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<title>New Sector June/July 2008</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Jan Trefusis of Plunkett describes progress on the programme to support local food initiatives Making Local Food Work, the £10... ]]></description>
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<title>New food around the block </title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Rising food prices and increased interest in healthy food, means more people are looking to grow their own.  Growing Round... ]]></description>
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<title>Making Local Food Work on BBC Radio 4's Food Programme</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Sheila Dillon interviews Kath Dalmeny, Policy Director of Sustain and MLFW Board member, about Local Food initiatives. Listen to the whole... ]]></description>
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<title>Buy Local; Save Money - FARMA tell us why local food is good for your wallet</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ BUY LOCAL; SAVE MONEY     The rising cost of living is more reason than ever to buy local food, says the... ]]></description>
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<title>From FARMA - Pick-Your-Own is Back in Flavour</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ As food prices rise, thousands of shoppers are heading to pick-your-own farms this summer for the best local, seasonal produce... ]]></description>
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<title>Bridport Schools' Hot Meals Receive National Recognition</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Eight primary schools in the Bridport area are celebrating as their innovative hot school meals service has just received national... ]]></description>
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<title>Government sets out 21st century challenges for food in the UK (Defra)</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Cabinet Office today publishes the results of a ten-month Strategy Unit project looking at food policy across Government -... ]]></description>
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<title>From FARMA: Small shops to be protected from supermarkets, says government</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Communities' secretary, Hazel Blears, has announced that small shops are to be given some protection against competition from out-of-town supermarkets.... ]]></description>
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<title>Local Food Shop Guide Launched</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Plunkett Foundation have today made available a guide booklet for prospective local food shop owners. Entitled How to open... ]]></description>
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<title>Making Local Food Work Quarterly Newsletter</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Welcome to the second Making Local Food Work quarterly newsletter.We’re fast approaching the end of the programme’s first year and... ]]></description>
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<title>Defra &quot;Food Statistics Pocketbook&quot; published</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ An annual compendium of food statistics, ranging from food prices to food supply, and for the first time including data... ]]></description>
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<title>EFFP - Volatile food prices demand new strategies from food and farming businesses</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ According to a new retail food price forecast from English Farming and Food Partnerships (EFFP) food inflation has peaked and... ]]></description>
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<title>Farmers' Weekly: Shop produce cheaper than supermarket food</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ 07/11/2008 11:43:00FWiLocally-produced food is often cheaper than produce sold in supermarkets, according to research carried out by Farmers Weekly.In a... ]]></description>
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<title>Making Local Food Work Autumn Newsletter</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hello and welcome to the Autumn edition of the Making Local Food Work newsletter. We’re now into the programme’s second... ]]></description>
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<title>New Sector: Local food, local wealth</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The December/January issue of New Sector magazine celebrates community-based and co-operative local food schemes across the country, inluding several Making Local... ]]></description>
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<title>Food Co-ops Conference 2009</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/32</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Our national food co-ops conference will be held onMonday 2 February 2009 10am - 4pm at 76Portland Place, London W1B... ]]></description>
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<title>FSB urges MPs to buy local this Christmas</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ From Speciality Food Magazine:MPS URGED TO SUPPORT LOCAL FOODby Nicola MallettThe Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is encouraging MPs to... ]]></description>
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<title>Defra - Hilary Benn appoints Council to advise on UK food strategy</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (National)Hilary Benn calls for global agreement to secure the future of our food as... ]]></description>
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<title>North Somerset Producer Co-operative Established</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ During 2008, as part of the Co-operatively - Owned Farmers' Markets strand, FARMA and Plunkett Foundation have been supporting the... ]]></description>
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<title>BBC Online: Food needs 'fundamental rethink'</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A sustainable global food system in the 21st Century needs to be built on a series of &quot;new fundamentals&quot;, according... ]]></description>
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<title>A date for your diaries...</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/40</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[  making local food work: communities taking control&#160;The idea of communities taking the initiative to provide their own access to healthy,... ]]></description>
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<title>Announcing Skillshare!</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/41</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A new mentoring programme from the Making Local Food Work, Specialist Enterprise Support team is available to community food businesses... ]]></description>
