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| Devon Food Links new website |
Browsers at www.devonfoodlinks.org.uk will notice a few changes. We have upgraded the site to make it easier for us to administer and to keep the content constantly up to date. The old favourites are still there but in a more presentable format: the online food and drink guide is accessible from the “Food From Devon” button and new producers can now enter details on their business directly from the website. Farmers’ Market information is published on the front page – as is a section devoted to news stories on food and drink which is updated every day. Elsewhere we have included recipes from our Farmers’ Market Cookbook series (readers can submit their own recipes) and created separate sections for local food events and training.
, 02/11/2004 |
| Celebration of Food rides again |
October was most certainly the cruellest month this year with a deluge here, an inundation there – and a gale most everywhere else. Event holders in this year’s Celebration of Food were undeterred though and the majority of the 78 events were unaffected. As most of the events ran for more than one day, this meant there was an average of 15 food or drink related happenings on any one day throughout the month. With such an embarrassment of riches it is hard to pick any highlights – but poet Jon Hegley’s performance in the pumpkin patch at Shute Fruit and Produce or the sell-out for the Barrel O’Beer’s Devon lunches would have to be contenders. Celebration is likely to be a four week event again next October; make room for it in your diary now!
, 02/11/2004 |
| Future of Devon Food Links |
Funding for the Devon Food Links project ends in March next year; we have only five months left to go! Our aim is to continue to provide services to the local food and drink sector which is catering for a growing consumer demand. It is important that that local businesses contribute to our planning and we intend to send out a questionnaire with an outline of our proposed services in the next few weeks. In the meantime, if you have any suggestions about the kind of support you think would most benefit your business or the sector as a whole, we would be very interested to hear from you. Please phone Rebecca on 01392 383144
, 02/11/2004 |
Local news
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| Organic farmer in line for national award |
Organic farmer Guy Watson is in the running for a national award for his multi-million-pound line in home-grown veggies.
Western Morning News, 01/11/2004
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| Ham boost for Southwest |
A champion butcher sausage- maker is providing an important boost to the regional food and farming industry in the South West with the launch of a succulent, traditionally-cured, fresh ham using only the finest pork from West Country farms.
Western Morning News, 03/11/2004
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| Top award for local organic pork |
Organic pork produced in the Westcountry has been named as the best in the country by leading food judges. The Soil Association's prestigious Organic Pork Award has been won by Well Hung Meat of Tordean Farm, Buckfastleigh, South Devon.
Exeter Express & Echo, 04/11/2004
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| City farm duo are egg-static |
A farm of happy hens on the outskirts of Exeter was celebrating a cracking win today. Leading the cheers amid all the clucking was Ben Moseley, of Ron and Ben's at Bickham Farm, Kenn, who has just, carefully, walked off with the prize for best organic eggs at this year's prestigious Organic Food Awards held in Berkshire.
Western Morning News, 05/11/2004
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| Year-round passion for local produce |
Devon's Celebration of Food has come to an end for yet another year - but organisers say the annual event is not just about the 31 days of October but a way of "developing a year-round passion for local food and drink".
Western Morning News, 05/11/2004
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| Creating food networks |
A major problem for small food and drink businesses is getting their products to the people who need them, when they want them. However a one-day event at the Two Bridges Hotel, near Princetown on Dartmoor, yesterday may have gone some way to solving the problem, its organiser, the Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA), hopes.
Western Morning News, 06/11/2004
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| New boss for food group |
Produce lobby group Taste of the West has appointed a new chief executive. John Sheaves has been named as the head of the Exeter-based organisation following the controversial sacking of Diane Lethbridge last year.
Western Morning News, 08/11/2004
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| Heady Heady Heady |
A westcountry farm shop is inviting customers to meet its suppliers in an attempt to promote the benefits of buy ing local produce. It is six months since the Sargentcorr family converted a former butcher's shop into the Moor lands Farm Shop in Whiddon Down, near Okehampton, Devon.
Western Morning News, 09/11/2004
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| Partnership recipe for training success |
More than 50 poultry farmers in Mid Devon are to benefit from a unique new regional training scheme. Bicton College in East Devon, Duchy College in Cornwall and Lloyd Maunder, based at Willand, have got together to launch the training initiative.
Western Morning News, 09/11/2004
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| Parent power gives lunch a local flavour |
Staff and parents at a Devon school have taken matters into their own hands to introduce local produce into school meals. Rebecca Short reports
A new school dinner programme, using fresh local produce, has been welcomed by pupils, teachers and parents at a Westcountry school.
Western Morning News, 09/11/2004
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| Home-made food for school pupils |
A village school in Devon is providing home-cooked school lunches.
The young pupils at Diptford Primary School, near Totnes can choose between a meat or vegetarian main dish with at least two vegetable choices.
BBC Online, 12/11/2004
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| Southwest is "organic central" |
The South West of England has the largest concentration of organic farmers in the UK, new figures claim.
BBC Online, 15/11/2004
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| Fresh fruit for 1000s of Devon pupils |
MORE than 22,000 Devon pupils will be getting a free piece of fruit or vegetable every day with the introduction of a new Department of Health scheme.
Devon County Council, 17/11/2004
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| Children happy to snack on fruit and veg |
Children at 555 schools across Devon and Cornwall have proved they will happily eat fruit and vegetables over chocolate and crisps. Thursday - the first day of a new scheme to give free fruit and vegetables to more than 40,000 children in the region - dispelled the myth that young noses are turned up at the mention of a healthy snack.
