Festival of Food and Farming 2013 proposed
THE organisers of a Festival of Food and Farming to be held in Hyde Park, London in September 2013, are looking to raise £3 million to stage the event. The Duke of Edinburgh officially launches the event on 14 December 2011 at a reception for 100 leading figures from food, agriculture and countryside. The farmers behind the project have fo...

Bake Your Lawn is Back!
Would you like to help take kids on the Real Bread journey from seed to sandwich? We would be interested to hear from any schools or community youth groups who would like to get together to work on a "Bake Your Lawn" Project.  with Leicestershire Food Links to provide youngsters with a chance to bake onsite at their schools.On Monday 23 January,...

Calling "would be" food producers
If you are thinking of setting up your own food business in Leicester City why not contact Adam at Leicester Market who will be able to tell you more about their new Food Enterprise Workshop which provides motivation and pre-start up support. There's also the possibility of winning £250.00 towards equipment ot kick start your business. www...

Annual General Meeting 2012
Our AGM will be held on Monday 5th March 2012 at 7pm (Venue to be arranged) We are always looking for new members who would like to get involved. This year we have several spaces on the Management Committee for producer and community members and would be very pleased to hear from anyone who would be interested in helping us during the coming yea...

The BIG BAKE IS BACK
Get involved with this year's BIG BAKE our annual baking competition open to families, businesses that bake and schools in and around the East Midlands. Held  at the Melton Mowbray Country Fair on Sunday 1st July 2012 in the wonderful setting of the Town Estates Parks. This is your chance to roll up their sleeves and show us just how good baking i...

Volunteer and have fun with LFL in 2012
If you are interested in a slightly more unusual volunteering role and would like to know more about local food and drink, LFL have a range of opportunities for you to "get your teeth into" in 2012. Why not join us to find out more about Leicestershire's local food culture and community whilst helping us to promote and develop the provision and us...