Chefs and producers celebrate local food

The New Covent Garden Market is hosting ‘A Celebration of Local Food’ event next month (6 February) to encourage chefs and professional buyers from the private and public sectors to try out the local food London and surrounding regions has to offer.

The initiative, which will gather together local producers, wholesalers and distributors, is part of a three year project between Covent Garden Market Authority and the South East. It aims to get more local food on the capital's plates via wholesalers and catering distributors based at the Market.

Starting at 7.00am, producers will be given a tour of the Market to see how it all works. After breakfast producers from the South East and East Anglia will showcase local seasonal ingredients for visitors to sample and discuss.

And the 'Share to Supply' conference, run by English Farming and Food Partnerships (EFFP), will focus on the opportunities for supplying local food to London and the South East.

Speakers at the conference, who will include Jenny Jones, chair of the London Food Board, will be showcasing a  number of examples where producers are already successfully working together to supply the public and food service sectors, as well as providing practical advice on initiating such ventures.

The event is supported by Food from Britain, the London Development Agency, South East of England Development Agency, and the Horticultural Development Council.

Words: Maria Bracken

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