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is a brand-new eight-part series presented by the food writer and broadcaster. The — series
follows McKenna
around Ireland as she visits farm- ers’ markets, meeting artisan food producers and cooking dishes using ingredients which relate to the mak- ers she has just met.
McKenna visits a different market each week to meet and introduce the viewers to stall holders.
Concentrating on an individual stallholder’s farm or place of work, she then interviews them on their products.
The programme on Ennis will be screened in spring 2008 and will also feature the Kilrush Farmers’ Market, which takes place every Thursday in the market square.
Located in the upper Market Street public car park on Friday mornings from 8am to 2pm, the Ennis Farm- ers’ Market is a hive of activity.
The market has been up and running since 2004 and consists of a group of dedicated food producers and traders with a wide range of local, artisan and organic foods including meats, cheeses and local honey. Most of the produce is sourced in Clare, with some coming from _ nearby Tipperary.
Aoife NicGiollacoda Egan, pro- ducer of Cill Mhuire pure Irish hon- ey based in Derra, Kilkishen, said she hoped the visit would further
promote local interest in the Ennis Farmers’ Market.
During her visit McKenna also met Freddie Rynne, head chef of the Old Ground Hotel, to see how local produce plays such a prominent role in the hotel’s menu.
The programme will also take a look at the growth of the food industry in Clare, with the present- er visiting the premises of Inagh Cheesemakers and the nearby Biddy Early brewery.