(6)Events
In early 2009 we were contacted by Søren Sørensen who I had met previously as part of the European Sustainable Tourism network. Søren was aware of our work building local food networks in Scotland and asked if we could present our systems to a Local food producer network operating in Southern Zealand and the Island of Mon in Denmark. They were interested in the Larderbytes technology and if we could accommodate a visit at the beginning of April.
We were of course delighted to do as much as we could with our limited resources to make this visit a success. We at Larderbytes value cross border exchanges as one of our objectives is carbon reduction which of course is not only an issue in Scotland but also across Europe and beyond. We feel that it is essential for small organizations such as ours to understand what is happening in other countries and hopefully in some small way contribute to working collaboratively to reduce the impact of climate change and where possible support other social benefits.
Please follow the link for more information regarding this vist!
or telephone Nette Nygaard telephone number: (+45) 26 42 00 86) to register your interest.
Green Business Talk - University of St Andrews 20th Mar 09,
The presentation will include:
• An introduction of Larderbytes’ workings and structure as a local food network
• What exactly makes Larderbytes a green business and how the “value” is kept in the region
• The issue of commercial vs. social enterprises and Larderbytes’/Sustainberry’s role in it
• The differences and dynamics of regions, agriculture, demographics and diets and the problems/challenges involved
• Parallel projects, including food and sustainability education for schoolchildren and regionally influenced “culinary-tourism”
• An outlook: Is it possible to provide sustainable food in the future?
SRPB Events 26th and 30th of March
The Scottish Rural Property and Business Association (SRPBA) is holding two Rural Enterprise Demo Days, one at Kemnay, by Inverurie on Thursday 26 March and a second at Hopetoun Estate, Newton, West Lothian on Monday 30 March.
The topic for both days is Internet Communications and Telecomms. The demo day formula has been developed to allow rural business owners and land managers the opportunity to see practical demonstrations and meet and discuss many aspects of a specific area with business contacts and specialists.
These two events focus on the use of internet communications and telecomms to save costs, to enable remote working, and to explore further the benefits of broadband connectivity for rural business outside an urban context. In addition the events will examine the threat to rural business of urban super high-speed broadband development, and the developing use of Web 2.0 technology in websites.
Speakers at both events include Steve Dionne and John Allen of Internet for Business, David Byres of Scottish Enterprise, and Jim Mullen of Larderbytes. There will also be two case studies presented at each location.
Douglas McAdam, chief executive, SRPBA, says: “It is vital that as this technology develops the rural sector is at its forefront as it embraces opportunities for diversification and efficiency. These demo days will be valuable for those already capitalising on internet and broadband for their rural businesses as well as those who, quite literally, need to get up to speed.”
Each event is free and runs from 10.00am to 15.30pm.
Thursday 26 March, Kemnay Village Hall, Kemnay, Aberdeenshire
Monday 30 March, Hopetoun Estate, Newton, West Lothian
To book a space tel 0131 653 5400 or e:
Nancy.bernklow@srpba.com
Issued for SRPBA by:
Dick Playfair
Playfair Walker
Tel; 0131 445 5570
KIT-OUT the Park This event is to be held on the 24th April 08 the key themes of the day are Health, Indulgence and Convenience and how they relate to the food tourism market both now and in the future..
Cross Party Food Group The above event will be held in the evening of the 16th April at the Scottish Parliament to discuss various topics related to food issues in Scotland.
Food Policy Conference The above confernce is to be held in Edinburgh on the 16th April 08. The conference will hear from the following speakers:
1. Richard Lochhead MSP Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment
2. Jim McLaren President NFU Scotland
3. Prof Tim Lang Professor of Food Policy City University London
4. