Clem Thompsett, Cambridgeshire's King of Carrots, who grows th crop on his farm in Soham
Friday, January 6, 2012
6:03 PM
Cambridgeshire foodie news and competitions
WIN! Cambridge Superfoods to your door
Would you like healthy and delicious meals delivered straight to your home, every day for five days? One lucky Agenda reader will win breakfast lunch and dinner plus snacks for five days, worth over £100. No more wondering what to cook, counting calories or having to shop!
Set up by Jenny Cattier, 36, from Milton, the business has won the Cambridge Step Up award for local start-up companies.
‘I believe that being healthy is 75% nutritional,’ says Jenny, who started the business after joining Cambridge Bootcamp and chatting to other women who were struggling to find time to complement their exercise with healthy food.’
Menus include dishes like steak and mash, and chocolate cake without the guilt – yum! cambridgesuperfoods.com
To be in with a chance of winning just click on the link in the top right of this screen, register your details and answer this question:
What award has Cambridge Superfoods won?
WIN! Cambridge inventor’s porridge bowl
Tim Evans, an industrial designer from Cambridge, has come up with the Oats Made Easy Porridge Bowl. The bowl has markings on the inside to show the proportions of oats to milk so you don’t need measuring jugs and can bung the whole thing in the microwave and have quick healthy porridge that’s just right. A set of Goldilocks Daddy, Mummy and Baby Bear bowls are planned – Awww. oatsmadeeasy.co.uk
To win an Oats Made Easy Porridge Bowl just click on the link in the top right of this screen and answer this question:
What is the name of the Cambridge inventor who created Oat Made Easy?
Clem’s Cambs carrots
Clem Tompsett has been growing carrots in Cambridgeshire since 1961. Affectionately known as the King of Carrots, Clem from Soham has been awarded an MBE for services to the local community and agriculture. He still eats carrots almost every day and is on a mission to get more people to enjoy his favourite veg. You can buy his carrots in Cambridgeshire branches of Waitrose or browse over 45 carrot-based recipes at britishcarrots.co.uk
Blooming marvellous
Looking for an alternative to caffeine? Here at Agenda Towers we’ve been enjoying Bloom Teas in a variety of petal-infused and herb-laden flavours. The favourite? Green tea with jasmine, rose petals and Echinacea. bloomtea.co.uk