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Native Flower Farm has joined four other tenants at Tamar Grow Local’s Mill Lane Acres, a farm start project located in Metherell, in the Tamar Valley.

Native Flower Farm which was originally established on the Bere Peninsula is moving to Mill Lane Acres this month where owners Kelly and Pete Chevin will be busy getting their plot planted with seasonal scented flowers, foliage and herbs ready for their busy summer weddings schedule. 

When we think of fairtrade, coffee and chocolate from Africa and South America often come to mind, with farmers receiving fair prices and terms, but fairtrade has a very relevant role to play in the UK and in our area, the Tamar Valley too.

Fairtrade Fortnight starts today and does a great job at promoting the benefits of fairtrade and the stories of the many growers involved in the movement across the world. 

Students, staff and members of the public are now able to collect fresh local produce from the University of Plymouth campus every week.

Thanks to a partnership with Tamar Valley Food Hubs, fruit and vegetables produced along the banks of the river will be delivered to the university every Friday.

The online farmers market, which specialises in local produce from small growers, producers and farmers, now has a collection point at Drakes Café.

One of the major stumbling blocks to building vibrant and resilient local food economies as alternatives to the supermarket system has always been scale.  It is difficult to compete on price when supermarkets are sourcing from enormous mono-culture farms in Africa and Eastern Europe.

Now there is hope for a solution to this issue in the shape of the Open Food Network (OFN) which has the potential to revolutionise how food distribution happens.