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was in fact barley. of ‘Landcress’ being passed off as
Watercress. Other cresses may look
So you see, when I was struggling with the academics of agriculture I had a lot to similar but are not produced in the
learn. In all seriousness it may seem simple it in fact a serious way of identifying same way, and do not have the
different cereal crops. same characteristic ‘peppery’ taste
or contain the same levels of
We live in a wonderful world, with many new discoveries every day of how nutrients. To counter this the industry
intricate and wondrous, the different aspects of our home are. WE must keep this came together and successfully
in mind and do our very best to keep all the aspects of life as we know them in applied for the name ‘watercress’ to
this wonderful world at a premium. be protected and it was awarded

I will end with a verse my grandfather taught me:- the status of ‘Traditional Speciality
The spring has come, Guaranteed’.
The grass is rized, Other foods produced in Dorset that
But I wonder where the birdies is? are protected include Dorset Blue
Cheese, West Country Farmhouse
On that note, I must end and say, enjoy our natural world and help to maintain it Cheddar Cheese, West Country
at its best. Beef and Lamb, and the newly
registered ‘New Forest Pannage
God bless you all, Ham’ made from pigs that are
Ted fattened up on acorns whilst
roaming the New Forest!
Looking more widely across the
region there is also the famous
Cornish Pasty, Exmoor Blue Cheese,
Wiltshire Cured Ham, Fal Oysters
from Cornwall, Cornish Clotted Cream and Cornish Sardines.
There are three different types of protection. These are Protected Geographical
Indication (PGI), Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Traditional Speciality
Guaranteed’ (TSG). You can recognise protected food as it must carry an
appropriate logo.

Anyone wishing to produce a food that carries a protected food name must be
audited against a published specification before they start to sell the food. Trading
Standards typically carry out these audits to help both protect food names and
the interests of local food producers.

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