Welcome to Local Food
Local Food is a £50 million programme that will distribute lottery grants to a variety of food-related projects to help make locally grown food accessible and affordable to local communities.
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Latest News
Local Food Programme Suspends to New Applications May 14, 2009
Due to an exceptional high level of demand, the groundbreaking Local Food programme is to suspend acceptance of new first stage applications, with effect from Friday 21 August 2009.
‘The Time is Ripe’ – to love your local farmer! Feb 14, 2009
Manchester residents can show their appreciation to local farmers this Valentine’s day, and at the same time become healthier and greener with the help of a pocket-sized seasonal food calendar. Ten thousand of the conveniently sized and informative calendars will be available free of charge at selected fruit & vegetable outlets across Manchester from Valentine’s Day.
West London Kids Grow Their Own Grub Feb 13, 2009
Local children will be getting their hands dirty after a thriving children’s charity has secured a £90,000 grant from Local Food.
A.P.P.L.E., based in Acton, West London is the first organisation in the capital to receive funding from the £50 million Local Food Programme which will be funding food related community projects right across the country.
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Big Lottery Fund
Local Food is part of the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces programme which was launched in November 2005 to help communities enjoy and improve their local environments. The programme funds a range of activities from local food schemes and farmers markets, to education projects teaching people about the local environment.
For more information visit www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Changing Spaces Advice Line
Tel: 0845 3 671 671