CAN LOSTWITHIEL AND DISTRICT FEED ITSELF?
LFDT public meeting, 10th March, Lostwithiel Community Centre 7.30pm
The Lostwithiel Forum Development Trust held the first of its public meetings in partnership with Transition Lostwithiel and the Eden Project. The meeting included presentations and discussions studying the food self reliance our town and district can achieve based on land availability and how it is used.
Read about the follow up to the meeting
Guest speakers talked about some of the elements that need to be addressed to help us get a clearer picture of what we can do to achieve more local food resilience.
Topics such as; How local is local? Can we all benefit from more structured co-operation and production? Are biofuels a local option? Do our growers need to diversify more? Can we adopt micro production facilities? Download the programme
Read the Cornish Guardian article from 24th March 10:
Programme
Welcome
Ken Robertson, Chair Lostwithiel Forum
7.30 Can Lostwithiel and District Feed Itself?
Overview of what we are here to discuss and what we should hope to take away from event.
Simon Swayle, Common Places
7.35 Transition Towns & Lostwithiel.
Outline of Transition movement, Totnes and Lostwithiel's ambitions.
Kat Smith, Transition Lostwithiel
7.45 Eden and local communities.
How Eden are working with communities to explore various local food, planting and produce opportunities.
Andrew Ormerod, Eden Project
7.55 What is Local?
Explanations of different local parameters and how Lostwithiel fits.
Guest Speaker
8.00 Alternative cereals and production.
Exploration and explanation of Cornwall's opportunities to diversify agricultural behaviour.
Jim Dimmock, agronomist, Eden Project
8.05 Commercialising Local produce
How can communities come together to take advantage of local produce.
Bill Clarke, Trewithen Dairies
8.10 Thanks
Ken Robertson
8.11 Intro to World Café session
Simon Swayle
8.15 World Café Session
Topics to be agreed. Serving of Cider and Pasties
8.45 Discussion Close and thanks
Ken Robertson