The Source

Local Food Links is a social enterprise founded in 2006 to bring hot school meals back to Dorset. Sourcing local food has always been the main aim and they have many wonderful suppliers and farmers in Dorset. The British Food Fortnight is an important celebration to showcase their brilliant local products.

How did you celebrate British Food Fortnight?

Local Food Links was invited into the Prince of Wales First School in Dorchester to do a taster event.  The school was celebrating its own “Food, Faith and Farming Fortnight’ which coincided with British Food Fortnight and the taster took place on the final Friday when parents were invited in to taste some school meals samples as well as smoothies and meatballs that had been prepared by the pupils in class.

The meal samples and where they were supplied from are as follows:

• Cheese & Onion Quiche with Foots Eggs from Sherborne in Dorset, and Wyke Cheddar from Bruton in Somerset. 
• Sausages from Crediton in Devon
• Cheese from Bruton in Somerset
• Cottage Pie using British beef as always sourced from the local butcher Colin Clark, in Dorchester
• Apple Cake with Elwell Farm apples from Bridport in Dorset
• A selection of Heritage Apples from Elwell Fruit Farm in Bridport, Dorset

What was achieved? 

Overall, the event was a success. British Food Fortnight was an opportunity for the children to learn about locally sourced foods, and for them to try some British meal samples. The event was made fun for the children as they were able to get involved with the taster session and interactive learning by making their own smoothies and meatballs using the British ingredients provided to present to the parents.