I always hate doing this, but it has to be done.
We can’t take any more orders for delivery this side of Christmas. Our order book is full – well the order book is never full, but we have orders for everything that we can smoke between now and Christmas.
Sorry.
But we are taking orders for delivery in 2007!
There are two new speciality food shops opening tomorrow in Ireland, and I am delighted that they are both carrying a range of our products!
The first is a newURRU shop in Mallow which will bring to that town some of the excellence that Bandonians have been raving about for the last couple of years. Willie, brother of Ruth in Bandon, will bring his experience as a Graphic Designer and the benefits of a six month course at Ballymaloe to bear on this exciting project.
The second is in Gorey, Co. Wexford where Christian and Heather Pauritsch open the doors at Partridge Lodge, 93 Main Street, Gorey.
And it’s 10% off Day tomorrow in Clonakity!
Three mentions in two days in the Irish Examiner last Friday and Saturday! And we are featured in an article in December’s Food and Wine Magazine! Must dash out and buy a copy!!
A fair article in the London Times today about the Irish Wild Salmon fishery.
Worth a read by clicking here.
The Irish Food Minister, Brendan Smith, said during the week that “there is only one guarantee that you are buying organic food and that is an official certification from one the Irish organic farming bodies or an approved body in another EU member state. If the seller can’t show you the certification, then you have no assurance whatsoever about what you are buying”.
The Minister continued to say that “we cannot tolerate traders who break the rules”.
Ummera has been an approved producer of Organic Smoked Salmon since April 2002 and we hope that consumers will pay attention to his advice. Here is our Certication for the current year issued by the Organic Trust:
Any hi fashion golfers looking for the best of clothing should definitely have a look at my nephew’s site, www.dressedtoatee.co.uk; I’m no golfer, but I do have one of his shirts and they are great!
Last night I sent an email out to a number of our contacts in the Cork City area alerting them to our presence at Mahon Market tomrrow, Thursday. I mentioned in the emal our Flor de Sal and it prompted an email asking what Flor de Sal was and then a subsequent one asking if she could buy it online.
So, in a pro-active mood, I added the salt to our online catalogue. And there it is for all to buy!
I guess the waters around here must be pretty troubled given the sound of the wind outside tonight! And more to come on Saturday?
I didn’t realise until today that no one was selling smoked salmon at the Mahon Point Farmers Market; I knew that someone had been and I presumed was still. But Ralph came back from the Kinsale market today telling me that there wasn’t any smokey fish there, so a quick phone call to Rupert Hugh-Jones, the market manager, and Ralph is on for an early start to get set up on this Thursday morning.
I don’t think that he quite appreciates the trauma of getting to Mahon Point in rush hour from West Cork! Anyone with any tips on the rat runs please let me know!
Feels just like winter today in West Cork!
However, if you are in London tomorrow and anywhere near Battersea Rise, do drop into the re-launched No. 53 (formerly Mise enPlace) at 53 Battersea Rise, London sw11 and meet Simon Richardson of GS Foods who will be giving a tasting of some of our products, primarily our Gold Award winning Smoked Organic Salmon.
If you are in the area tomorrow Saturday, do say hello to Guy Wolley and Simon; I’ve told them that I will arrange the rent-a-crowd!
Our new online ordering pages are up and working, so if you can’t make Battersea, go online and browse through our web site.
As part of our participation in the National Organic Week, we are having a sampling of our Smoked Organic Salmon at Scally’s SuperValu in Clonakilty on Saturday morning from 11.00am.
We will also, of course, be featuring it at the Bandon Farmers’ Market on Saturday as well.
Come and see us!
