About Making Local Food Work

Making Local Food Work helps people to take ownership of their food and where it comes from by providing advice and support to community food enterprises across England. If you are involved in a community food enterprise or interested in starting one in your community, we may be able to help you.

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05 May 2010: Making Local Food Work launches new research report - 'Local food and climate change - The role of community food enterprises'

Community food enterprises

Community food enterprises are businesses run by communities for their benefit, which are involved in at least one part of growing, harvesting, processing, distributing, selling or serving local food. Community food enterprises include farmers’ markets, Community Supported Agriculture enterprises, community-owned shops, food co-operatives and much more.

Information, advice and support

Making Local Food Work can help community food enterprises across England with some of the challenging aspects of running a business. We have a range of mentors and specialists which can help you with a range of issues whether this is developing a business plan, a marketing plan, putting in place a legal structure and governance arrangement or ensuring that you are complying with the latest legislation. We also work to map local food networks across England.

Making Local Food Work - Advice and support for community food enterprises pdf (1MB)

Making Local Food Work helps specific types of community food enterprises in many ways. We provide dedicated support to:

• Farmers’ markets
• Community Supported Agriculture
• Country Markets
• Food Co-operatives and Buying Groups
• Local food hubs
• Community-owned shops and other rural shops

For press and media enquires, please contact the Plunkett Foundation on 01993 810730 or info@makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk.