Make this your best Christmas with fresh, tasty and seasonal food from Thames Valley producers. Local Food for Christmas is a brand new guide to help you through the Christmas rush – and is a great gift that should be in every foodie’s Christmas stocking.

You don’t have to be a detective to find local food, or queue for ages, and then struggle home with splitting bags of spuds. The Local Food for Christmas guide has all the contact details of producers and growers who can provide everything from Brussels sprouts to the turkey, a full bodied red wine, creamy blue cheese, fresh artisan bread, and delicious apples and pears.

The Local Food for Christmas guide includes recipes too: Rosemary Roasties, Beef and Stout casserole, Spicy Pears in red wine, and Whisky and Honey Truffles – mmm…

Top TV chef Phil Vickery reckons it’s pretty good: “You want to give your family and friends the best Christmas meal ever, so start with fresh, local ingredients to give a real WOW! factor. Put the Feast into your Christmas festivities with this handy Local Food for Christmas guide.”

Don’t panic at the thought of party catering – the Local Food for Christmas guide has a selection of Thames Valley caterers who source local produce, so you can create your own menu using your favourite food and drink.

Tamara Schiopu, manager of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire Food Groups, has produced the Local Food for Christmas guide. “ Many people prefer to buy local produce, and organic food and wine, to celebrate Christmas and New Year. Fresh local food in season is much better for us, and for the planet too. We don’t need to have our food shipped half way round the world when there is so much available here on our doorsteps.”

The Local Food for Christmas guide includes a seasonal food chart showing what’s fresh to buy through the winter, cooking tips, suggested menus, and five beautiful greetings cards too.

Local Food for Christmas guides are available from 30 October at farm shops, farmers’ markets, in restaurants, Tourism Information Centres and Mid-counties Co-op stores selling local produce. See our list of stockists.