Harringay Food Assembly launch dates

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Permalink Reply by Cllr Emina Ibrahim on December 28, 2015 at 18:06

Hi

This looks great but can I ask what you mean by local ?

Emine

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Permalink Reply by Dymock B on December 29, 2015 at 20:04

Hi Emina,

Thanks good question - the Food Assembly model aims to source all produce from within 150 miles of each assembly, with a view to including farms based near the location where an assembly takes place.  Of course the more local the better, so as the assembly grows we'd like to see more produce coming from within London where possible.

There are also some other guidelines related to products where the value has been added locally, which I've copied for you here:

A minority (10-20%) of products can fall into the ‘luxurious products’ category, meaning they mainly consist of  ‘luxury’ ingredients which cannot be grown within the country.

 

1. It is crucial that the local Producer has processed the product and value has been added locally.  Examples include ginger beer, coffee and chocolate.

 

2. In the case of imported products with no value added locally it has to be ensured that the local reseller has direct links to the source producer and the latter receives a fair price. The product should not directly compete with locally grown food and be a staple good in the UK. Examples include black and green tea as well as olive oil.

So to sum up we hope to promote as much connection with local producers as possible (within London and ideally within Harringay), but in some cases products may have an origin from further afield (full details will always be given so people can make an informed choice).

I hope this answers your question for now - but this is certainly a conversation that can be continued in the longer term!

Have a good new year, best,

Dymock

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Permalink Reply by Dymock B on December 30, 2015 at 13:57

Hi again Emina,

I aiming to get hold of a suitable contact at the council who can help with providing some parking permits for the producers on a Wednesday evening - I wondered if this is something you can help with?  I've spent ages on hold via the parking line so not much luck so far!

I've sent you a connection request.

Best,

Dymock

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Permalink Reply by Cllr Emina Ibrahim on December 30, 2015 at 19:14

Hi Dymock

http://www.haringey.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/parking/parking...

Here is the link for the different kinds of permits. The traders would have to apply as normal for a traders permit or pay and display.

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