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<title>Conference places now available</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/42</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ We are pleased to announce that we are now taking bookings for the conference, which takes place in Birmingham on... ]]></description>
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<title>IGD - Consumers continuing to buy local despite recession</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/43</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ According to the latest report by food and grocery experts IGD, the recession has not dampened British consumers' enthusiasm for... ]]></description>
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<title>MLFW Conference now sold out</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ We are pleased to announce that the conference on 30th March, making local food work: communities taking control has now... ]]></description>
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<title>CSA on the BBC</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Community supported agriculture makes Editor's Choice on BBC news website: Forget the FTSE: invest in Cabbages!BBC news on-line recently came... ]]></description>
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<title>Is the credit crunch affecting your business?</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/47</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[  Cheetah Television is making a pilot for a major British broadcaster about how the current financial crisis is affecting small... ]]></description>
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<title>All you need to know about Food Co-ops</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/48</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ As part of the Making Local Food Work programme, Sustain's Food Co-ops and Buying Groups  project seeks to create and... ]]></description>
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<title>MLFW in the Sunday Times</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/51</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Making Local Food Work programme and Swillington Community Supported Agriculture scheme feature in today's Sunday Times. The article, That's... ]]></description>
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<title>£1 Million Package for Third Sector Recession Support (England) </title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/52</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Further to the announcement of the Government’s £42.5 million action plan “Real help for Communities Volunteers, Charities and Social Enterprises”,... ]]></description>
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<title>Changing the food system from the bottom up </title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/54</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ NEWS RELEASEThursday, 02 April 2009Changing the food system from the bottom up Social enterprises rooted in communities can change food... ]]></description>
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<title>Join the new Local Action on Food network!</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/55</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 11:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[  Local Action on Food is a new network that is coordinated by Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming. ... ]]></description>
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<title>Communities see local food as the antidote to Recession</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/56</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 17:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Communities taking control of their food can save money and eat well in spite of the Recession and global price... ]]></description>
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<title>Local Food in Demand </title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/57</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ from the Local Food programme:Since opening in March 2008 the Local Food programme has had a tremendous response from organisations... ]]></description>
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<title>Vacancy at Ideal for All</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/58</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 11:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Job Title: Lead Officer for Horticultural Therapy and LearningHours: 37 hours per week (this may include some evening / weekend   work as required)Grade: SPC... ]]></description>
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<title>Defra launch 'Eat Seasonably' campaign</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/59</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 14:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A new Defra-backed campaign called ‘Eat Seasonably’ was launched on 28 May. It aims to introduce people to the benefits of... ]]></description>
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<title>FARMA Launches Month of Taste on 13th June</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/60</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[  The Month of Taste is a national celebration of the best of British summer foods direct from the farm. Organised... ]]></description>
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<title>Children's Food Festival</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/61</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Saturday 27 June and Sunday 28 June 2009The Northmoor Trust Farm, ten miles south of OxfordIf your children turn their... ]]></description>
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<title>The Guardian: City of London plans guerrilla allotments</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/62</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Square Mile, capital of commerce and the site of Britain's most expensive real estate, could soon host some of... ]]></description>
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<title>NCVO launches comprehensive funding website</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/63</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The National Council for Voluntary Organisations has launched Funding Central, a comprehensive information site for the social enterprises, charities and... ]]></description>
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<title>CSA Conference Cancelled</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/64</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Soil Association CSA Conference:  6-9 August 2009Just to let you know that sadly we have had to make the decision... ]]></description>
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<title>The Telegraph - Credit Crunch leads to expanding waistlines</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/65</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Shoppers are cutting back on fresh fruit and vegetables while frozen pizza, crisps and other snacks rise in popularity during... ]]></description>
