Jasmine Farm needs your support!
Hi my name is Marc Frederic ‘better known as ‘Le Charcutier Anglais’.
I am asking for your support for one of my students, Maria Christina Poblete whom I’ve trained in butchery & charcuterie over the past few years and of whom I still mentor.
She is a young single mom of 2 children from the Philippines in South East Asia. Having formally qualified as a chef at Catering College, she turned to butchery & charcuterie to further enhance her skillset.
She is Philippines only qualified female Charcutier along with being a co-author with myself of a book titled ‘A World A-Z of Sausage Recipes. (All the proceeds from this book will also be contributed to Maria’s dream).
Maria has been working abroad for some years now to support not only her own 2 children but also her mom and siblings. As it is they who stayed home to care for their father who for many years suffered from kidney disease before his untimely death earlier this year. The salary Maria earned these past few years paid for all her father’s kidney dialysis treatment as well as looking after her family.
Albeit Maria and her family are still grieving, she has decided it’s now time to concentrate on her own dreams, just as her father would have wished.
Maria has chosen the National Flower of the Philippines the all year round blooming Sampaguita (Jasmine) which symbolises Purity, Fertility and Hope to be her own personal symbol of hope. Hence the wonderful name ‘Jasmine Farm’ was born.
Her aim is to return to her home country from the Maldives where she currently works and set up her own small pig farm, butchery & charcuterie business.
Here she intends to not only teach her own children this wonderful artisan craft of charcuterie but she also wishes to encompass her local community into the many social activities and educational opportunities she can offer by sharing her new found knowledge Including the safe handling and production of meat along with the many self sufficiency farming practices.
Maria wishes to introduce traditional rare breed pigs to Jasmine Farm such as the British Berkshire Pig (Kurobuta) along with Western farming methods such as high animal welfare being a priority.
So whether you are a butcher, baker or candlestick maker, please consider a donation to this very worthwhile cause. Your donation no matter how small, could make a huge difference to so many people in a far away place.
Rarely in my long career have I seen exceptional talent, Maria is probably only the second such person I’ve come across who far exceeds all expectations.
Not many people know this about Maria, she is an International Judge for ‘Great Taste’ the worlds most respected food & drink accreditation scheme, based in the United Kingdom.
Lets not waste this opportunity of her being able to pass on her skillset, especially to those who need it most.
Thank you on behalf of Maria, her family and her local community for your kindness.
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