We want to change the way people shop, cook and eat!
 

We're helping people access affordable locally produced food, and learn how to cook healthy meals.

With over 25% of Peterborough’s population classified as obese encouraging healthy diets is essential - locally grown food is healthier and more environmentally friendly.

The further food travels to reach your plate the more chemicals it needs to preserve it while it’s transported and stored. These chemicals are bad for the environment and for your health. The smaller the distance food travels the fresher and tastier it will be, plus less energy and fuel is used. 
 

There are lots of benefits if you choose local food:

• Reduced food miles (the distance that food has to travel to reach us),
• Excellent value for food produced to high environmental and welfare standards,
• Producers gain a fairer price for their goods, 
• Fresher and tastier food.
   

We've gathered together tools to help you Love Local... 

Some useful websites:

BBC-Health:Nutrition - A good diet is central to overall good health, but do you know the best foods to include in your meals, and those best avoided? This website looks at the facts, to help you make realistic, informed choices.
British Nutrition Foundation - Provides nutrition information for teachers, health professionals, scientists, and general public. Publications, conferences and educational resources.
Change4Life - Change4Life has loads of healthy eating tips and recipes, and fun ways to exercise. Change4Life is here to help you and your kids eat well and move more.
Eat the Seasons - Seasonal food information, tips and recipe ideas, updated every week.
Five-a-day - Why five a day is important and how you can get your five portions of fruit and veg.
Food Standards Agency - UK Government body shows current research in food safety, nutrition and food-related disease, with notes on scientific surveys, enforcement of good practice.
Friends of the Earth - Find out how you can help to 'Fix the Food Chain' by joining this fresh new campaign.
Greeniversity - Greeniversity offers a range of free courses taught by ordinary people. There are courses about how to grow your own veg, how to knit, how to customise charity shop clothes, how to ride (and service) your bike, and even how to insulate your loft.
Food Facts - Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture and promote equity.
Love British Food - The one-stop-shop for consumers, retailers, caterers and schools wanting to enjoy the diverse and delicious food that Britain produces.
NHS - Information from the National Health Service on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living.
Peterborough City Council - Unitary Authority site listing council services and councillors, with information on local groups and organisations.
Riverford Organic vegetables - Riverford delivers organic fruit, veg and meat boxes and other fresh food from a network of five farms.
School Food Trust - Information about school food and school food skills.
Supermarket Health Checker Tool - Use the NHS Choices Health Checker tool on mysupermarket.co.uk to cut the sat fat, salt and sugar in your weekly shop. The health checker keeps track of your trolley and suggests healthy swaps based on your favourite items.