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02 December 2004
Local food lovers in the
Thames Valley can find out everything they need to know about local
food in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire
on-line from this Thursday, 2 December.
The brand new local food website
www.local-food.net goes live on Thursday when the Berkshire,
Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire (BBO) Food Groups
launch their new membership scheme.
“Everyone who loves eating and drinking local produce will be able to
find out from our new website where they can buy it,” says Tamara
Schiopu, BBO Food Groups co-ordinator. “There are listings of all the
Farmers’ Markets in the three counties, as well as farm shops.”
The BBO Food Groups membership scheme is being launched at Oxford
Brookes University’s Headington Hill Hall on 2 December. Membership
gives anyone who wants to support the work of the local food groups
the chance to get regular news and information about local produce.
“Dozens of local producers are already members, and benefiting from
subsidised training and marketing support,” says Tamara. “Membership
is open to pubs and restaurants that serve local produce on their
menus, as well as larger commercial organisations such as Oxford,
Swindon and Gloucestershire Co-op.”
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Notes to
Editors:
For further information,
please contact:
Tamara Schiopu, BBO Food Groups Co-ordinator
Tel: 01865 484116 or
E-mail: oxford@local-food.net
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes, and Oxfordshire (BBO) Food
Groups is a federation to:
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enable as many people as possible to have
access to good locally-produced food
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support producers who use humane,
environmentally friendly methods, sell through local retail outlets,
and are of benefit to local communities
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encourage retail and catering outlets
(including supermarkets, shops, restaurants, hotels) to sell and use
local food
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initiate and support projects that enable the
production and consumption of local food by local people.
BBO Food Groups is a non-profit making
organisation supported by Oxford Brookes University, SEEDA, South East
Food Group Partnership, and local authorities in Berks, Bucks & Milton
Keynes, and Oxfordshire.
Please visit
www.local-food.net
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