Food prices
have been rising because of
• the rising middle classes throughout the world have been switching from cereals and eating a greater proportion of meat and dairy products - these are an inefficient way of producing food calories because of the amount of grain used
• the switch to biofuels (this is mainly converting food crops into fuel)
• recent poor harvests through climate change - droughts and floods
We feel that local sources of food should be identified and supported, and we are helping in the local campaigns for better provision of allotments
Organic food
Organic producers in the UK must be accredited with one of a number of certification bodies, of which the best known is the Soil Association. For more details on the certification bodies, see www.aboutorganics.co.uk/organic_information/organic_accreditation.htm.
(Organic standards for chickens and eggs go further than the requirements for 'free-range' chickens - see www.soilassociation.org/chickens)
Local / regional food producers, suppliers and restaurants
We plan to produce a food directory to support local, organic and fair trade producers. The following is an incomplete list. Please contact us with your recommendations.
= Source of local food
= Source of organic food--- West Kirby ---
Hinton & Son, West Kirby
97 Banks Road, West Kirby. Tel: 0151 625 5605
Sells organic chicken and lamb from Rhug Estate in North Wales (and bacon can be ordered), and wild venison and game
La Paz Restaurant
www.lapazrestaurants.co.uk
3 Banks Road, West Kirby CH48 4HD. Tel: 625 7200
Fresh ingredients and produce from local sources
--- Wirral ---
Church Farm Organics, Thurstaston
www.churchfarm.org.uk/
Church Lane, Thurstaston, Wirral CH61 0HW. Tel: 0151 648 7838
Own organic food etc, and cafe
Claremont Farm Shop
www.claremontfarm.co.uk/
Old Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 4JB. Tel: 0151 346 1796
Own and other local produce, including Cheshire and Lancashire cheeses
Wirral Farmers' Market, New Ferry
Village Hall, Grove Street, New Ferry, Wirral ...[more]
Held on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 9am
Edge & Son Butchers, New Ferry
www.traditionalmeat.com
61 New Chester Road, New Ferry, Wirral CH62 1AB
Meat from local farms including rare breeds meat
The Chocolate Cellar
www.thechocolatecellar.co.uk
Handmade chocolates
--- Regional ---
Cheshire Farm Ice Cream
www.cheshirefarmicecream.co.uk
Obtainable from many shops on the Wirral
Chester Shop Local Directory
www.greenchester.co.uk/greenguide/shop_local_directory.html
Manchester Friends of the Earth
www.realfoodguide.org.uk/
Sources of local, organic and fairtrade food in the Manchester area
Altrincham
www.hullabalooorganics.co.uk
5 Kings Court (off Ashley Road), Altrincham. Tel: 0161 941 4288
Organic cafe and deli
Bryn Cocyn Farm, Vale of Clwyd
www.bryncocynorganic.co.uk
The oldest organic farm in North Wales - attends various farmer's markets including New Ferry
Lembas (Vegetarian & Wholefood Wholesalers), Sheffield
www.lembas.co.uk/
Organic, Fair Trade etc delivered to Merseyside (incl the Wirral) once per fortnight (on a Thursday)
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