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<title>Freshinfo: Consumers still ignorant about fruit and veg</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/66</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Consumer ignorance of fresh produce remains high, with knowledge of the source, season and nutritious value of fruit and vegetables... ]]></description>
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<title>Save the Date: MLFW Conference on 30th September</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/67</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The second Making Local Food Work conference, Community Enterprise in Britain's Food Future will take place on Wednesday 30th September... ]]></description>
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<title>Food and Fairness Inquiry Launched</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/68</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Public inquiry launched on Food and FairnessJust how fair is our food? News of hunger, obesity and bumper supermarket profits... ]]></description>
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<title>Job Vacancy: Project Officer, Northern England</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/69</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Project Officer, Northern England Part time - 3 days per week. £23-25,000 pro rata.£10 million funding by the National Lottery... ]]></description>
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<title>Defra: Fruit and veg marketing regulations clarified </title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/70</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Consumers will now be able to see fruit and vegetables as nature intended.Strawberries or apples for making jams and pies... ]]></description>
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<title>Job Vacancy: Grower, Occombe, Devon</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/71</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Occombe Farm is a 150 acre educational organic livestock farm on the edge of Paignton in Devon.  Torbay Coast and... ]]></description>
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<title>New Defra Minister Praises Farmers' Markets</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/72</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Newly - appointed Minister for Food, Farming and Environment, Jim Fitzpatrick recently spoke out in favour of farmers' markets.Addressing the World... ]]></description>
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<title>Tickets available for September MLFW Conference</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/73</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The second Making Local Food Work conference will take place on Wednesday 30th September 2009 at the Bristol Marriott City... ]]></description>
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<title>Job Vacancy: Ecoworks Local Food Worker</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/74</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ To co-ordinate production, sales, collection and delivery of fruit and vegetables distributed by the FRESH project and manage grow-to-order arrangements... ]]></description>
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<title>Win an ethical food hamper</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ We would love to have your feedback on our Governance resources so that we can develop them further and make... ]]></description>
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<title>Vacancies at Home Grown - Community Owned, Devon</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Devon-based local food project &quot;Home Grown - Community Owned&quot; has been awarded BIG Lottery Funding for a five year programme. ... ]]></description>
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<title>FARMA: More than half of UK households by direct from the farm</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ More than half of UK households are choosing to buy direct from the farm, according to the latest research from... ]]></description>
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<title>Growing Well CSA gets going</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Growing Well is a Soil Association certified social enterprise based at Low Sizergh Farm.  They grow and sell superb organic veg... ]]></description>
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<title>The Independent: Major Fruit Supplier in Wage Scandal</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/79</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ An article in today's Independent newspaper alleges that migrant workers on farms for one of the UK's larget fruit suppliers... ]]></description>
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<title>The Grocer: Aldi facing supplier anger over 5% cut</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Discount supermarket Aldi has angered suppliers by informing them that it will pay 5% less for their produce from the... ]]></description>
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<title>The People's Supermarket</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Are you passionate about food and your local community?Would you like to be part of an exciting new project to change... ]]></description>
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<title>Cooperatives UK announces new Chief Executive</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/82</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Co-operativesUK has announced that Ed Mayo is to take over as Chief Executive following the retirement of Dame Pauline Green... ]]></description>
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<title>Vacancy: Communications and Media Officer</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/83</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Plunkett FoundationCommunications and Media Officer£23-25,000Woodstock, Oxfordshire&#160;Now in its 90th year, the Plunkett Foundation is dedicated to supporting co-operatives and social... ]]></description>
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<title>Greener Together Project Manager Vacancy</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/84</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Greener Together – Project Manager  £28,000 p.a. Manchester Co-operativesUK is delivering a two year national project Greener Together – The... ]]></description>
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<title>Handmade Bakery on Radio 4</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/85</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ MLFW-supported community bakery, the Handmade Bakery, was featured on yesterday's You and Yours programme on BBC Radio 4. The bakery... ]]></description>
