South West Rural Update Seminar

Making Local Food a Reality (Event 2)

Tuesday 21 October 2008, 09:30 - 15:30
Sandy Park Conference Centre, Exeter, EX2 7NN

Speaker(s): various

The next SEMINAR of South West Rural Update will be the second part of 'Making Local Food a Reality'.  It will be an interactive symposium and mini-exhibition and will give you the opportunity to:

Provisional programme of the event is below and we urge you to put the date in your diary. However, reservations will not be taken until booking forms are sent out at the beginning of September, when they will also be made available on our website www.southwestruralupdate.org.

Sue Rabbich   srabbich@nationalrural.org
South West Regional Manager
The National Rural Knowledge Exchange

Making Local Food a Reality (Event 2) - Reaching Urban Consumers
Tuesday 21st October 2008, Sandy Park, Exeter, EX2 7NN

We all recognise the importance of the role of local food in sustainable food production systems but creating supply chains which include local food is a challenge. This is the second of two linked events focusing on the practical solutions to moving forward, particularly in the area of reaching urban consumers.  the role of education and tourism will be considered and we will be joined by "the Cotswold Chef", Rob Rees, MBE. This event is part of a series run by SW Rural Update on topics relevant to rural development.

Cost: £60 for non-members, £30 for members. (join SWRU for FREE using the link above and pay the reduced rate of £30).

Programme

09:30    Registration/Coffee/Networking
09:50    Introduction to National Rural and SW Rural Update
              ~ Simon King, Chair of National Rural, SW Region
10:00    Chair's introduction ~ John Sheaves, CEO, Taste of the West
10:10    How place of origin, local food & food miles are affecting shopping purchase  decisions,
              Recent Research from IGD ~ I G D tbc
10:50    Coffee and mini-exhibition
11:20    What Role does Local Food have in Tourism
               ~ Annette Cole, SW Tourism & Mark  Bevan, Hoburne Holidays
12:00    How do we get our product to market?
               ~ John Sheaves, Taste of the West & Sherry Boocock, Plough to Plate
12:50    Questions and summing up
13:00    Local food Lunch -- mini-exhibition and networking
14:00    Reaching the Urban Consumer
              ~ Rob Rees, MBE, the Cotswold Chef in Action!          
15:30    End

In association with the Taste of the West, SW Tourism and ADAS.
With support from the Royal Agricultural College and the University of Plymouth

For more information about South West Rural Update or a booking form for this event please log on to http://southwestruralupdate.org or email srabbich@nationalrural.org or telephone 01285 889872

Please note a further date for your diary -
2nd December 2008, Genesis Centre, Somerset College, Taunton
"Biogas -- are you wasting an opportunity?"

SW Rural Update is an initiative of the National Rural Knowledge Exchange -- a partnership of Universities and Colleges working in support of rural development.