Press Releases from Edible Ornamentals (5 total)
Bedfordshire’ Chilli specialist awarded £40,000 grant from BRCC to develop ne …
Bedfordshire’s celebrated chilli specialists, Joanna and Shawn Plumb of Edible Ornamentals, have been awarded a major grant in excess of £40,000 to create an Edible Kitchen. The grant was awarded through the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) by the Greensand Ridge Local Action Group which is managed locally by Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity (BRCC). This new facility will open in early May to provide refreshments and light lunches…
Chilli Expert features in Gordon Ramsay’s new TV Cookery Programme
Chilli specialist Joanna Plumb hit national television screens once again this week when Edible Ornamentals was featured on Gordon Ramsay’s new ‘Ultimate Cookery Course’ programme on Channel 4.
Gordon Ramsay is a great fan of chillies and the programme televised on Wednesday evening looked at ways chilli can add a real zest to a range of dishes. The programme also looked at growing and storing chillies to get the maximum…
Edible Ornamentals wins Grower of the Year Award
Bedfordshire’s chilli guru, Joanna Plumb has just received yet another accolade as ‘Grower of the Year 2011’, when her Chawston based nursery Edible Ornamentals won the award for the best Trade Marketing Campaign of the Year.
Over 500 professional growers from across the UK attended the award ceremony which was held at London’s Lancaster Hotel and hosted by TV celebrity Paul Ross. Arranged by Horticulture Week, and sponsored by national…
Prince Charles is keen chilli fan according to Tom Parker Bowles
Radio presenter, Daily Mail columnist, food author and general Good Food aficionado Tom Parker Bowles couldn’t resist visiting Bedford’s chilli specialist Edible Ornamentals. Tom had invited Joanna Plumb to be a guest on his Sunday afternoon Food and Drink programme on LBC, and he was so impressed with Joanna’s enthusiasm and passion for fresh vegetables, he had to visit the nursery and sample the freshly prepared delights of the Edible…
Bedfordshire Chilli Growers hand-picked by Harrods
Chawston-based specialist chilli growers, Edible Ornamentals have been chosen to supply their seasonal range of chillies as part of Harrods Festival of British Foods Fortnight, which will be featured at their Food Halls and Restaurants in Knightsbridge until 3rd October.
Chef Valentine Warner, who is best known for his television programme “What to Eat Now” is partnering Harrods for the event. He is renowned as a champion of small, British,…
