Kindling will be promoting a new range of organic, local and seasonal soups at Brookburn Primary School's Summer Fete on Saturday 3rd July (2010).
The soups are made of organic and local vegetables grown at Glebelands Organic Growers (just three miles away); Moss Brook Growers; Dunham Massey Organics and the Rigby's organic farm in Warrington. All the vegetables are grown within thirty miles of Manchester and dry ingredients (pulses, beans and grains) have been sourced as close as possible and within Europe.
Brookburn pupils will be served the soups from this September (2010) and we aim for between 50 and 150 portions to be served each day.
Manchester Fayre (the catering arm of Manchester City Council) began experimenting with soup recipes a few months ago and consultation with the pupils has resulted in five different soups, one for each day of the week. The soups will change each term with the seasons, and recipes confirmed so far include: leek & potato, Italian courgette, cauliflower cheese, broccoli, spicy potato, Carrot and spicy carrot & potato soup.
The Brookburn Summer Fete will be an opportunity for Kindling & Manchester Fayre to present the soups, explain the purpose of the project and offer other information about organic, seasonal produce. Kindling have commissioned a large map clearly showing the locations of the farmers and the distance travelled by each ingredient. Additionally a number of growers will be attending offering tasters of their produce and talking about their crucial work.
The introduction of a seasonal, local soup to Brookburn Primary School is a year-long pilot and is part of Sustainable Fayre: a partnership between Food Futures, Manchester Fayre and the Kindling Trust. Sustainable Fayre is funded by the Carbon Innovation Fund as part of Manchester's Climate Action Plan to reduce the city's CO2 emissions by 41% by 2020.
Click below to see the Super Soup Leaflet, explaining more about the why local, organic and seasonal food is important.