THOUSANDS of people, including some from Thame, are expected to join in the Local Flavours Festival, an exciting new project taking place across Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire during September.
Run by BBO Food Group CIC, the Festival will promote foody events organised by farmers, food and drink producers, restaurants, pubs, farmers? markets and visitor attractions. 21st Century Thame is already planning its second Thame Food Festival to take place around the same time. Watch this space for more details and contact: ai@21stcenturythame.gov.uk if your business would like to be involved.
BBO Food Group CIC Director, Tamara Schiopu, explained: : “September is a great time to be celebrating nature?s bounty. This is the first time that all the food and drink producers, plus all the food and drink outlets including restaurants, pubs and hotels, farm shops, farmers? markets and delis, will be celebrating the exceptional produce from these three counties.”
The Local Flavours Festival was launched at a special Supper held at Exeter Hall, Kidlington last week where producers provided a cornucopia of delicious food and drink ? a great appetiser for events to come in September.
During the Supper Anthony Lloyd from Fallowfields Country House Hotel in Kingston Bagpuize spoke of his plans: ? With orchards, a kitchen garden and pastures where native and rare breed pigs and cattle are reared and chickens run free-range, we?re going to run hands-on events for people to learn about baking bread using local flour, how to make sausages and bacon, have a go at pressing fruit juices, and see the journey your Sunday roast takes from pasture to plate.?
A wide range of events and activities where people can find out more about where food comes from and how they can cook it to perfection will be held across Oxfordshire during the Local Flavours Festival. Restaurants and pubs will have Local Flavours themed menus featuring ingredients produced locally. Visitor attractions will host local food events, and there will be tours around farms, orchards, breweries and vineyards. Full details on www.local-flavours.net
More businesses and organisations across the three counties are invited to host an event during the Local Flavours Festival. ? We know from similar festivals, such as the Hampshire Food Festival, that these events encourage visitors to spend more time and money at attractions,? says Tamara.
?With our partners Archant Life we will launch the first Local Flavours Food and Drink Awards to enable people to nominate their favourite producers, farms shops, farmers? markets and places to eat and drink local produce,? says Tamara.
Partner and sponsor organisations already preparing their activities include Archant Life, Ascot Racecourse, Business Link in Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, Thames Valley Farmers? Markets Co-operative Ltd, The National Trust, and Tourism South East.
To get involved with the Local Flavours Festival, visit www.local-flavours.net or contact Tamara Schiopu on 01865 484116.
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Images of the Launch Supper available from
Tamara Schiopu, BBO Food Group CIC. 07795 334474 or info@local-food.net
Notes to Editors:
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