Manchester Fayre staff did Manchester and our neighbouring countryside proud on Wednesday 9th February when they served 400 portions of local seasonal organic soup at the Soil Association's annual conference.
The 'super winter veg soup' was made from cabbages, potatoes, onions, leeks, carrots and parsnips all grown within 30-odd miles of Manchester.
Our closest grower was Dunham Massey Organics just nine miles away with many of the ingredients coming from the fertile fields of Ormskirk - 30 miles away.
Manchester Fayre staff worked for four hours making a fantastically delicious soup, which was served by chef Phil, who has made our pilot soup project at Brookburn Community School (in Chorlton) such a success.
The soup was well received and gave us the opportunity to show what is possible with seasonal ingredients and working directly with local growers and farmers.
Again, we must thank Manchester Fayre (Manchester City Council's in-house caterers), DIG Food for sorting out the logistics and all our local growers.