News - Making Local Food Work

Farmers' Weekly: Shop produce cheaper than supermarket food

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...

7 Nov 2008

EFFP - Volatile food prices demand new strategies from food and farming businesses

According to a new retail food price forecast from English Farming and Food Partnerships (EFFP) food inflation has peaked and...

4 Nov 2008

Defra "Food Statistics Pocketbook" published

An annual compendium of food statistics, ranging from food prices to food supply, and for the first time including data...

30 Oct 2008

FDIN - Call for branding on local food

Locally-sourced food should be identified with a national brand to encourage more people to buy it, a new study suggests.Researchers...

21 Oct 2008

Blears invites ideas to improve local communities

Communities Secretary Hazel Blears today called on councils to work closely with their residents to unearth new and innovative ideas...

14 Oct 2008

Making Local Food Work Quarterly Newsletter

Welcome to the second Making Local Food Work quarterly newsletter.We’re fast approaching the end of the programme’s first year and...

25 Sep 2008