Interesting article on the BBC news about a successful buy local intiative in Nottingham. The local hospitals are now buying their food from a cooperative of local food producers rather than from further afield. The net result is a big saving on the catering budget, more job security for local food suppliers, vast reduction in the carbon foot print in terms of air miles and I'm sure tastier meals!
You can read the full article here :-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8679192.stm
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