http://www.thelfd.com/news/News from the Local Food Directoryen-ushttp://www.thelfd.com/news/rss.xmlBut now we're back, and the site will be changing.  It's two years since we started, and things have changed a lot in the realm of local food, and the nation's concept of it.  We're going to have to keep up, and hope you'll continue using t....http://www.thelfd.com/news/?item=632009-08-08is apparently, over.  Prices for wheat, rice and vegetable oil are rising across the world, making a daily loaf from any of the big bakers up to 40% more expensive than it was last year.  The prices of free-range poultry are 47% more expens....http://www.thelfd.com/news/?item=622009-02-16With the season for wild game almost over, we say make the most of what is still available, and if you can, freeze some for March.  One revelation for this month is forced rhubarb, grown mainly in the Wakefield Triangle of West Yorkshire.  ....http://www.thelfd.com/news/?item=612009-02-10Horsemeat is largely taboo in the UK, but that doesn't mean it isn't raised here and sold abroad. A relatively unknown and definitely unsavoury side of British farming is the raising of horses for the European meat markets.  Whilst live exp....http://www.thelfd.com/news/?item=602009-01-28Times are very tough.  2009 will be easy for no one, even if it is only weathering the endless pessimism of the press.However, in this new climate, we are seeing a resurgence of interest in how our food is produced.  Perhaps this is somethi....http://www.thelfd.com/news/?item=592009-01-27Let's hope for better things than predicted this year.  The desperately sad news about retailers large and small (yes, a lot of them sold tat, but that isn't the fault of the majority of people who work for them), banks and the state of things i....http://www.thelfd.com/news/?item=582009-01-05Everyone at the Local Food Directory would like to wish all our producers, supporters and their customers a very Happy Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year.  See you in 2009!  http://www.thelfd.com/news/?item=572008-12-24Is Waitrose/Ocado's advisor on their Festive Food Go Further campaign.  Whilst we don't advocate using supermarkets for your main food shopping, this campaign is a sensible idea in these rocky times.  And Marguerite is a legend.  170 c....http://www.thelfd.com/news/?item=562008-12-19We've been reading about markets in general here, and one of the oddest we've come across is the Rialto Market in Venice.  Founded in around 1097, it's been feeding the city for centuries, with most of the fruit and vegetables coming from nearby....http://www.thelfd.com/news/?item=552008-11-25Ever wondered exactly what's in it?  Me too, so I looked it up.Greatest first:  Coriander, Cumin, Turmeric, Fenugreek and ginger.  Then a pinch of the following:  Celery, black pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, caraway, fennel, car....http://www.thelfd.com/news/?item=532008-11-17