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Feasting on Michaelmas goose all week long
The feast of Michaelmas is celebrated on September 29 in most of the country except on October 4 in Suffolk and October 11 in Norfolk. Judy Goodman, chairman of British Goose Producers, part of the British Poultry Council, rears around 200 geese for Michaelmas and has seen a steady build-up in demand at this time of the year. MORE........

Poultry World - April 2010 Soapbox article by Eddie Hegarty click here to read in full

Goose eggs on target for Easter - despite wintry weather
The hard winter that has delayed the arrival of spring blossoms hasn’t held back mother goose — and prospects are that there will be more goose eggs available for Easter this year. MORE........


Never cooked your goose? Then don't be put off
More people are choosing a goose for Christmas for the first time each year — but how many more are put off because they’ve never cooked one? Who better to ask for advice than Claire Symington. MORE........

Goose newcomers award goes to Peak District
Newcomer to farming in one of the country’s most scenic locations, Lizzie Murphy, is the 2009 winner of the John Adlard Memorial Award. MORE........

Goose walk comes to Oxfordshire
Goose producers from all over the country will be gathering for their annual farm walk on Thursday October 15 at the Homewood family’s Radley farm in Oxfordshire where Christmas geese have been reared for 30 years. MORE........

Growing appeal of Michaelmas goose
The revival of the traditional celebration of Michaelmas by eating goose continues to grow. MORE........

New executive officer at the British Poultry Council
Alexandra Thompson is the new executive officer in charge of communications at the British Poultry Council. As part of her new role she will be responsible for the Goose Sector Group. MORE........

Recreating time when geese walked to London
The Essex village of Gosfield turned back the clock to the days when geese spent the night there en route to London markets. MORE........

Try a goose egg - fantastic for omelettes. An increasing number of goose eggs will go on sale this spring as producers seek to cater for growing interest from consumers, retailers and restaurants. MORE........

Lithograph to celebrate traditional British goose
A lithograph commissioned by British Goose Producers to mark their 25th anniversary is being used this year to promote the most traditional of Christmas meals. MORE........

'Village where everything stops for the geese'
The sight of geese being driven through a village street was once a familiar sight in the British countryside. MORE.......

Efforts to bring back Goose Day Monday 29th September is Michael as Day, otherwise known as Goose Day, when according to an old English proverb those people that eat goose will not want for money for the next year MORE........

Michaelmas geese thriving on washout August.
The wet August may have been a washout for British holidaymakers - but it has been a big hit with geese on the farm. MORE.......

Goodman's Geese won first place in the poultry and game category in the Heart of England Fine Foods 'Diamond Award'. MORE........

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