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<title>Advisers required for Community Shops and Local Food Project</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/86</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ MLFW Website – Community Shops and Local Food pageWould you like to join Plunkett’s team of advisers?Community Shops and Local... ]]></description>
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<title>Parliamentary committee urges UK to produce more sustainable food</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/87</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ UK SHOULD PRODUCE MORE FOOD, MORE SUSTAINABLY, SAYS SELECT COMMITTEE &#160;Securing food supplies up to 2050: the challenges for the... ]]></description>
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<title>The Times: Bumper crop of British plums expected</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/88</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Growers are predicting a bumper crop for British plums this summer after the best weather conditions in years. Trees have... ]]></description>
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<title>Guardian: US woman bakes her way out of mortgage crisis</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/89</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A New Jersey woman has cooked up a sweet solution to a bitter financial jam: a bake sale.Angela Logan has... ]]></description>
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<title>'Pig Business' exposé of the pork industry online for a limited time</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/90</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ If you haven't already seen Pig Business, the documentary by campaigner Tracy Worcester about globalised industrial pig farming, then we... ]]></description>
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<title>Follow us on Twitter!</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/91</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Making Local Food Work now has a Twitter profile. Get the latest tweets from the world of Community Food Enterprise at http://twitter.com/janmlfw ... ]]></description>
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<title>Study muddies waters in 'food miles' debate</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/92</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A Defra-sponsored study, recently brought to light by Farmers' Weekly, claims that foods such as chicken and strawberries, produced in the... ]]></description>
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<title>Tesco getting into the allotment game</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/93</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Tesco have been branded 'hypocrites' by campaigners in Suffolk over plans to open allotments next to one of their Dobbies garden centres,... ]]></description>
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<title>Video about community-owned grocer's shop</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/94</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Watch this BBC film about Green Valley Grocer, the community-owned grocery shop in Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8142471.stm  ]]></description>
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<title>Conference places booking up fast</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/95</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Places at our next conference, Making local food work: community enterprise and the future of food, are once again selling... ]]></description>
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<title>Economy Gastronomy, BBC2, Weds</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/96</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A new programme on BBC Two hopes to help households eat well and eat affordably during the Recession.Top chefs Allegra... ]]></description>
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<title>The Grocer: Competition Commission calls for supermarket ombudsman ‘as soon as practicable’</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/97</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Competition Commission has called on the government to set up a supermarket ombudsman as soon as possible after failing... ]]></description>
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<title>BBC Radio 4: Is our food too cheap?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Interesting debate on the Reality Check show about the price of food in the supermarket. There's a chance to listen... ]]></description>
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<title>'The Future of Food' - BBC2, 9pm</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/99</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The first episode of this three-part series airs tonight on BBC2: George Alagiah travels the world to reveal a growing global... ]]></description>
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<title>Co-operatives Consultation</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/100</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Co-operatives and local communities - a positive impact? Do you think that your co-operative makes a positive difference to the... ]]></description>
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<title>How fair is the food sector?</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/101</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Consumers encouraged to have their say on what is wrong with the current global food systemObesity, hunger and worker exploitation... ]]></description>
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<title>Join in Defra's 'Food 2030' Discussion</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/102</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Defra is inviting people to comment on their Food 2030 project, which is examining how to meet food security targets... ]]></description>
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<title>All free places taken at MLFW conference</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/103</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ All of the free spaces available to representatives of community food enterprises at the forthcoming Making Local Food Work conference... ]]></description>
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<title>Organic Food Festival, Bristol, 12th - 13th Sept</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/104</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Held September 12-13 at Bristol’s scenic Harbourside, the Organic Food Festival is organised in association with the Soil Association and... ]]></description>
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<title>Localised Food Supply, Cuban Style</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/105</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Many people will have heard of how ordinary Cubans rose to the challenge of meeting their food needs when imports,... ]]></description>
