Events
SCOTTISH FOOD FORTNIGHT 14 - 20 September 2009
Taste Local...it's the Natural Choice
To celebrate Scottish Food Fortnight, some of the Local Food Heroes in Skye and Lochalsh have got together to open their doors, to share with you their great passion for delicious tasting locally produced food and drink.
The featured producers invite you to experience a warm welcome, to see where it is made, find out more about the product and then, to enjoy a taste of the best of local food and drink from Skye and Lochalsh.
Your holiday isn't complete without a Taste of Local Food, so start the Skye and Lochalsh Food Trail here.
Isle of Skye Fudge Company - Isle of Skye Brewery - Garden of Skye Smokehouse - Cook Skye at Greshornish House - Producers' Market
Cook Skye, Greshornish House, Isle of Skye, times vary
Greshornish House invites you to enjoy a week of culinary exploration and discovery as part of Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight, featuring food preparation, preservation, foraging, fun and feasting.
Greshornish executive chef Mac Browning, together with culinary anthropologist and cooking teacher Anna Colquhoun will share techniques and skills and get you cooking, using locally-sourced seasonal ingredients.
01470 582266
info@greshornishhouse.com
www.greshornishhouse.com
30 September 2008
MORE THAN WHAT YOU EAT - EATING FOR HEALTH AND WELLBEING
More than What you Eat is a community initiative that will bring together school age pupils with older people, through the medium of existing lunch clubs. We are currently working in partnership with Highland Council's Environmental Health division, Skye and Lochalsh Council for Voluntary Organisations (SLCVO), and Plockton and Portree High Schools.
We aim to improve the health and wellbeing of older people in Skye and Lochalsh, by raising awareness of the importance of nutritionally balanced meals and reducing the incidence of food borne illness.
Aims and Objectives
- To reduce the risk of food borne illness amongst older people through safe handling and storage of high risk foods
- To provide simple tools for older people, that will help them to choose, handle, store and cook food that is nutritious and safe.
- To improve understanding of specific nutritional needs to protect health and maintain a good quality of life for older people.
- To develop links with those who work with the elderly, providing information to reinforce the ‘key’ messages for food safety and nutrition.
See the Taste Local Toolkit for past events, markets and festivals