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Borders Produce Celebrated in New Food and Drink Trail

This is the first food trail in Scotland to link farm accommodation and local food producers and providers.

Date : 26/09/2013

FarmStay Scotland has created the ‘Scottish Lowlands Food & Drink Trail’ which promotes excellent places to enjoy the finest, freshest treats throughout the region and beyond.

The trail also includes over fifty Farm Stay members across Scotland where people can stay on a farm and enjoy the freshest Scottish produce. Produced by Tasting Scotland, this is the first food trail in Scotland to link farm accommodation and local food producers and providers.

A new A5, full colour guide can be used to create a 5-7 day tour or unique ‘foodie days out’ for visitors and includes suggestions of places to go with superb imagery, top tips and opening times and can be downloaded from www.farmstay.co.uk/scotland guide will be available from FarmStay members and will be widely promoted through their websites to customers around the world.

Trail recommendations include: the award-winning pies at Sanderson’s Butchers in Coldstream; deli treats at multi-award winning bookshop, the Mainstreet Trading Company; sampling some of the 2,500 organic lines available at Whitmuir Organic Farm near Peebles; and tasting any of an excellent range of hand-crafted ales from the Scottish Borders Brewery near Jedburgh. Many more recommendations for places to visit throughout the region and other areas of Scotland are also listed.

Marion Oates, FarmStay Scotland, said;

ldquo;We’re delighted to launch the Scottish Lowlands Food & Drink Trail. The Scottish Borders boasts beautiful scenery, wide, open spaces and fresh air, and many visitors are looking for an authentic Scottish experience which can be met by discovering local delicacies and holidaying on a Scottish farm.

Valuing local food production in the tourism sector means visitors get a unique insight into rural life with farm-fresh eggs and local bacon on the breakfast menu, and money staying in the local economy.”