Sustainable local food…
Food
The sustainable food group supports the growing, sharing and marketing of good local food.
We support and encourage reducing food miles.
We encourage growing food locally and sustainably, especially free of chemicals.
We advocate ways of sharing food to combat food poverty.
Aylsham Farmers’ Market
This is a place where groups and individuals concerned about all aspects to do with the quality of food which we eat can come to share ideas and build partnerships. Some of the conversations we’ve been having recently are about garden sharing, food forests, pay-it-forward schemes and foraging for wild food.
We are working with Eves Hill Veg Co who are teaching local people how to grow their own food through courses and volunteering.
We are also researching organisations that sell, grow, or provide sustainable food.
We’d love to hear about your ideas so come and help us to make all these things happen in Aylsham.
News from ACE – Food
Coxford’s Butchers – a family affair
ACE looks at what local shops and businesses are doing to reduce their carbon footprint. Here, we focus on Coxford’s the butcher. Like many businesses in Aylsham, Coxford’s has a long history in the town going back to the 1960s when John Coxford took over another butchers then based in Red Lion Street. John, who [...]
