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The Young British Foodie awards is seeking the next generation of food and drink stars. The awards believe a new culinary era is upon Britain. Rather than the usual, ‘best restaurant’, ‘best bar’, ‘best cafe’ categories we’re all so familiar with, the YBFs is about breaking boundaries and embracing new talent. From butchers to coffee geeks, from mixologists to bakers, they will all be celebrated in the YBFs 2012. If you know of someone, or you love your food and drink, get entering or nominating at www.the-ybfs.com
The Ducky Foundation will be awarding the first Honor Chapman Mentoring Award in June 2012 worth more than £30,000, to an entrepreneur between the ages of 18 and 35 managing a food and/or farming business. For more information and to apply, click here, call 0208 969 0083 or visit www.theduckyfoundation.com
www.30Days.co.uk is the UK's biggest celebration of food and drink brought to you by The National Magazine Company. It offers a jam-packed programme filled with 100s of competitions, offers, recipes, reviews, delicious treats and a calendar of fantastic events taking place every day in May.
Bluefin In collaboration with FoodLovers Britain, Bluefin has developed a tailored insurance solution, to specifically focus on businesses involved in producing and supplying quality local and regional food.
Brogdale Farm Home of the National Fruit Collection. The National Fruit Collection is open to the public and provides a unique opportunity to taste the apple varieties Henry VIII would have eaten, the nuts Columbus would have carried to America, and the varieties of plum the Victorians loved so much.
BuyGB.co.uk allows you to shop online from producers local to you - just enter your postcode to bring the best of British in your local area straight to your door. Visit the FoodLovers Approved area to shop from some of our Approved producers.
Capital Growth is a campaign launched in London by London Food Link, part of Sustain, and supported by the Mayor of London and the Mayor's food advisor Rosie Boycott. The campaign is aimed at supporting 2,012 new community food growing spaces in the capital by the end of 2012.
Drink Britain - The only site to gather breweries, wineries, cider houses and distilleries open to the public in one place, DrinkBritain.com also has news, Drinks of the Month and Favourite Visits from those in the know.
Eat Seasonably celebrates eating the right things at the right time of year, helping you enjoy fresh fruit and veg at its seasonal best. That means better value, better taste and a better deal for the planet.
Fish2Fork The restaurant guide for people who love to eat fish - sustainably. Fish2fork is the world’s first website to review restaurants according to whether their seafood is sustainable, and not just how it tastes.
Farming and Countryside Education Inspiring young people to learn more about farming and the countryside - helping them understand better where their food comes from – how it is grown, produced, transported and sold - and introducing to them some of the people who are responsible for bringing food to their tables.
Honest Labelling.com unmasks sinners in the nation’s shopping basket by exposing misleading food packaging and celebrating good examples of food packaging. This site is about fixing what’s wrong, not victimising producers. With people power, you can vote and up-load your Angels and Sinners of food packaging.
The Guild of Food Writers- the professional association of food writers, authors, journalists and broadcasters in the UK. We offer professional support and guidance to our members, encourage new writers and contribute to the growth of public interest in, and knowledge of, food.
Local Action on Food is a network bringing together a wide range of organisations and individuals from across the UK that are working to improve the food system by making it more sustainable.
Making Local Food Work is a Big Lottery funded initiative, led by The Plunkett Foundation, working to reconnect the links between consumers and producers. It helps people to find sustainable community enterprise approaches that enable them to meet their own food needs and enjoy access to healthy, affordable local food with clear provenance.
Pow Productions Rebecca Pow is a professional journalist and broadcaster specialising in the rural environment, horticulture, farming and food.