Local suppliers update

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Here is the first of our updates on local producers, suppliers and retailers - who is open for sales, delivery or collection.  The situation is changing daily so do please check each supplier's Facebook page or website regularly.  We'll try to update as often as possible! Contact details for each are available on our Suppliers page.

Black Isle Dairy Honesty shop

Open from 7.30am until 8pm, daily. Strict safety restrictions in place - enter one at a time, avoid busy periods (late pm), use hand sanitiser and sprays provided.  Fresh milk, yoghurt, ice cream, eggs, butter, cheese and meats. Please bring your own milk bottle if possible.

Black Isle Turkeys

Organising a delivery service for NHS staff and elderly/high risk people on the Black Isle. Meat, eggs, veg and other essential products such as bread, milk etc. If you can't get to the shop please get in touch and they will do their best to help you out.

The Chocolate Place

Cuddle Bag orders for delivery on Saturdays.  Order in advance. FREE DELIVERY within 20 miles includes Nairn, Drumnadrochit, Dingwall and ALL of the Black Isle.

Egg Box Shop

Open - the hens are laying well. Enter one at a time and use the hand sanitiser provided.

Forest to Fork

Still have a limited stock of venison available in the freezer. Either order online http://foresttofork.co.uk/shop/ or email nick@foresttofork.co.uk. Collection from the larder near Culbokie. May be able to arrange local delivery on the Black Isle if necessary. Payment can be with cash or by card.

Highland Crackers

Available online and through local stockistshttp://www.highlandcrackers.co.uk/

Highland Home Cook

https://www.facebook.com/highlandhomecook/. Message about collection/ deliveries of bread. Payment can be handled electronically.

Spud Hut

Open. Cannot deliver but will put together a box for collection.

Left Coast Culture

Now have an online shop and are offering free contact-less delivery in Inverness.**https://left-coast-culture.myshopify.com/collections/allhttps://www.facebook.com/leftcoastculture/Orders placed by midnight on Sunday will be delivered the following Friday.We know this is different from the immediacy we’re all used to but the cheeses take 3-4 days to set. As a small gesture of thanks to our dedicated health workers, we’re offering a 20% discount to all NHS staff. Just drop us a message and we’ll give you the code.**contact-less delivery is available in Inverness only at this time. If you live out with the city, please get in touch and we’ll try to figure something out.

Highland Wholefoods Cooperative

The shop is closed to the public. Due to unprecedented demand they can no longer take telephone calls or orders from the public. If you are a trade customer, order by email only, using codes to speed up the process. Keep and eye on their website for updates.

Let's Go Lentil

Offering a delivery service of the organic wholefoods we have in stock. All the items are on www.letsgolentil.co.uk with pricings. I won't be making huge bulk deliveries so please just order what you normally would so as not to encourage panic buying and minimum order will probably have to be £5. I will deliver around the areas we usually have the markets (Culbokie, Muir, Dingwall, North Kessock) and will include Beauly. If you live more locally (near Muir of Ord) I could probably deliver on another day so just send a message and I will see what I can do. I am going to hope to have the card machine up and running so that people can avoid cash handling also.Check Facebook for updates: https://www.facebook.com/Lets-Go-Lentil/

Natural Pork Co.

No pork available at present

Slainteach

Medicinal herbs and teas. Order from the website scottishteas.com or buy from a local stockist.

Strathpeffer Artisan Bread

Order Sundays, baking done on Tuesdays. Local deliveries. https://www.facebook.com/StrathBread/

Veg box suppliers

Black Isle Veg Boxes

Due to exceptional demand unable to take new orders. If you are an existing customer please order well before the (new) Monday 7pm cut off time. This will help us plan harvest and sourcing from other local growers and wholesalers. All orders should be placed online rather than by text/PM/phone/email as it's so busy that any other orders are likely to get mislaid.https://store.buckybox.com/black-isle-veg-boxes

Knockfarrell Croft

Unable to take on new customers due to unprecedented demand. All local markets cancelled. Free range pork still available. See website for details of how to order.

Macleod Organics

Due to unprecedented demand unable to take any new orders at the moment.

Tollie Croft

Some stock still available but due to unprecedented demand they regret they can only do small boxes and maintain regulars with their orders.