Western Morning News, 20/11/2004
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| Creamery's £850000 cheese tower |
A huge new £850,000 cheese tower - called the Cheddarmaster - will help increase production by up to 60 per cent at Taw Valley Creamery.
Western Morning News, 30/11/2004
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Business and marketing
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| Taste for farmers' markets grows on public |
The phenomenon of farmers' markets – the "real food" movement that has grown from nothing in seven years – is poised to make the break into the mainstream, according to producers.
The Daily Telegraph, 15/11/2004
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| "Business not to blame for obesity" |
Business is under assault from an "advancing nanny state" seeking to blame food companies for the obesity crisis facing Britain, the head of the CBI said last night.
The Guardian, 24/11/2004
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| Who is the fairest of them all? |
New ethical coffees have shunned Fairtrade Foundation approval in favour of the little-known Rainforest Alliance. Is it just because it is cheaper, or is this good news for small coffee growers?
The Guardian, 24/11/2004
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| Britons in revolt against "hideous" Tescos |
In towns and cities around the country the once unstoppable Tescos chain is meeting a campaign of opposition which claims that high streets have been ruined by an invasion of the brash new Tesco Express convenience stores.
The Independent, 28/11/2004
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Food safety
- Sorry, no stories in this category this month!
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GM food
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| GM crops "no threat to wildlife" |
A four-year experiment with genetically modified crops has found no evidence of threat to British wildlife, scientists announced yesterday.
The Guardian, 30/11/2004
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Healthy living and nutrition
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| Study questions 5 a day claims |
US researchers have questioned whether eating plenty of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of developing cancer, a central claim in official health advice.
The Guardian, 03/11/2004
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| WHO 'buried' report to please junk food industry |
The World Health Organisation was yesterday accused of burying a report recommending that curbs on junk food advertising be incorporated into global food standards.
The Guardian, 03/11/2004
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| More carrots anyone? |
Charles Clarke wants to encourage children to eat proper meals rather than snack on crisps and chocolate.
The Independent, 04/11/2004
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| Hidden soya in food "cutting fertility" |
Britons' love of convenience food packed full of 'invisible' soya is a cause of declining sperm counts and a host of fertility problems, new research into its impact on Western diets reveals.
The Guardian, 08/11/2004
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| Pupils profit from healthy meals |
A primary school is proving that pupils can be served healthy, nutritious meals without straining the budget.
BBC Online, 09/11/2004
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| Children teased over healthy food choices |
Peer pressure and the threat of bullying are prompting school children to choose highly processed snacks and fast foods over healthy options, a survey of pupils from nursery to secondary school has found.
The Guardian, 09/11/2004
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| School dinner choices "unhealthy" |
Children are facing too many "unhealthy" choices at school dinner time, according to a report.
BBC Online, 09/11/2004
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| Choosing Health: making healthier choices easier |
This White Paper sets out the key principles for supporting the public to make more healthier and informed choices in regards to their health. The Government will provide information and practical support to get people motivated and improve emotional wellbeing and access to services so that healthy choices are easier to make.
Department of Health, 16/11/2004
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| Measures to cut obesity revealed |
The government has published its long-awaited White Paper spelling out a raft of measures aimed at improving public health.
BBC Online, 16/11/2004
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| Portrait of a nation addicted to fatty food |
British waistlines are expanding so fast that three quarters of the population could suffer the ill effects of excess weight within 10 to 15 years, and obesity could overtake smoking as Britain's single biggest preventable killer.
The Independent, 16/11/2004
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| Top 20 foods to help you beat cancer |
We all know that fruit and vegetables are good for us. But some have astonishing powers to protect us from deadly disease, experts now say.
The Independent, 23/11/2004
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| Good food makes better pupils |
Healthy and nutritious school meals lead to better-behaved pupils who are more alert in the classroom, according to a report today by the Soil Association and Business in the Community and backed by the Prince of Wales.
The Guardian, 29/11/2004
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Organic food
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| Results of organic food awards 2004 |
The Soil Association has announced the winners of this year’s Organic Food Awards, including awards for the most outstanding organic producer of the year, the best school dinner, certified organic restaurant and box scheme. Over 40 individuals, businesses and organisations in England, Scotland and Wales have been recognised out of over 1,000 entries.
Soil Association, 03/11/2004
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| Organic bodies clash |
THE COUNTRY's two leading organic certification bodies were in open conflict last month after DEFRA made the unexpected decision to extend the current derogation on flock sizes and stocking densities.
Farmers Weekly Interactive, 09/11/2004
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| Organic shoppers buying direct |
It was once the preserve of environmentally friendly vegetarians and those with an obsession with healthy eating, but organic food has become so popular that some shoppers are now buying directly from farmers.
Sales of organic food in the UK grew 10% last year - more than double the rate for grocery sales in general, says a report from the Soil Association, the organisation which promotes organic food.
The Guardian, 15/11/2004
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Policy and public procurement
- Sorry, no stories in this category this month!
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Research
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| Scientists start hunt for tomato's source |
Multimillion-pound, three-year DNA project will improve understanding of some of world's most valuable crops.
The Guardian, 29/11/2004
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Sustainability
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| Thirst for bottled water fuels food miles |
In a supermarket survey, the Food Commission has found bottled water that has travelled more than 10,000 miles (16,000km) to reach UK consumers.
The Food Commission, 03/11/2004
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| Has packaging gone bananas? |
We might think that putting fresh fruit in impenetrable plastic containers for our 'convenience' is the apotheosis of an industry gone mad. But can we simply blame the packaging manufacturers for society's wastefulness?
The Independent, 16/11/2004
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