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Inspired by world travel working with many fine chefs, a deep love of nature and refusal to compromise on quality and flavour, Truffle Fairy chocolates have won numerous International awards, receives National recognition through food guides, blogs and newspaper articles.

The Truffle Fairy was established in 2005 by Professional Chef Mary Teehan. Over the years Mary and her team have refined the making process to create fine chocolate truffles, bars and many chocolate products. All delectable truffles are made by hand in their Thomastown kitchen, and are made with all natural ingredients. With a range of chocolate products on sale at their two locations on Ormonde Street and Chapel Lane, The Truffle Fairy is a must visit for your sweet treats! 

Visit – www.trufflefairy.ie for more info!

Today, virtually all The Little Mill’s wheat comes from one of three farms, none of them further than 20km from our mill and the grain is milled in the same traditional way that their forebears did. The result is flour that has a wonderfully unique flavour and that contains no additives or preservatives.

The Little Mill Wholemeal flour was the first flour in the range and still remains one of their most popular and as with all our products, the philosophy behind this flour and everything they do is simply, ‘nothing added, nothing taken away’.

Their flour produces some of the finest baking goods you could find and we highly recommend picking yourself up some to try at home, or even pick up some fresh bread!

Visit – www.thelittlemill.ie for more!

Kilkenny Free Range is a family owned farm specialising in free range goose, duck and chicken. What started out as a hobby is now a small business. They are situated on a 12-acre farm in Kilkenny in the townland of Shellumsrath. Their three main products are Shellumsrath Goose, Duck and Chicken. Their business is built around quality for the consumer, as well as quality for the lives of the birds they rear. 

With their moto being ‘Free range goose, duck & chicken, fresh from the field to fork’ you know the food will be top quality. Be sure to check them for some seriously tasty food.

With the help of modern technology, Lisduggan produce their products the old fashioned way, allowing them to retain the unique tastes and flavours of years gone by. They pride ourselves in using a mix of old and new processes to create outstanding products that whet the appetite of their customoers at home and abroad. Lisduggan focus on market wants and needs as they change – minimal fat content while maintaining taste and flavour. Their products include bacon, burgers, sausages, pudding, lamb, poultry and beef.

Pick up the makings of a delicious dinner or Sunday roast off Lisduggan Farm Foods!

Visit – www.lisdugganfarm.ie for more info!

Sweet Living chocolate bars quickly became popular as a stand-alone product and Claire’s funky and quirky designs have attracted celebrities in Ireland, the UK, and the United States. When Little House on the Prairie actor, Alison Arngrim asked her Twitter followers to give her a reason to follow them back, Claire designed a chocolate bar using the many facial expressions and sayings of Nellie Oleson – the character Alison played in the television show. The design impressed Arngrim and her followers and while the Nellie bar might have been a one-off, Claire has been encouraged to grow her business and there’s no sign of slowing down.

The demand for her personalised and branded corporate bars is still growing and she has now also introduced 10 ranges of designs for the retail market. Her Chocolate Bars are stocked at various locations around Ireland and across the USA, and with 108 retail designs to choose from you’ll never run out of choice! So it’s safe to say Sweet Living has become a huge success since launching!

Visit – www.sweetliving.ie for more info!

Bosco’s Garden is a Kilkenny based project promoting sustainable food production using the ethics of permaculture, natural farming and closed loop systems.

Its aim is to produce food products including but not limited to salad greens, vegetables, fruits, sauces and jams for market and local restaurants while also creating informative videos of the processes on their farms as well as other similar projects which they find inspiring and relative to Bosco’s Gardens values. This form of cross-promotion will be beneficial to their brand as well as the permaculture movement in Ireland as a whole.

Visit – www.boscosgarden.com for more info!