Slightly obsessed about places and products…
Hi, I’m Kate, the creator of Produced Nearby. Cumbrian bred, I spent my childhood on the coast on the edge of the Lake District within shouting distance of beautiful, out of this world places like this… Wastwater.
When I was growing up in the 70s (!) and 80s buying local produce was just what we did; fresh milk from Uncle Tom’s cows in the village, Morecambe Bay shrimps from the house with the mermaid outside in Baycliff, the best joint of beef and leg of lamb from Airey’s Farm Shop (as they could tell my Dad which field the cow and sheep had grazed in), beautiful Cumbria Crystal glass handblown in Ulverston for very special gifts and most importantly Greens meat and potato pies bought just round the corner from my Dad’s surgery in Barrow-in-Furness.
When my Dad was alive I often chatted with him about creating a website of all local producers but never did anything about it.
I remembered this the other day, googled it and couldn’t find an easy searchable map showing all the producers around the British Isles; not just food producers, but artists, craftspeople and makers too.
So, that’s what I’m trying to create. And everyone who knows me knows I LOVE a target so; how complete can the map be in one year? Deadline day is December 31st 2022 In 12 months can I create a detailed map that is both is fascinating and useful?
If you know a brilliant local producer you’d like to add to the map please send me their details to and please, please do spread the word; this map can only be possible with all your help.
Oh, also if you fancy it, do follow the Produced Nearby pages on Instagram and Twitter; I’ll guarantee you a right good laugh (as they say up north) as I navigate the perils of website design, social media management and many many hours after work trying to get google to be my friend!
