Veg Power, the industry-backed not-for-profit alliance, to increase vegetable consumption in the UK, have announced that it is joining forces with Love British Food to support its British Food Fortnight, the country’s leading celebration of British food and drink.
The event now in its 19th year, will run from 18th September – 3rd October 2021 and involve hundreds of businesses, organisations and communities.
As part of its involvement, Veg Power will be championing British grown late summer and autumn vegetables including beans, spinach, sweetcorn, courgette, beetroot and savoy cabbage through social media campaigns. A number of influencers from the chef community including Poppy O’Toole, Tom Hunt and Tom Aitkens have pledged their support to develop recipes using boxes of these seasonal vegetables kindly donated by the organic veg box company, Riverford.
Commenting on the collaboration, Dan Parker, Chief Executive, Veg Power said, “Our mission is to encourage the UK to eat more veg as we believe this is better for our health, planet and economy. We are delighted to be supporting another organisation with similar values and look forward to making British Food Fortnight a great success this year.”
“I’m so delighted that Veg Power is supporting this year’s British Food Fortnight. The organisation’s imagination and ability to connect with children and adults alike, will add an important element to the event. Eating British vegetables not only is healthy, better for the environment and boosts the local economy, it can be fun too!,” commented Alexia Robinson, Founder, Love British Food.
“After the torrid time we’ve all had, a national celebration of the wonderful produce our tireless farmers and producers provide us with is just the tonic we need. With Veg Power’s invaluable support, I’m hopeful that British Food Fortnight 2021 will be the biggest and most successful yet.
For more information:
Love British Food Fortnight 2021
https://www.lovebritishfood.co.uk/british-food-fortnight-2021