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FOOD NEWS - March 2010

At long last Spring is in the air! 2010 will surely see a decent summer after such a bitter winter! Just don't listen to the Met office! The cold weather however is still playing havoc with our poor growers efforts to get the fruits of their labour to us and you!

The daffodils are just peeping up now and the sun is making a welcome return cheering our souls just in time for Mothers Day and Easter!

You'll find some great seasonal selections in the shop, check them out there are always changing.

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Whether your cooking or crusing around the county, until next month, enjoy your time out and about this March, not in the supermarket.

Wishing you a very happy time in Cornwall

From the food4 team!

Cornwall Sustainability Awards December 2008

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OUT OF THE FRYING PAN AND ON TO THE ROAD
Western Morning News - 2008 written by Carol Trewin

What do you do when you tire of long hours in a busy kitchen, but do not want to leave the local food community that has grown up around you? This was the dilemma facing Nick Barclay when he decided that he wanted to spend more time with his young family and less time standing over a hot stove. After six successful, award-winning years at the Barclay House Hotel in Looe, Nick was ready to swap the 24/7 hotel and restaurant lifestyle for 'new ventures and challenges.'

"It was, he says, a question of quitting while still ahead". For the food and drink producers of South East Cornwall, the prospect of losing one of their champions must have been devastating - since arriving in the county Nick has been at the forefront of the change to serve the best local produce. Not only has he talked the talk, unlike many others he has walked the walk, they need not have worried.

"I have always embraced change and I like to be challenged by change and we came up with an idea for what has become food4myholiday, he explains". In essence this is taking the local food supply chain one step further, on to the plates and tables of holidaymakers visiting Cornwall. Having run eight luxury self-catering cottages as part of the hotel he knew that visitors would prefer easier options.
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