Any Plymouth events we can help publicise? #foodrevolution http://bit.ly/YtxoiM

from Plymouth Uni students, live until 3 May, we appreciate your feedback thank you!

  www.surveymonkey.com/s/foodplymouth

Anyone else want to join them? http://bit.ly/YQoWdd

Around 60 food businesses, Plymouth Guildhall, drop in between 10am – 5pm.

At a time when 25% of the adult population is considered to be obese and the annual cost of the national obesity epidemic is estimated at £5 billon, a Plymouth based research project that introduced young men and older people to sustainable and healthy food activities points to innovative partnership solutions. The research showed how [...]

Some scientists have suggested that, when all potential inefficiencies are accounted for, local food distribution systems may be less sustainable than globalised systems. However, new research examining the behaviour of participants in local food networks in France suggests that they can be as energy efficient as globalised systems.

Under globalised food systems, produce is often [...]

Tamar Grow Local run beekeeping courses for beginners simon@tamargrowlocal.org We are already taking bookings for the 1st course this year on 13th, 20th and 27th April, cost is £75, all equipment provided, just bring lunch and wellies! http://www.tamargrowlocal.org/

The Soil Association helps launch national campaign to tackle world hunger.  Hunger and malnutrition in childhood will trap almost a billion young people in poverty by 2025, according to a major new campaign. ‘Enough Food for Everyone IF’, the largest coalition of its kind in the UK since Make Poverty History in 2005. IF enough [...]

Rhodes @the Dome on Plymouth Hoe is now taking reservations http://www.rhodesatthedome.co.uk/

The Treasury cafe, bar and restaurant in Catherine St, Plymouth have pledged their support to the Plymouth Food Charter.  They actively source all their meat, fruit and vegetables from local producers and suppliers, they also undertake a sustainable fish sourcing policy.

Proprieter Benjamin Shearn said, ‘ Where possible we aim to source all our meat from farm to fork [...]

Fancy becoming a trader in the Plymouth City Market? All of our traders enjoy a fun, relaxed working environment with fair trade and equality as a priority. Please complete the small form below and hit the Join button and we’ll get an application form in the post to you. Alternatively, you can pop in and [...]

A Harvest Market will run alongside the popular annual apple festival  on 31 October, at Devonport Guildhall in Ker Street.  We have excellent local producers but there are still some spaces available.
For more information about booking a stand contact laura.greenland@realideas.org
For general enquiries about the event contact Tess on digfordevonport@hotmail.co or telephone 07531 [...]

Efford’s monthly Street Market is taking place tomorrow 4 October, 10am – 4pm.

Great news: we have a fresh fruit and veg stall joining us tomorrow.  Please come along and support the traders.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Plymouth Business Expo, part of the Marine City Festival, will be on Wednesday 12th September on Plymouth Hoe. Mainly a B2B event but with a number of hotels and conference venues exhibiting. Interested in exhibiting? contact Lesley Allinson at the Chamber of Commerce on 01752 273880 or lesley.allinson@plymouth-chamber.co.uk.

Come and visit Food Plymouth at Flavour Fest this weekend. Also don’t miss the presentation of the Plymouth Food Awards on the main stage at 12.30pm Friday 17th August.  Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote and support the excellent businesses and organisations who were nominated.  Look forward to seeing you there!  Continue Reading →

Join us on from 11am – 4pm on Saturday 14 July at Place de Brest, Plymouth City Centre and find out all about Plymouth ‘Love Parks Week’ 21 – 29 July.

Childrens activities, guided nature and forage activities around the city centre www.plymouth.gov.uk/loveparksweek

Pips Pick Your Own It has been the wettest June since records began and the hardest one for pick your owns and growers that we can ever remember! We have raspberries, gooseberries, black currents, tayberries, carrots, garlic, broad beans, wonderful new potatoes and more to come throughout the season. Please support us….we don’t like to [...]

Tell us who is doing the most to bring fresh, healthy, local, sustainable and delicious food to the people of Plymouth. This is a great chance to celebrate and recognise some of the excellent local food producers, businesses, individuals and organisations who are supporting the aims of the Plymouth Food Charter and helping to make [...]

16 June, 10am – 4pm at Tamar Valley Centre, Gunnislake; Free lunch and workshops, Community Grower SW networking day; info@guydoncaster.co.uk

The Co-operative has just launched a pilot funding award for allotments and community growers in the South West.   Applications are encouraged as The Co-op are keen to demonstrate to their national Values & Principles Committee that this is an area which should be supported with more resources. Application form can be downloaded until August: http://bit.ly/MY0PUX    [...]

East End Allotments invite you to join them for one of their delicious cream tea open days from;  11am – 1pm on 27 Jun, 16 July and 13 August. Visit their wonderful allotments, meet the people and help them raise funds for the community allotments at same time!
They look forward to meeting you there.
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Tavy Ales Ltd are the latest Food Charter signatory, pledging to create a new local micro brewery producing real ales and celebrating our national beverage in plymouth and west devon  www.tavyales.co.uk

Plymouth University have sponsored a new category, Best Local Food Product, for the Plymouth Food Awards – to local support enterprise and innovation – remember to nominate your favourites soon! http://bit.ly/J5N5Fg

A special Jubilee Good Food and Craft Market is to be held at Royal William Yard in Plymouth on 4 June, 10am – 3pm, after the fantastic success of the inaugural market. 

The market will be even bigger and better than the last, and will include a good arts and craft fair and quintessentially English games. [...]

