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Five News tackles food miles
Five News is running a series of films each day next week by emerging film makers. On Boxing Day (26 December) film maker Rosie Kuhn looks at the distance food travels. The Five News website www.five.tv/news will also feature a link to the film and further information about food miles which includes references to Farmers Weekly’s highly successful Local Food is Miles better campaign.
Royal Show backing pushes Food Miles campaign support over 4000
Support for Farmers Weekly's Local Food is Miles Better campaign has soared over 4000, thanks to huge support from the general public attending the Royal Show
Media interest remains high as campaign reaches 18m
Campaign director Julian Gairdner was interviewed on last Sunday's BBC 1 Politics Show at a farmers' market in Kent
Survey shows that customers want more local food in stores
Supermarkets need to source more food from local suppliers or risk losing their customers, according to a survey for Farmers Weekly
Food Miles Game Board
Download the Food miles game board as seen at the Royal Show
Farmers Weekly food miles campaign petition reaches a climax
Farmers Weekly is making a big push this weekend to get as many people to register with its campaign Local Food is Miles Better and to sign the petition to supermarkets calling on them to stock, promote and label more locally produced food
Food Miles campaign at the Royal Show
Come and visit Farmers Weekly’s stand at the Royal Show where, thanks to kind sponsorship from Waitrose, kids will be able to take part in a food miles activity to measure how many miles a typical meal has travelled – in the UK and around the world. The activity is part of Farming and Countryside Education’s trail to educate young people at the show. And for adults, there’s a chance to win a hamper of British food, kindly donated by Paul Hartley of Breakfast and Brunch.
More information on the Royal Show
Food Miles campaign support tops 2000
Over 2000 people have registered their support for Farmers Weekly's Local Food is Miles Better campaign
New Food Miles Campaign leaflet
Download your Food Miles Campaign leaflet and help spread the message (pdf)
Schools wanted for FW food miles competition
Schools wanting to enter Farmers Weekly's Food Miles schools competiton have less than two weeks to get their entries in.
MPs throw their weight behind Local Food is Miles Better campaign
Farmers Weekly's Local Food is Miles Better campaign is winning the support of a growing band of MPs. Conservative MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswolds) has laid an Early Day Motion, which backs the campiagn, in the House of Commons
Food Miles coverage on TV (video)
See Food Miles Campaign Director Julian Gairdner's interview on BBC Breakfast ...
Introducing the Food Miles Campaign Heroes
As part of our campaign Local Food is Miles Better, we are launching a new series on FW Food Miles Heroes. Meet the men and women who make a big contribution to highlighting the distance food travels between farm gate and plate. Debbie Beaton reports on two entrepreneurs who run a locally-sourced food business in Sussex
Farmers Weekly Food Miles Campaign - Join the battle for local food
The Food Miles campaign Local Food is Miles Better got off to a cracking start last week as we distributed more than 100,000 car stickers and FW staff appeared on national TV and radio to spread the word. Here, we arm you with the information you need to promote the campaign in your area
Radio Five Live interview
Hear Tom Parker-Bowles talking about local food and the Farmers Weekly Food Miles campaign on Radio Five Live Breakfast (Thurs 11 May) ...
Food Miles Campaign Press Coverage
Farmers Weekly launched its nationwide food miles campaign, Local Food is Miles Better, yesterday (11 May) on BBC TV’s Breakfast show and on local radio.
Click below to download pdf’s of the launch stories running in Farmers Weekly, 12 May.”
Farmers Weekly puts Food Miles on the nation’s agenda ...
Put local food on the map ...
Source: Farmers Weekly Interactive - for any queries related to the above news item contact fwi.newsdesk@rbi.co.uk
