A Taste of Skye & Lochalsh

Our choice of ingredients

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

A survey of Skye and Lochalsh businesses and consumers gathered views for the national discussion, Choosing the Right Ingredients - The Future of Food in Scotland.

Have your say now!

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Skye and Lochalsh Food Link is gathering views for the Scottish Government consultation: Choosing the Right Ingredients - The Future for Food in Scotland. Please help us. Click Here to take survey

Scotland can learn valuable lessons from Skye and Lochalsh Food Link

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Envirionment, praised Skye producers for their work in bringing together the economic, environmental, social and health aspects of local food to the benefit of business and the local community in Skye and Lochalsh.

Choosing the Right Ingredients - Have Your Say

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

In Autumn 2007, the Scottish Parliament agreed with the Scottish Government that a national food policy is needed for Scotland.

BBC Landward - watch it again!

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Small scale local food production in Skye has never been healthier as new outlets help connect the suppliers to their consumers but is it enough to change longstanding reliance on the major outlets? A recent study claims to have shown that if every resident in Skye and Lochalsh spent just £2.50 on local food instead of the supermarket alternative it would save thousands of food miles and also generate £1.35m for the local economy.

Skye Food Link to feature on BBC Landward

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Skye Food Link will be featured in this week's (Friday 23 November) BBC Landward programme. Filming took place last week at range of locations, with Sarah Mack in the presenter role.

Taste of Local Food Award scheme has ambitions for Scotland wide take up

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

As Skye and Lochalsh producers thanked their very own local food heroes with a Taste of Local Food Award, a plan to roll the scheme out across the Highlands and Islands was underway.

Taste of Local Food could generate £57.2M for Highlands & Islands

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Skye and Lochalsh residents could generate an additional £1.35m every year for their local economy by spending as little as £2.50 a week on locally produced food, according to a study commissioned by HIE Skye and Wester Ross.