Years of hard work to improve school meals are being undone Government policies are placing our children’s health and education at risk It would cost nothing to make existing food standards apply to academy schools

As the battle to persuade the Government to review its decision to exempt academies and free schools from complying [...]

New Soil  Association report ‘Just say N2O’   launched today at the House of Commons. The report calls for farming to become less dependent on manufactured nitrogen fertiliser, and makes the case for a transformation of our current farming system to one that obtains nitrogen from nitrogen-fixing legumes.

Meet Steve Ritz – he’ll make your day – intellectual viagra indeed !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcSL2yN39JM

Inspiring Ted Talk about urban agriculture in the Bronx

RIO has been running 2 x 6 week programmes to support young people into food, catering and hospitality industry and to enhance work readiness for the sector. All the young people enrolled onto the course as they have a passion in this area and are keen to gain whatever experience they can to better position [...]

Agricultural policies developed with the help of a Westcountry farmer have been formally adopted by the Green Party.  http://bit.ly/yEHPLA

Henry Gent, who farms 500 acres at Broadclyst, near Exeter, joined the party two years ago after becoming increasingly concerned by the threat posed by climate change.

Since then he has been working on a [...]

Plymouth City Council’s catering service has achieved the prestigious Food for Life Gold catering mark for all of the city’s school meals. Plymouth is the only local authority in-house caterer in England currently serving gold menus to all of its schools. In addition Plymouth University’s catering team have been awarded the Food for Life Bronze [...]

SUSTAINABLE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES – WORKING TOGETHER IN PLYMOUTH

 A FREE event featuring international expert Professor Hugh Barton (University of the West of England/World Health Organisation)  Tuesday 21 February 2012, Devonport Guildhall, Plymouth: 9.30am-4pm

Please book your place before the 7 February by emailing:justine.dalton@nhs.net

Phone enquiries via the the Public Health Team 01752 434867 and [...]

Saltram House and Buckland Abbey wassailing events this Saturday evening, 14 January Saltram@nationaltrust.org.uk  bucklandabbey@nationaltrust.org.uk

Rob Hopkins reflections on the Portas Review  http://transitionculture.org/2011/12/14/another-world-is-not-only-possible-shes-opening-a-bakery-round-the-corner-reflections-on-the-portas-review/
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University College Plymouth  (UCP) Marjons are committed to supporting local businesses to provide healthy food for our students and staff.

Nearly 50 people attended our recent meeting at the Copthorne Hotel to support this initiative.  The next meeting to explore ideas and next steps is on 1 December, 5.30 – 7.30pm at 171 Armada Way. Come along to find out more!

This article demonstrates what Plymouth could do, in terms of the opportunities in street food.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2011/oct/14/vancouver-gourmet-street-food

Sent in by Colin Trier.

Come along to enjoy a feast of apples – pressing, tasting, sharing, learning – fun activities for all!

11am – 4pm, 26 October, Devonport Guildhall. 

Apples wanted!  Bring them in to juice, or we may be able to collect.  All enquiries call:  07531 506 481 .

In support of the Plymouth Food Charter, Plymouth University has recently acquired a large allotment at Central Park. It is our intention to set up a volunteer project group of staff and student members to turn this overgrown space into an area where we can produce locally, home grown fruit and vegetables and flowers that [...]

Food Plymouth will be located at stand B1 next to Food is Fun marquee at Flavour Fest this weekend. Come and visit us to find out more about the Plymouth Food Charter and how you can get involved. 

We will be announcing the winners of the new Plymouth Food Awards on the main stage from 12.30pm [...]

There are still spaces for an innovative new market in Plymouth that is running at the same site as the British Art Show launch weekend, and the Americas Cup final weekend 16-18 September – details can be found here
http://www.facebook.com/event.​php?eid=171102699625168 Location: Parade Green, Royal William Yard, PlymouthTime: Friday, 16 September 2011 10:00

The West Kestle Mobile Farm Shop will be on the University campus every Friday in Rolle Square from 10am – 5pm.  They provide a variety of competitively priced products including fresh fruit and vegetables, free range chicken, pork, bacon, sausages and eggs all sourced from local farms.  http://bit.ly/oYMcV1 

Not only is this a very [...]

Arthur Potts Dawson, People’s Supermarket, GreenTalk 2011 http://youtu.be/aeRELHmoT_s

The big push is now on to try and reach our £70,000 share issue target. The minimum investment level is just £50 making it an affordable ethical investment opportunity, creating a more sustainable future for Cornish communities. Invesment deadline 22 July www.communitypowercornwall.coop

The Ecological Land Co-operative (ELC) is seeking three tenants for their first three residential smallholdings for new entrants to ecological agriculture.  If you are interested in self-building an eco-home, establishing a land-based livelihood and being part of a pioneering eco-hamlet and co-operative then you can download an application pack from ELC’s website www.ecologicalland.coop , [...]

Sustain conference in London, Friday 15 July, ‘Food and Spatial Planning’ – how food and community organisations can influence and use planning policy to help create a more sustainable food system. John Dixon from Plymouth City Council is speaking. Check out their report; www.sustainweb.org/resources/files/reports/Good_planning_for_good_food.pdf

PL:21 2nd Local Food Forum, 12 July, 2pm Watermark, Ivybridge – Forum will consist of a visit to a local moorland farm, shared transport, return by 5.30pm.  For more details contact pl-21@hotmail.co.uk or phone 01752 892 676

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Grow Efford Partnership have developed an innovative community social enterprise around apple based products. Today they signed up to the Plymouth Food Charter, as they pledge to start taking their ideas, skills and knowledge to share with other communities within the city.