'Taste' Festival 2011

This year's 'Taste' Local Food & Drink Festival (our 7th!) starts on Friday 23 September and ends on Sunday 9 October 2011.  It is another bumper festival this year with over 40 events to choose from! 

The programme is now in all libraries, schools, One-Stop shops, community centres, parishes, leisure centres, youth centres and lots of other local foodie outlets.  To download the full programme, follow the link here.

Last year's festival certainly went well and attracted over 9,000 visitors. For a full report, visit South Gloucestershire Council's website and read all about it.

Simon and Martin Ball at Tortworth Estate Farm Shop demonstrating how to French trim a joint of pork during the 2010 festival.

This year (2011) the Winterbourne Barn is again holding its very popular and successful Orchard Harvest Day on Sunday 9th October; Marshfield Bakery are providing the opportunity to some lucky residents to experience a tour of their bakery - visitors to Thornbury Farmers' Market on Thursday 6th October can watch a free live cookery demonstration using local produce sourced mainly from the market itself - and lots more!

If you are a farmer/producer and would like to be involved in this year's festival, or for more information about the 2011 festival - please ring the Sustainability Team on 01454-863883 or e-mail: localfood@southglos.gov.uk

The Taste Festival Stall encouraged people to eat local and seasonal food - not only because it is fresher, tastier and often less expensive, but also because it is good for the environment too - saving much in carbon emissions and involves less packaging and therefore less waste.

A detailed report on the month-long festival can be viewed on the South Gloucestershire Council's website.