The annual Cornwall Food and Drink Festival Goes Green ...

Cornwall's annual food and drink festival is set to focus on the environment

The Cornwall Food and Drink Festival is returning in September for its ninth consecutive year with a new focus on the environment.

This year the organisers have teamed up with ?Good Energy? ? the UK?s only renewable electricity supplier, who will be sponsoring the Chef?s Theatre.

Good Energy sources around one third of its electricity from Cornish wind, sunlight and water-power, with figures showing around 30% of the average household?s electricity consumption takes place in the kitchen.? Renowned ?green chef? Arthur Potts-Dawson will be at the event, sharing steps everybody can take to reduce the environmental impact of the choices they make in buying, storing and cooking food.

The author of?Eat Your Veg?will also show that local, natural and sustainable food is low on carbon and high on taste, with two inspirational recipe demonstrations. He will be sharing tips and ideas about how to reduce energy use in the kitchen, minimise waste, and source seasonal local ingredients, that haven?t travelled for miles to get to your plate.

The annual event which sees foodies travel from near and far will notice some other changes which are all being put in place in an attempt to reduce environmental waste. This year the festival will be paperless, the programme will be available online and mobile friendly vouchers will be used. Exhibitors are being encouraged to look at a ?reduce, reuse and recycle? philosophy and will be given advice on how to minimise waste.

Organisers are also asking visitors to think about their journey to the festival, encouraging people to walk, cycle or use public transport wherever possible.

Ruth Huxley, festival organiser and director of Cornwall Food & Drink, said: ?We represent a huge sector that is responsible for large amounts of waste, emissions and energy use. We hope to lead by example and encourage businesses to consider how they can reduce their environmental impact. Encouraging people to buy local not only supports the Cornish economy, but reduces food miles and helps to minimise emissions pollution.?

For more information and festival updates visit?www.cornwallfoodanddrink.co.uk

Source: http://www.moneymakermagazine.co.uk/food-festival-goes-green/

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