
Promoting local procurement by local authority institutions
Schools, hospitals, nurseries and company refectories serve hundreds of thousands of meals every day and are demanding more healthy, local produce. There is genuine consensus on the merits of local sourcing for collective catering, but producers are faced with complicated local authority regulations on procurement, and for the local authorities themselves, any preference for purchasing from local producers and artisans comes up against legal constraints. These information sheets clarify the link between public procurement and local food products: how to describe your requirements in a way that enables local producers to supply them, and how to reduce surcharges.
Some successful local experiences:

Semla
Jessica Petreshi’s “Semla” SHARE THIS ARTICLE The name of semla derives from the Latin word simila, which means fine white flour. Back in the days,

Country-style spelt soup
Country-style spelt soup SHARE THIS ARTICLE Discover spelt! This ancient cereal is adapted to cold and poor soils and has many environmental and nutritional advantages.

Pike perch soup
Pike perch soup SHARE THIS ARTICLE Automn is here ! And what better season to enjoy a steaming bowl of soup. But not any kind