LOCAL SHOPS ENCOURAGED TO SELL MORE LOCAL FOOD BY MAKING LOCAL FOOD WORK LOTTERY FUNDED PROGRAMME
Rural shops throughout England are being urged to sell more locally produced food by Making Local Food Work, a five year, lottery funded programme to encourage and promote locally produced food in urban and rural areas.The Look for Local scheme is inviting small, local shops, including those that are community-owned, to sign-up for free, to a dedicated shop advisor, branded point of sale material and training workshops worth up to £1000, to improve their local food offering and to get connected with more local producers. Some shops already on the scheme have increased their food sales by up