Food Champions Launch

Wiltshire and Swindon Food Champions – Project Launch

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust has now begun work on the 3 year funded Local Food Champions project working with predominantly disadvantaged communities to encourage them to learn about and access healthy local food. Gary Lamont, Project Leader and Sara Cundy, Project Officer are now working to deliver the project

The teaching of horticultural skills combined with the creation of allotments and orchards will be supplemented by a network of voluntary Food Champions across Wiltshire and Swindon.

As part of this project, we would welcome input from organisations such as yours to drive forward collaboration between all parties interested in the project and the establishment of a Local Food Network which is seen as a key role in helping deliver Local Food. It is clear that there are already many people taking steps to tackle local food issues but with varying rates of success.

Therefore, one of the key benefits of a Local Food Network would be to create a critical mass in the efforts being made, share what works and what doesn’t, and share ideas.

We have therefore decided to launch the Local Food Network on the following dates

Thursday 19^th January 2012 at Lower Moor Farm Nature Reserve (between Malmesbury and Swindon) TO BOOK CLICK HERE

Friday 20^th January 2012 at Langford Lakes Nature Reserve, near Salisbury and we would very pleased to see you on either date. TO BOOK CLICK HERE

The agenda for the meeting will be made available closer to the time but if you would like to find out further details please do contact either Gary Lamont or Sara Cundy on 01380 736080