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The Watercress Company is keen to promote its technical innovations as well as the benefits of eating fresh watercress and leafy salads.
Below is a selection of articles which have appeared featuring The Watercress Company and its products.
- The challenges of growing one of our most nutritious crops
An article featuring The Watercress Company in Commercial Greenhouse Grower magazine
January 2012 - TWC feature on the popular ITV program, The Hungry Sailors.
Dick Strawbridge and his son James visit one of our farms to meet Tom Amery and Tim Jesty where they gain an insight into the history of watercress and learn about current production methods.
January 2012 - Sarah Schenker prepares a great watercress soup on Channel 5's Live With Gabby
'Live With Gabby' - a short clip from this popular Channel 5 daytime program shows a deliciously simple recipe for watercress soup, just the trick to beat winter colds and flu.
January 2012 - Dorset Echo article about the TV show The Hungry Sailors
Watercress is once again on television, this time in The Hungry Sailors, featuring Dick and James Strawbridge, along with Tom Amery and Tim Jesty from The Watercress Company
January 20th 2012 - CBeebies I Can Cook - Katy Ashworth visits one of our farms
Presenter Katy Ashworth welcomes children into the I Can Cook kitchen to create a recipe of the day. Katy visited The Watercress Company to investigate how watercress is grown and to try her hand at harvesting.
December 2011 - The Watercress Company are featured on ITV's Ade in Britain
In this program you'll see Tim Jesty, a 4th generation grower & production manager for our UK farms, explain how watercress is produced.
November 2011 - The Watercress Company donates to the Dorset Echo Christmas Toy Appeal
TWC donates £100 to the Dorset Echo Christmas Toy Appeal to help ensure that needy children throughout the county receive a present this Christmas.
15th December 2011 - Dorset Echo article on the forthcoming Ade in Britain TV show
More information on the TV show from the Dorset Echo.
22nd November 2011 - Tom and James from The Watercress Company raise money for Prostate Action
Tom and James took part in this year's Piddle Dash, a 6km run to raise money for Prostate Action
November 2011 - Dorset Life interview with Bob Dalton, falconer working with The Watercress Company
An interesting and informative article about using falcons for pest control at The Watercress Company.
November 2011 - Grow your own watercress as featured in the Sunday Telegraph
Information from the Sunday Telegraph on producing your own watercress at home, with comments from Tom Amery of The Watercress Company amongst others.
October 9th 2011 - The Watercress Alliance donates to The Joe Glover Trust
The Watercress Alliance once again supports The Joe Glover Trust with a donation of £1200.
October 2011 - Tom Amery to speak at FPJ Conferences - South West event
Tom will be speaking about making the most of provenance and improving traceability. The event will be at The Grand, Bristol on 3rd November 2011
September 27th 2011 - Feast of Dorset Festival 2011
TWC exhibited at the 2011 Feast of Dorset Festival. Click the link for more information and recipes for the dips that were available on the day.
September 2011 - Country Diary - Waddock Cross
An article in The Guardian about The Watercress Company and its site at Waddock Cross, written by John Vallins
The Guardian19th September 2011 - Historical footage of watercress harvesting
Click on the link above to see footage of watercress harvesting from 1933. Things have changed considerably since then!
- On cress of a health wave
Information on the history of watercress production in Dorset, with particular reference to the Jesty family and The Watercress Company
Dorset Echo 28th June 2011 - Watercress Flowers
An article from the Fresh Produce Journal about the possibility of marketing watercress with edible flowers at certain times of the year
Fresh Produce Journal June 2011 - Charminster Fete
A letter of thanks from the organisers of Charminster Fete for the support provided by The Watercress Company
June 2011 - Fresh Produce Journal interviews Tom Amery, M.D at The Watercress Company
Tom Amery answers questions about the current season and future plans
Fresh Produce Journal May 2011 - Watercress Festival 2011
Coverage of the very successful 2011 Watercress Festival in Alresford, Hampshire
Southern Farmer May 2011 - The Wonderful World of Watercress
A feature in the May 2011 edition of Waitrose Magazine focusing on our Hampshire watercress production sites
Waitrose Magazine May 2011 - Lack of support sees salad campaign shelved
Tom Amery, Managing Director of The Watercress Company comments on the inability of BLSA members to raise sufficient contributions to fund a generic leafy salad campaign
Fresh Produce Journal February 2011 - Lockets Savoury recipe
An article by Gerard Baker, BBC chef and food historian celebrating a traditional regional recipe
BBC Good Food April 2011 - Seasonal Swap - watercress for broccoli
An article from the Healthy section of BBC Good Food
BBC Good Food April 2011 - Sylvasprings Brochure
A brochure promoting Sylvaspings watercress from the early 1960s
Early 1960s - Watch how TWC grows Watercress on BBC1's Countryfile
James Wong (presenter of Grow Your Own Drugs) came to visit us and was shown around the farms by Tom Amery and Tim Jesty.
