A group of three farmers won the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) supported Breakfast Challenge held to celebrate the Farmhouse Breakfast Week 2008 at Hammersmith and West London College on Tuesday.
The Breakfast Challenge invited teams of farmers, college employees, college students and mothers to cook a simple and health breakfast menu in 30 minutes for judges TV chef Brian Turner and NFU president Peter Kendall.
The NFU has supported the Farmhouse Breakfast Week, which will run from January 20-26 this year, for four years as part of its partnership with Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA). “The breakfast week really raises the profile of British producers and their produce as it brings together so much of British agriculture and horticulture,” said Kendall. “We need to build up consumers’ loyalty to British produce and we need them to have faith in it. The farmers’ team has used tomatoes and mushrooms in their breakfast to reinforce the 5 A DAY message and I think that is really important.
“What we need to do now is make sure that the relationships between the producers and retailers work, and to make sure that we can supply this domestic market for local food.”
NFU office holder and mixed farmer, Paul Temple, NFU vice-president of the poultry board, Duncan Priestner, and arable farmer Julian Gibbons made up the farmers’ team and brought a balanced breakfast of bacon, poached eggs, tomatoes and mushrooms to the judges’ table.
“The challenge has gone exceptionally well,” said chef Turner. “We have had a lot of fun and people have learnt something this morning. We used some great British produce this morning and everyone had respect for that. It is not always easy to source local produce in London, but I think the most important thing is that the food is produced in a sustainable way.”
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