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<title>Job Vacancies: Mapping Co-ordinators</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/106</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Food Webs and Mapping project is recruiting two Regional Mapping Co-ordinators to manage the mapping of local food webs... ]]></description>
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<title>Job Vacancies: Regional Food Co-op Advisers</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/107</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Food Co-ops and Buying Groups project, led by Sustain, is looking to recruit eight regional advisers to support the... ]]></description>
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<title>September Making Local Food Work newsletter now online</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/108</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Welcome to the September edition of the MLFW newsletterSeptember is always a busy month for the programme, as we prepare... ]]></description>
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<title>Job Vacancy - Project Manager for Community Supported Agriculture and Organic Buying Groups Project</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/109</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Soil Association is part of an England-wide partnership programme – ‘Making Local Food Work’ -  with 5 other national... ]]></description>
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<title>Making Local Food Work conference held in British Food Fortnight (19 Sept - 4 Oct)</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/111</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Plans for 2009      The eighth British Food Fortnight takes place from 19 September to 4 October 2009 during Harvest Festival,... ]]></description>
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<title>Conference News - Making Local Food Work: Community Enterprise and the Future of Food</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/112</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Making Local Food Work: Community Enterprise and the Future of Food Conference – 30th September 2009, BristolWe look forward to... ]]></description>
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<title>Job Vacancy - Making Local Food Work Administrator</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/113</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ AdministratorCompetitive salary • Woodstock, OxfordshireAre you excited by the idea of helping sustainable community enterprises to reconnect people with, and... ]]></description>
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<title>Making Local Food Work Good Food, Good Governance Training Days</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/114</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Co-operativesUK Good Food, Good Governance Team, as a partner in the Making Local Food Work programme, is organising further... ]]></description>
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<title>New Making Local Food Work report - Community Investment in Community Supported Agriculture</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/115</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A new Making Local Food Work report has just been released.   Community Investment in Community Supported Agriculture was produced by community... ]]></description>
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<title>News of Community Supported Agriculture training events through Making Local Food Work</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/116</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ As part of our work to develop a network of CSAs throughout England under the Making Local Food Work programme,... ]]></description>
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<title>PRESS RELEASE - Government backs social enterprise model for farmers markets</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/117</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ 14 October 2009 Farmers’ markets run by social enterprises should be supported due to the potential benefits they provide to communities... ]]></description>
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<title>EVENT - Finding the Plot: Access to land for food growing groups in urban areas</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/118</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Sustain's Local Action on Food Network and The Women's Environmental Network (WEN) are jointly organising this event for community food... ]]></description>
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<title>Community Food Enterprise Walton Lea Project received £20,000 from the Secret Millionaire!</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/119</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Walton Lea Project, a social enterprise which has been supported by the Enterprise Support project of Making Local Food... ]]></description>
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<title>World Food Day - 16 October 2009</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/120</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Today (16th October) is World Food Day organised by the Food and Agriculture Orgaization of the United Nations (FAO).Below is some information... ]]></description>
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<title>New! Finance tutorial for shop managers, staff and volunteers.</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/121</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Enteprise Support project have produced a financial management training manual for community shop workers. A very comprehensive document that can stand... ]]></description>
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<title>New! Finance tutorial for shop managers, staff and volunteers.</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/121</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Enteprise Support project have produced a financial management training manual for community shop workers. A very comprehensive document that can stand... ]]></description>
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<title>Loxley Valley Community Farm, South Yorkshire featured on River Cottage!  Channel 4, 26th November 2009</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/124</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Loxley Valley Community Farm in South Yorkshire was featured on River Cottage last night (26th November) on Channel 4.  The... ]]></description>
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<title>Co-operatives UK announces new free training events for 2010</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/125</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ As part of the Making Local Food Work programme, Co-operativesUK are running free training events for development workers and community... ]]></description>
