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January 6, 2006
The Fergusons of Gubbeen
While looking at the RTÉ website the other day I came across a piece on the Nationwide programme about the Ferguson family of Gubbeen, outside Schull in West Cork. Tom and Giana Ferguson have worked Gubbeen Farm for more than thirty years, starting to produce their delicious prize-winning Gubbeen Cheese in 1978.
Their son Fingal recently started The Gubbeen Smokehouse, where he produces a range of smoked bacon, rashers, sausages, salami, chorizo and lardons, as well as a smoked version of the Gubbeen Cheese. As if that wasn't enough, his sister Clovisse grows organic herbs and vegetables and sells them to local chefs and, as far as I could gather, another daughter Rosie is also involved at the farm end of things.
With all the gloom and doom that is being talked about Irish farming recently it is very encouraging to see this second-generation of artisan food producers, all working on businesses developed from the family farm.
You can watch the clip here, read more about the Fergusons and food producers in Cork in the Observer Food Monthly and the Gubbeen Farmhouse Products website is here.
Posted by Caroline at January 6, 2006 10:09 AM
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The Ferguson family are amazing. We have them featured in our food trail in West Cork along with several other organic producers.
Have a look at Flavour of Ireland
www.essenceofireland.com
Posted by: marie at November 14, 2006 12:17 PM
Thanks for that Marie. Can you tell me a bit more about your foodie tours?
Posted by: Caroline at November 20, 2006 7:32 PM
