LOCAL AND UK GROWN PRODUCE
80% of the ingredients we use are local produce, a further 17% are from rest of the UK and 3% are from other European countries.
Local and UK Grown Produce
As one ‘Sustainable Food’ report noted, Seasonal food can offer better taste and be more affordable, while local food can provide freshness, reduce food miles, offer benefits to local farmers and communities and help reconnect consumers with where their food comes from. Local foods support your local economy: every pound spent generates twice as much income for the local economy.
Here is our short list of the local produce we use at THE GORDON ARMS Restaurant with Rooms:
Venison and pigeon from Yarrow Valley – across the road
Spring water from Yarrow water – across the road
TRAQUAIR BEAR ALE – 7.3 miles
Vegetables, fruits and herbs from Selkirk – 13.2 miles
Free range eggs from Peebles – 14.2 miles
TEMPEST draught beer from Tweedbank – 18.9 miles
Rhubarb and strawberries from Galashiels – 19.3 miles
Bread from Galashiels – 19.3 miles
LANARK BLUE (Scotland’s Roquefort) from Biggar – 30.2 miles
Oatcakes from Broxburn, West Lothian – 46.2 miles
Smoked salmon from a small farm in Annan – 50.2 miles
Mature cheddar from St Andrews – 88.6 miles
ARRAN BLUE soft cheese from Isle of Arran – 114 miles
MINGER cheese from Tain, Highland – 226 miles
HEBRIDEAN BLUE cheese from Hebrides – 253 miles
Crab from West Atlantic coast – 274 miles
Scallops from Shetland Islands – 423 miles miles