meats such pork, goat, beef and game with many producers and butchers experimenting with different flavours as the seasons change. Plenty of local producers also specialise in gluten free sausages.
Hampshire's sausage scene is so popular that it is the only county to hold its own annual sausage and pie competition. The Great Hampshire Sausage and Pie Competition is a celebration of our county's pig farmers and butchers. This year the event attracted 170 entries across 12 categories with Greenfield Pork Products being crowned Supreme Champion 2013.
A group of local pig farmers recently diversified into charcuterie using quality local meat. They trained for two years in the art of charcuterie making and are now offering a range of products including salami, brawn, faggots and chorizo. Visit the Hampshire Charcuterie website (link below) to find out where to try and buy.
You can buy local sausages directly from many local producers either by visiting their farm or at farmers' markets. Many farm shops and butchers also sell local sausages.
You can search local producers and retailers on the homepage of our website. We have also put together a list below to help you find quality local sausages.
Local producers:
Ambrose Sausages
Bishopstoke
www.ambrosesausages.co.uk*
Blackmoor Game
Alresford
www.blackmoorgame.co.uk
Blackwater Pork
Eling
02380 867014
Devese Farm Animals
Wickham
www.goatmeats.co.uk
Greenfield Pork Products
Nr Andover
www.greenfield-pork.co.uk
Hyden Farm Originals
Waterlooville
www.hydenoriginals.co.uk
Mill Farm Organic Shop and Caf?
Alton
www.millfarmorganic.com
Oakwood Butchers
Brockenhurst
www.oakwood-butchers.co.uk
Parsonage Farm
Nr Andover
www.parsonage-farm.co.uk
Pondhead Farm
Lyndhurst
www.pondheadfarm.co.uk
Rother Valley Organics
Nr Petersfield
www.rothervalleyorganics.co.uk
Farm shops and village stores
Brocks Farm Shop
Alton
01420 86677
Chilbolton Stores
Chilbolton
www.chilboltonstores.co.uk
Durleighmarsh Farm Shop
Petersfield
www.durleighmarshfarmshop.co.uk
Laverstoke Park
Overton
www.laverstokepark.co.uk
Leckford Farm Shop
Stockbridge
01264 810270
Newlyns Farm Shop
North Warnborough and Weyhill
www.newlyns-farmshop.co.uk
Setley Ridge Farm Shop
Brockenhurst
www.setleyridge.co.uk
Wellington Farm Shop
Hook
www.wellington-farm-shop.co.uk
Butchers:
A Turners and Sons Ltd
Aldershot
www.aturnerandsons.co.uk
C E Evans & Son
Alresford
www.ceevansandson.co.uk
Owtons
Chalcroft Farm and Kimbridge Farm Shop
www.owtons.com
Uptons of Bassett
Southampton
www.uptonsbutchers.co.uk
*We are unable to make these website links live, please copy and paste the website address into your search engine.
Many local producers will also be at Hampshire Farmers' Markets taking place in Alton on Saturday 9 November and Winchester on Sunday 10 November.