Based in the East Neuk of Fife, Bowhouse has developed a reputation as a place for making; a hub of local food and drink producers and traders.  A new online market place launched this month allows this connection between producers with customers to continue.

BOWHOUSE LINK: ONLINE MARKET LAUNCHED CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH LOCAL PRODUCERS

Launched in 2017, Bowhouse is a place for artisan producers to transform local ingredients into outstanding food and drink. Since that time, Bowhouse’s monthly market weekends have attracted over 100,000 people, and this was set to grow in 2020.  The on-going Coronavirus crisis has meant that organisers have had to develop new solutions to distribute local produce and this month, Bowhouse Link was launched.

Bowhouse Link is an online market place that brings together selected producers and allows shoppers to select the food and drink for either contactless pick up or local delivery.  Alongside essentials like cream, eggs, yogurt and milk, produce included in the market place includes:

·      Organic beef, lamb, venison and pork from Butchery at Bowhouse

·      Wholemeal organic flours from Scotland the Bread

·      Organic vegetables and salads from East Neuk Market Garden

·      Rums, ciders, beers and natural wines from Futtle Organic Brewery

·      Game meats from Woodmill Game

·      Anster Cheese from the neighbouring St Andrews Farmhouse Cheese Company

·      Cheeses and oatcakes from Strathearn Cheese Company

·      Butters from the Edinburgh Butter Company

·      Breads from Barnetts Bakery

·      Brownies from Artisana

·      Kombucha drinks from Bad Gal Boocha

·      Non alcoholic spirits from Feragaia

·      Freshly ground coffee from Unorthodox Roasters

·      Fresh flowers from Keeping the Plot

These include products both from those based at Bowhouse (Butchery at Bowhouse, Scotland the Bread, East Neuk Market Garden, Futtle brewery and Keeping the Plot) as well as those who’ve become regulars at the market weekends.  The producers include the newly launched Butchery at Bowhouse, run by Sophie Cumber. Sophie grew up on a livestock farm in Oxfordshire but became interested in meat as she studied at Leiths school of food and wine. She subsequently went onto work at London butchers like Barbecoa and Turner & George before moving to Fife at the start of 2020.  She will now hang, cut and sell beef, lamb, pork and game from Balcaskie Estate in her premises at Bowhouse.

New producers will continue to be added to Bowhouse Link and will be expanded even after the current lockdown has come to an end.

The shop opens every Monday morning at 10am and is open for orders until Wednesday afternoon at 1pm. On Thursdays and Fridays the orders are produced and packed ready for delivery across the East Neuk of Fife and collection on Saturday. Bowhouse Link offers free delivery for all local NHS staff.

Find Bowhouse Link on Open Food Network at https://openfoodnetwork.org.uk/bowhouse-link/shop.

The development of Bowhouse Link has been supported by Fife Council’s Economic Development Team, recognising the value of small businesses and farm to fork supply in Fife.

Find out more about Bowhouse at bowhousefife.com 

Bowhouse Farm, St Monans, Anstruther, Fife, KY10 2DB