The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands)
Food festival support for local charity
Scotland’s largest one-day food and drink festival has partnered with a local charity, Community Food Initiatives North East (Cfine), to put food waste and accessible food at the forefront of the event.
The Aberdeen-based charity, which operates across the north-east and Highlands, will bring a range of activities for all ages to take part in.
It will also showcase the variety of services and enterprises it runs while highlighting how it distributes food across the region from its warehouse in Aberdeen to support those most in need.
Some of the activities taking place on the day will be focused around families, with plenty for children to enjoy.
For those feeling peckish, the charity will be selling fresh fruit pots from its mobile pantry vehicle which helps bring its services to remote and rural areas and reduce reliance on foodbanks.
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Hairy Bikers will also get a flavour of what the charity has to offer when they cook up a storm during their demonstrations. Cfine will provide the chefs with fruit and vegetables they will use in their recipes throughout the day.
There will also be the opportunity for the public to buy fresh fruit and vegetables.
Fiona Rae, chief executive of the not-for-profit organisation, is delighted Cfine, who partnered with The Press and Journal for The Big Christmas Food Appeal in December last year, will be working with the festival run by the publisher.
She said: “This fantastic recognition is hugely appreciated by the team of staff and volunteers at Cfine who work tirelessly to ensure we can continue to make a positive impact on the lives of families and individuals.
“Cfine’s range of support services and projects will be showcased at the event and we look forward to engaging with the festival-goers and raising awareness of the work we do.”
Sustainability is at the forefront of Taste of Grampian this year and Cfine’s ethos lies in line with the festival’s commitment to making the event more sustainable.
Martin Carle, sustainable food coordinator at Cfine, says sustainability has never been more important within the food system.
He says the partnership shows the region is striving to be a leader in food sustainability and will help build a food system where people can readily access sustainable and affordable food.
The Press and Journal is proud to once again support the local cause and is encouraging those attending to pay the different touchpoints a visit.
Editor-in-chief at the publisher, Frank O’Donnell, said: “The local community is hugely important to our newspaper and being able to partner with Cfine is fantastic.”