Solihull Living Sep - Oct 2020

BRITISH FOOD FORTNIGHT 2020
Why there’s never been a better time to support the British
food industry and buy seasonal, local produce
British Food Fortnight will take place
this year from 19th September - 4th
October. The campaign was created by
Love British Food, the leading national
promoter of British food and the only
organisation that encourages retailers
and the caterers responsible for sourcing
food in our schools, hospitals and
food outlets to make British food their
preferred supplier of choice.
British Food Fortnight is THE
opportunity for everyone to come
together and promote the benefits of
buying and eating from our homeproduced
British larder.
WHY CHOOSE BRITISH?
Choosing British means supporting
British farmers whose work helps to keep
the British countryside the way we want
it to look: no sheep, or cows, or fruit, or
vegetables – no countryside!
• You will be supporting the economy
– everyone from the farmer, to those
who work in food processing and
the retailers selling the food.
• British food travels less far from
farm to shop so has a lower carbon
footprint than most imported foods.
• British meat is produced to some
of the highest welfare standards
in the world: no growth-promoting
hormones are allowed and any
antibiotics are administered only
under veterinary direction.
• Britain’s pig farmers operate by UK
law to standards of welfare that are
some of the highest in the world.
• Britain’s beef and sheep industries
are the envy of the world; breeding
livestock and genetics from our
native breeds are much sought
after by farmers in other countries.
Protect our great native livestock
industry by buying the real thing,
not an imported substitute.
• Britain’s cattle passport system
means that each animal can be
uniquely traced to its dam (mother)
and place of birth.
• British chicken is reared to some of
the highest standards in the world.
EAT SEASONALLY
Eating British fruits and vegetables in
season is good for you. Foods in season
contain the nutrients, minerals and
trace elements that our bodies need at
particular times of the year. British food
travels less far from farm to shop so
regardless of how carbon footprints are
calculated it self-evidently has a lower
carbon footprint.
Storming into season over the coming
months are:
AUTUMN
Meat: Chicken – Grouse – Ham
– Heather-fed Lamb – Pies Pork –
Sausages – Venison
Vegetables: Field Mushrooms – Lettuce
– Marrow – Potatoes – Pumpkin – Rocket
– Squashes – Sweetcorn – Watercress
Fruit: Apples – Blackberries – Damsons –
Elderberries – Pears – Plums – Sloes
Fish: Brill – Dabs – Dover Sole –
Flounders – Oysters – Skate
WINTER
Meat: Chicken – Gammon – Goose
– Partridge – Pheasant – Sausages –
Turkey – Venison – Wild Duck
Vegetables: Bay Leaves – Brussels
– Sprouts – Cabbage – Carrots –
Cauliflower – Celeriac – Curly Kale
– Fennel – Leeks – Parsnips – Potatoes –
Red Cabbage – Swede – Turnips
Fruit: Apples – Pears – Quince
Fish: Grey Mullet – Mussels – Scallops
“British food travels less far from farm
to shop so has a lower carbon footprint
than most imported foods.”
It’s easy for anyone to take part in
British Food Fortnight, whether in your
community, online, or simply your own
home. Even the smallest thing makes a
big difference. Visit lovebritishfood.co.uk
for lots of inspiration.
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