The aim of the festival is to get children (and adults) from Bristol, out into the countryside learning about how and where our food should come from, how to grow and cook their own food and generally try to spark an interest in the topic through various mediums including hands on experience, tasting, art, movement and storytelling.

 

Teachers from local schools will be invited along with local families, Countryside education agencies, chefs, farmers will all be brought together to learn what resources are available to us and how we can work together to best use and preserve our wonderful countryside.

 

I was lucky enough to grow up in the Dorset countryside having all these benefits from a young age. It has certainly filled me with a real passion and protectiveness for farming and for the land itself. Food really is so important in our daily lives and we have some how lost sight of the connection between our food and where it comes from. The aim of Love Food is to build and to encourage this link in every way possible for customers to learn from suppliers and for suppliers to learn from customers.

 

The countryside came to town once again on Sunday 20th July, the sun shone and well over a thousand of you turned out for a spot of Food Loving. Thank you so much for making Love Food July such a great success, please look at the new pictures in our gallery, Love Food’s resident photographer Rebecca Noakes has done a great job in capturing the magic of the event...

 

Full steam ahead for Love Food August which will be all about our beautiful coastlines. The Indoor Love Food market has all your usual favourites alongside some superb new stalls including ‘Lovely Drinks’ with their stunning range of refreshments including Elderflower and Rose champagne.  The picnic area has a fantastic addition in the form of a seafood BBQ from The Dorset Handpicked shellfish company. The scene will be set with seasonal delights including Sea greens from Reg The Veg, and gorgeous local flowers from the Walled Garden. Coastal themed art’s and crafts will fill the children’s area including Creative Kids infamous under sea UV den.

 

See you all in August.