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London is set to get more locally grown food, if an upcoming conference goes well. An open day at New Covent Garden Market is being heralded as the largest meeting of London food producers in modern times. A trade fair for fair trade, as it were.
Local producers, wholesalers and distributors will descend upon New Covent Garden Market on 6 February 2008 to talk shop and let local chefs and buyers taste their wares. Producers will enjoy a tour around the market to see how everything works, and then, after a “hearty” breakfast, will get to show off their local seasonal ingredients at a bash called Meet-the-Supplier.
The open day is part of a three year project between Covent Garden Market Authority and the South East Development Agency to get more local food on to Londoner’s dinner tables.
The day wraps up with a conference called Share to Supply, run by the English Farming and Food Partnerships (EFFP), which will explain what opportunities exist for getting decent organic food into the hands of paying customers in the capital. Hopefully, the net result for us shoppers will be more farmers markets across London.
09 March 2008 06:18pm
I would like to know of a supplier of yams ( not a lot at a time ) I understand they are very good for people suffering from Asbestosis and mesothelioma which is fatal and incurable.I really would be most grateful for this information.
Sincerely, Dorothy Holley, wife of patient
20 March 2008 05:13am
I don't know any suppliers, but Yam is readily available in the Afro Carribian community. Somewhere like Kingsland Market Dalston or Brixton market may be a good starting point.
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