Real Food Harvest Festival

THE REAL FOOD FESTIVAL CELEBRATES BRITAINS GLORIOUS AUTUMN HARVEST We are pleased to introduce The Real Food Harvest Festival, an all-new FREE event celebrating the abundance of British autumnal produce. London’s Southbank Centre will play host to the first Real Food Harvest Festival from 23rd-26th September 2010. Bringing together around 120 producers, a top line-up of chefs, livestock and entertainment to an expected 50,000 people, this will be a fantastic opportunity to taste and buy the very best the UK has to offer, at this exceptional time of the year. Founder of Real Food Festivals Philip Lowery commented, “Autumn is a logical time to be staging a food festival and to be able to bring the best of what we do to such a wonderful outdoor setting is a real bonus. Harvest Festivals are celebrated throughout the British countryside and we really want to bring that energy and celebration to the capital and continue our goal of reconnecting people back to where their food comes from. We are also delighted that we can create a free Festival for Londoners” Since Pagan times in Britain harvest festivals have taken place at the end of September when the full moon nearest to the autumn equinox falls – the harvest moon. It is a festival of feasting, merriment and romance. With this in mind The Real Food Harvest Festival will be much more than just a food market. There will be livestock, chef demos, taste workshops and loads of interactive activities for kids (and their parents too…) including butter-making, bread kneading and even butchery classes. With plenty to eat and drink while you are there and all sorts of music and street theatre, this will be a great day out for all the family. Chair of London Food Rosie Boycott said, “I am really pleased that this event is happening. An important part of the strategy of the London Food Board is to ensure more regional, seasonal and fresh food is coming into London and this Festival, along with the regular monthly Real Food Market at Southbank Centre, means that more and more Londoners will have access to great quality regional food and drink” For information about exhibiting click here