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<title>Enterprise Support for The Peoples Supermarket</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/128</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Enterprise Support project are pleased to announce support for the exciting  'Peoples Supermarket' based in London. Led by charismatic chef... ]]></description>
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<title>Enterprise Support for The Peoples Supermarket</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/128</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Enterprise Support project are pleased to announce support for the exciting  'Peoples Supermarket' based in London. Led by charismatic chef... ]]></description>
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<title>Communities must be engaged in the future of food, says Making Local Food Work</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Government’s Food 2030 report needs to go a step further by engaging communities in food production and food security... ]]></description>
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<title>CONFERENCE: Making Local Food Work for People and Planet - 5th May, Manchester</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ HOLD THE DATE! 5th May 2010Friends Meeting House, ManchesterOverviewMaking Local Food Work for People and Planet is the essential national conference... ]]></description>
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<title>BOOKINGS NOW OPEN!! Making Local Food Work for People and Planet</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/137</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ BOOKINGS NOW OPEN!! DOWNLOAD BOOKING FORM (pdf) (Word doc)5th May 2010Friends Meeting House, ManchesterOverviewMaking Local Food Work for People and... ]]></description>
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<title>Making Local Food Work for People and Planet Conference - latest news</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/139</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ CONFERENCE NOW FULLY BOOKED - ANY FURTHER BOOKINGS WILL BE ADDED TO THE RESERVE LIST 5th May 2010Friends Meeting House, Manchester (Map... ]]></description>
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<title>Community-led food enterprises are up for the challenge of climate change says new report</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/140</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 08:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Community food enterprises can play a role in helping to tackle the challenge of climate change through empowering local people... ]]></description>
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<title>Latest Food Co-ops Newsletter</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 09:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Making Local Food Work partners Sustain have been busy creating a series of food co-op and buying group fact sheets in... ]]></description>
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<title>Loxley Valley Community Farm on Radio 4's On Your Farm</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 12:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Loxley Valley Community Farm, a Community Supported Agriculture venture, was featured on BBC Radio 4's On Your Farm on Sunday.Loxley... ]]></description>
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<title>Community farms offer bright future - our letter featured in the Farmers Weekly this week</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/144</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Adam Bedford’s column (Opinion 14 May), acknowledges the growth of community supported agriculture within the UK.Community supported agriculture, where communities/individuals... ]]></description>
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<title>The People’s Supermarket opens! Communal, cheap and democratic</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/145</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The People’s Supermarket has opened its doors this week with one simple idea: people can benefit from cheaper shopping bills... ]]></description>
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<title>People Power - CSA Feature in Country Smallholding</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Community Supported Agriculture model has recently enjoyed significant coverage in a recent article in Country Smallholding magazine.'People Power' outlines... ]]></description>
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<title>The value of peer to peer learning</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/147</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Wootton shop in Oxfordshire recently visited Feckenham shop in Worcestershire, as part of Making Local Food Work Skillshare Study Visits... ]]></description>
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<title>Allowing temporary signs to be used by farmers' markets</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/148</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Making Local Food Work recently posted on the Government’s Your Freedom website highlighting the planning restrictions of using signage... ]]></description>
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<title>Invitation to tender - “Evaluating the Impact: CSA as an agent for change”</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/149</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Soil Association is looking for a research partner to tackle head on some of the common questions raised about... ]]></description>
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<title>Making Local Food Work August Newsletter</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Making Local Food Work August Newsletter is now available to download. In the newsletter this month:MLFW News -Support for... ]]></description>
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<title>Community Food Enterprises Benefit Over 1.4 Million</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/151</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A shining example of how communities are taking more control of their futures came today with the announcement that over... ]]></description>
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<title>Edible Assets - Securing money for your food initiative</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/152</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ When: 14th September, 10am - 4pmWhere: Paintworks, Bath Road, Bristol BS4 3EHMany food projects and businesses are trying to change... ]]></description>
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<title>Good Food for Local Communities - What's the recipe?</title>
<link>http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/153</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ When: Wednesday 20 October, 10am – 4pm Where: Bath Place at the Old Library, York Rd, Leamington Spa  A national... ]]></description>
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