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 [...]

Our Sustainable Food City: Plymouth Action Plan Launch was a great success.

Plymouth Council Leader Vivien Pengelly launched and endorsed the new Action Plan as did Debra Lapthorne, Joint Director for Public Health for PCC and NHS Plymouth and Jenny Bushrod, Director of Sustainability and Procurement from Plymouth University. Around 120 people attended event, as [...]

Council Leader Vivien Pengelly will be launching our new Action Plan on 23 February at Plymouth Guildhall. It is shaping up to be an exciting event with a suprise announcement in store!  Free tickets still available, but book now as they going fast…  www.foodplymouth.org

Workshops – 17, 19th January at NT Cotehele, to book call 01579 351346;   21 January, Grow Efford, call Anne Marie 0784 9073394

Sustainable Food City: Plymouth Action Plan, 10am – 2.30pm, Plymouth Guildhall, 23 February 2012. Free stands available for signatories to the Plymouth Food Charter, all bookings and enquiries   info@foodplymouth.org

   http://bit.ly/w3Yg02    Great article on Food Plymouth p26

SailTrade are an emerging Community Interest Company committed to the principles of local food, fairtrade and sustainability. Harnessing only the natural forces of wind and tide we aim to provide a viable, low carbon contribution to transport networks linking food producers and markets around the Tamar Valley it’s estuary and adjacent coastal region.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15734365

We are very much looking forward to celebrating and contributing to the vibrancy of the local food community in Plymouth,” Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

River Cottage Canteen & Deli is to join forces with Tamar View Fruiterers, based in Saltash, to create an improved food network which enables small scale producers of fruit and vegetables to [...]

http://bit.ly/q1BFZb 

Why the Government’s responsibility deal is better for the food industry than public health

This report analyses the Coalition Government’s Public Health Responsibility Deal, focusing on the pledges made by members of the food industry. The Government’s stated aim, for this Deal, is to help reduce the serious health problems caused by our [...]

River Cottage will open a new canteen and deli in the Brewhouse building at Plymouth’s Royal William Yard in November.

It will offer local, seasonal, organic and wild produce in the restaurant and to takeaway from the Deli.  It is anticipated that up to 90% of the produce will be sourced from a 50 mile radius of the city [...]

Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks set to extend his River Cottage empire this summer – with a new canteen and deli in Plymouth.

This hasn’t been confirmed by River Cottage however vacancies have been advertised for an assistant manager, restaurant supervisor, deli supervisor and junior sous chefs at the proposed new site in the city’s Royal William [...]

Carolyn Steele, author ‘Hungry City’  http://bit.ly/qPSWxC

Stoke Damerel Community College are using sustainable local maritime produce in their cookery classes.

Food Security event, 13th July 2011, University of Exeter, Conference Room 1, The Innovation Centre Phase 2, 5.00 – 7.30pm on Streatham Campus.    Targeted at local producers/suppliers, it will focus on climate and economic changes, launching a South West Food Alliance and provide the opportunity for you to contribute to research for the food economy [...]

The Cornwall Renewable Energy Show , Gaia Centre, Delabole:
Thursday 28  July, 2011 – Industry and Business
Friday 29 July, 2011 – Community and Households

Cornwall is currently heavily reliant on the importation of fossil fuels to meet much of its energy demands. Cornwall has an estimated energy bill of £1.4bn and the majority [...]

Plymouth’s Bistro One ‘tucked away’ in Ebrington Street supports local farmers and suppliers by serving an extensive range of excellent local produce. A very happy customer has contacted Food Plymouth to tell us that ‘the food is delicious, reasonably priced and the personal service is second to none. In fact you know you are eating fine, local food at [...]

Latest Plymouth Food Charter sign up comes from Dig for Devonport. They pledge to continue to encourage  and support local residents to grow their own food and create edible landscapes.

Tutti Frutti Bouquets  www.tuttifrutti-bouquets.co.uk   pledge to help promote healthy eating in Plymouth, through their innovative approach to encouraging people to eat their 5 a day.

Transition Plymouth will be doing some ‘Elderflower Alchemy’ on Friday 10 June, 7-9 pm, at Onward House, Greenbank Road. To include elderflower cordial, ‘champagne’, fritters, something with gooseberries and herb teas. Bring a(n empty) bottle. On Thursday we’ll be picking and preparing, meet Ford Park Cemetery lower gates 1pm, FPC cafe 2.30 pm or Onward [...]