Dorset Echo January 2011 - The Watercress Alliance donates money to the Joe Glover Trust
Visitors to the 2010 Watercress Festival in Alresford helped The Watercress Alliance raise £1800 for the Joe Glover Trust, a charity which helps children suffering from cancer and their families.
September 29th 2010 - More press following breast cancer launch
More coverage in the press about watercress having the ability to suppress breast cancer cell development
September 2010 - Aggregate Nutrient Density Index (ANDI)
Watercress comes out at the top of a new measure of relative nutrient content being used in the USA
September 2010 - Watercress on sale in Harrods Food Hall
More on TWC's supply of watercress to Harrods
September 2010 - Falcons used for bird control at The Watercress Company
TWC has employed Bob Dalton and his falcons to control problem birds
Dorset Echo September 14th 2010 - Valentine Warner and The Watercress Company at Harrods
A photo of Valentine Warner and suppliers for Harrods Festival of British Food, including Tom Amery and James Harper from The Watercress Company
September 2010 - Harrods Festival of British Food
The Watercress Company supply Harrods with watercress for their Festival of British Food, 15th September to 3rd October 2010
September 2010 - New study reveals watercress may suppress breast cancer
Scientific research, due to be unveiled at a London press conference on Tuesday 14 September, will reveal that a plant compound in watercress may have the ability to suppress breast cancer cell development.
September 2010 - Clips following breast cancer press conference
An assortment of clips from various websites around the world
September 2010 - Listen to Radio 4's recent broadcast from Waddock
Radio 4 presenter Elinor Goodman and sound recordist Caroline Snook spent time with us at Waddock Farm in Dorchester on Wed 16th June.
July 2010 - Tesco Community Fair
The Watercress Company and Alresford Salads team up to promote watercress to Tesco customers
September 2010 - Valentine Warner
Valentine Warner promotes The Watercress Company on his website
August 2010 - Watercress: Best of the bunch
It's been upstaged in the kitchen by fashionable rocket leaves. But now we're rediscovering the peppery pleasures of watercress - read this article from the Independent written by Anthea Gerrie.
May 2010 (The Independent) - Superfood: green blooded 24-7 food hero, Tim Jesty is enjoying the plants surge in popularity.
For many of us, spuds or pasta are a daily suppertime fixture but for Tim Jesty the tables must-have ingredient is green and leafy with a peppery bite: Watercress....
May 2010 - Watch clips from television featuring Watercress
Due to the rise in the popularity of Watercress it is often used as an ingredient by TV chefs. Click here to view some short clips of recent TV programmes.
- Weymouth Manor Townswomen's Guild visit TWC
Members of Weymouth Manor Townswomen's Guild spent an interesting morning at Warmwell farm with Managing Director Tom Amery
April 2010 - VISIT US AT THE ALRESFORD WATERCRESS FESTIVAL
Enjoy a day out in Hampshire and visit us at the Alresford watercress festival on Sunday 16th May - get a sneak preview of the programme here...
April 2010 - GUIDE TO BUYING, STORING, COOKING & EATING WATERCRESS
Rick Peters from the Guardian looks at the different ways Watercress can be used and examines some of the many health benefits.
March 2010 - VOILA, SAYS TV CHEF RAYMOND BLANC
Raymond Blanc visited The Watercress Company's Manor Farm, Hampshire in the late summer of 2009.
