Local Food Producers, Farm-Shops & Markets in Leicester and Leicestershire

This web-site supports our Local Food Heroes — the farmers and other food producers in Leicester & Leicestershire.

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• The Interactive Map which lists all the producers and farm-shops in the County and a few more besides is main navigation feature of this site.
   
• Our Farmer's and Country Markets Directory which lists all the Farmer's and WI Country Markets in the County.

The links on the left will also take you to listings of different types of Leicestershire producers and shops.

New categories have been added including:

• Farm-shop cafés
• Farm Shops with other attractions – thing to keep the kids amused etc.

Read about the famous Leicestershire foods – Stilton Cheese, Melton Mowbray Pork Pie, and Red Leicester Cheese.

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Gilmorton Chandler C of E Primary School, Food for Life Open Day

Gilmorton Chandler C of E Primary School are holding a 'Food for Life Open Day' on Saturday 2nd October 2010 from 2 to 4pm. Andrew Shields, Assistant Headteacher says:

Gilmorton Chandler C of E Primary School has become a Food for Life Flagship Primary School (www.foodforlife.org.uk ), the only one in the County. As part of their remit for this prestigious award they are required to “spread the word” with the local community and share what they do at school; share the idea of buying locally produced organic and free range food, of improving the food we eat, building upon our knowledge of where food comes from, learning how to grow your own food, etc.

The purpose of the open day (which we are linking into our overall Harvest festival of activities), is for the public and children/parents to meet local food producers, buy locally produced food, learn about food for life, look around the school’s growing areas, attend small work shops on organic gardening and allotments etc.

We would like to invite you to have a stall, where you will be able to advertise and sell your produce. There will be a nominal charge of £5 for your stall and all proceeds will go towards the children’s growing activities, enhancing their education.

If you are interested in having a stall please could you telephone Rebecca Scott who is our Chair of FOGS (Friends of Gilmorton School) on 01455 209713.

It looks like a great opportunity for producers to showcase their products to the next generation of consumers and their parents.