We've had lots
of great suggestions for websites which can help you along the #local4lent
challenge. Keep sending us your suggestions on Twitter or Facebook and we'll add them onto our list.
This challenge can be convenient too, especially for those farms who deliver
produce - what a great service!
Please note we
haven't tried out all these services but they have been recommended by people
who love shopping local.
This is a great campaign! "Love Your Local
Market is a Call to Action to create more of a buzz about the UK market scene
and in 2012, its first year over 400 markets took part in order to promote and
highlight their offer. Markets are also a great way to encourage new
start-ups and last year 2,000 pitches were created for new traders." http://loveyourlocalmarket.org.uk/
"Eat the Seasons aims to promote an understanding of food seasons. Each week we focus on
one food, which is currently in season, and share enlightening facts,
useful tips and enticing recipe ideas picked from the web and our favourite
books." http://bit.ly/13EHnF9
Mumsnet had 'Food February' and we found this useful page of links to farmers markets and independent shops. Mostly are down south with a few featuring from Manchester and Blackpool but there are some for Scotland too. Definitely worth a look! http://bit.ly/167Lvxh
We've been chatting to these great people on Twitter. "Ribble Farm Fare, based in Longridge, Lancashire, is a family run
business specialising in fruit and vegetables. Roger and Richard
Coulston successfully run the business, along with their fully committed
management team and 90 strong workforce." http://www.ribblefarmfare.co.uk/Produce
Can't believe we've not added Paganum before now! They are a great company who supply quality produce from small family run farms. So if you're doing the challenge but struggling due to lack of a local butchers then look no further. http://www.paganum.co.uk/
So if you want some proper tasty food on the go or would like to know about food festivals and events 'Up North' then Northern StrEats is the place to go! Follow them on Twitter for foodie updates and event info.
We met Out of
Yorkshire on Twitter when looking for oats! A bit about them: "Out
of Yorkshire is an online marketplace for independent suppliers based in
Yorkshire. We’re passionate about supporting small independent businesses and
helping them grow." http://www.outofyorkshire.co.uk/
FoodLink North
West is a great project which we've been following for a while and the
resources on their website are really useful. In their own words: "The
Foodlink Northwest project encompasses the whole of the field to fork
activities of the local food chain in the Northwest and represents a
partnership of interests with a passion for our region’s locally produced
foods." http://www.foodlinknw.org/
We love
Swillington Farm, they had a stall at our #local4lent event in 2012 and we're sampling
delicious sausages. They deliver organic meat boxes in the Yorkshire area. http://bit.ly/Y9gNfl
Green Pasture
Farms is a collective of traditional family farms in the North Lancashire area
of Pendle. We pride ourselves on being Ethical, Ecological and Economical.
We discovered
these guys on Twitter. They can deliver produce from Todmorden Market straight
to your door. http://www.marketdelivered.co.uk/market-produce/
Totally Locally
is a great campaign which encourages you to discover the great local
independent shops and businesses where you live. They even have a free kit so
you can launch the Totally Locally campaign in your town. http://totally-locally.co.uk/
We think this
website is great, with an interactive map showcasing a wealth of local
businesses. In their words: We love food and especially love discovering local,
artisan producers of quality food from our own community. Why shop with the
multinationals when you can shop local. Find what you can get from your local
county and keep your money where it belongs i.e. in your community! http://foodietrail.net/
Another Twitter
recommendation: The Riverford box scheme began when Guy Watson started
delivering vegetables locally to 30 friends in Devon. We now deliver around
40,000 boxes a week to homes around the UK from our regional farms. http://www.riverford.co.uk/
We discovered
this website on Twitter because they stock some of our fave
products like the delicious Harrogate Preserves and Lottie Shaw's.
http://www.deluxebite.com/
This is a great
website for transforming your ideas on how much you consume and the importance
of thinking before buying. http://www.takepart.com/
This website
collates some great info on what's happening to make this an eco-friendly
world. http://inhabitat.com/about/
Lots of interesting things to buy/make like an LED desk lamp made out of
recycled egg cartons: http://tiny.cc/iul6ew
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