Scilly Local Food Directory
A guide to food producers, processors, retailers & caterers
Home | Island Listings | Information on Local Food | Further Information & Links | Contact Us
  You are in: Further Information & Links  

Find out more about food and food issues:

Organisations

Local Food Works
Find local food networks in
your area.
Tel: 0117 9142424
www.localfoodworks.org

Big Barn
Find your nearest supplier of
local food.
www.bigbarn.co.uk

Soil Association
Visit an organic farm.
Tel: 0117 9290661
www.soilassociation.org

The Organic Directory
Find nearby shops, farms & box
schemes selling organic food.
www.theorganicdirectory.co.uk

Available as a book from
Green Books
Tel: 01803 863260

Cultivating Communities
Forging close links between
producers and consumers.
www.cuco.org.uk

HDRA
Information on growing your
own food organically.
Tel: 024 76303517
www.hdra.org.uk

 

National Association of Farmers' Markets
Find your nearest local market.
Tel: 0845 2302150
www.farmersmarkets.net


Reading

The Ecologist magazine
Tel: 01795 414963
www.theecologist.org

Resurgence magazine
Tel: 01208 841824
www.resurgence.org

Eco-logic Books
Books on issues surrounding
local food production.
Tel: 01225 484472
www.eco-logicbooks.com

Permanent Publications
Permaculture magazine and
books about food issues & how
to produce your own food.
Tel: 01705 596500
www.permaculture.co.uk

Sustain
Many publications raising
awareness of food issues.
Tel: 020 78371228
www.sustainweb.org

Answers to Children's Quiz

1. lambs.
2. eggs.
3. grass.
4. cow (also goat & sheep).
5. sow.
6. milk.
7. below the ground.
8. on a tree.
9. yes.
10. on a stem.
11. they need warmth to ripen.
12. 2 from: Friesian, Hereford,
Belgian, Limousin, Devon.
13. March or April.
14. 3 - 5 minutes.
15. May - September.
16. blue.
17. Scilly Pearl.
18. 3 from: plaice, megrim,
sole, ray, turbot.
19. all except tuna, salmon,
trout.
20. pollen.
21. they have to flower.
22. 3 from: beef, potatoes,
carrots, onions, milk,
butter.
23. lettuce - the rest are
members of the Brassica
family.

Acknowledgements

The production of this Directory would not have been possible without funding and input from various people and organisations:

Supported & funded by
Social, Economic & Environmental Development
(SEED) Programme; New Opportunities Fund

Help and contributions from
Liz Davey, AONB;
Jane Buchanan, Objective One;
Amanda Daniel, Soil Association;
Matt Dunwell & Kate de Selincourt,
Forest Food Directory;
Aisling Hick, Coastguards Café;

and the farmers, growers & fishermen who produce such good food on Scilly, and everyone who has offered support and encouragement.

Published by
Scilly Farmers & Growers, Middle Town,
St Martins, Isles of Scilly TR25 0QN

www.scillylocalfood.org.uk

Compiled & produced by
Jonathan Smith, Scilly Organics, Isles of Scilly

Photography by
Liz Davey, Lorna Jenner, Bill Scolding, Jonathan Smith & the Isles of Scilly Tourist Board

Design & reproduction by
Serpentine Design, Cadgwith, Cornwall

Print by
Brewers Business Solutions, Helston, Cornwall

© Scilly Farmers & Growers 2004

.

Your help would be greatly appreciated!

www.scillylocalfood.org.uk