March 2010 - PRINCESS OF WALES' WATERCRESS SOUP RECIPE
The Food Aid Cookery Book features a recipe for Watercress Soup from the Princess of Wales.
October 2009 - WATERCRESS PRODUCERS STAND THEIR GROUND
British Watercress farmers are seeking an EU ruling to ensure that land-grown cress cannot be sold as traditionally grown Watercress.
October 2009 - LOCAL FOOTBALL CLUB SPONSORSHIP
The Watercress Company participate in the local community and sponsor Owermoigne FC for the coming season.
October 2009 - WATERCRESS WILD AND CULTIVATED
Watercress is a British native plant and grows wild in streams and ditches, although possible contamination by bacteria or liver fluke means that it is not wise to eat this.
Published September 09 (Kitchen Garden) - TESCO PUSHES WATERCRESS
Tesco is enhancing it's watercress offer in the south by hosting Meet the Grower events featuring local producers, as it looks to boost promotion and sales of the product.
Published August 09 (FPJ) - RESEARCH IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS
Hardly a week goes by without some research study into the health benefits of a particular food hitting the headlines.
Published July 09 (FPJ) - RETAIL IS ALL ABOUT IMAGE WHEN IT COMES TO QUALITY
While the multiples obsess about promoting value for money on their fresh produce shelves, there remains an ongoing battle to project their reputation for quality.
Published May 08 (FPJ) - CONSUMER MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR WINNER
Wendy Akers, PR for the Watercress Alliance .
Published March 08 (Horticulture Week) - MEET THE SUPPLIER: TOM AMERY WATERCRESS FARMER
It's delicious peppery flavour makes Watercress one of the UK's most popular salad leaves, with a national market of about 90 tonnes per week.
Published 11/01/08 (Gazette) - HEALTHY AND DELICIOUS: WATERCRESS IS POPULAR ALL YEAR ROUND
The British are champion watercress eaters, says Tom Amery.
Published 22/11/07 (Country Life) - TWC TRIUMPH LEADS TO GROWTH
Successful marketing in the spring and growth of the market forecast at 20% this year have led The Watercress Company to invest in expanding its spring and autumn production area in Spain.
Published October 07 (FPJ) - WATERCRESS COMPANY PLANS EXPANSION
Recent building work is almost complete on a new 4ha watercress bed development at the Dorset based firm at Rocio.
Published 01/10/07 (Freshinfo) - ONE STEP FURTHER AT THE WATERCRESS COMPANY
The Watercress Company (TWC) has gone one step further in reducing field contaminants in baby leaf salad crops.
Published July 07 (FPJ) - WATERCRESS: FROM THE REGIONS
Watercress is available from the UK throughout the year but with demand so high these days the main UK season is between May and October.
Published 28/06/07 (Caterer & Hotel Keeper) - WAITROSE'S GREAT REGIONAL AND UNWASHED
Waitrose has successfully launched the latest of its award winning regional offer last week.
Published 25/06/07 (Freshinfo) - WAITROSE: BEST OF BRITISH
Food farming and the preservation of our countryside are always in the news and more people than ever want to know how their food is produced.
Published May/June 2007 (Seasons - Waitrose magazine) - WATERCRESS CEMENTS STATUS
The Watercress Alliance, a consortium of UK watercress producers, is hoping to cement the leafy vegetable's superfood appeal with a new study showing it can significantly lower the risk of cancer.
Published Feb 07 (FPJ) - LATEST WEAPON IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER: WATERCRESS
'Eating watercress everyday could cut the risk of getting cancer' according to researchers.
Published 16/02/07 (Daily Mail) - DAILY BUNCH OF WATERCRESS 'CAN CUT CANCER RISK'
'Eating watercress everyday could help protect against cancer' say researchers.
Published 16/02/07 (Daily Express) - SPICY LEAVES ARE A SUPERFOOD SAY BOFFINS
'Move over blueberries - Watercress is the new superfood of 2007'.
Published 16/02/07 (Sun) - WATERCRESS: THE ANCIENT CURE ALL
Watercress was declared the latest superfood yesterday for being packed with a higher than usual amount of nutrients found in vegetables.
Published 16/02/07 (Daily Telegraph)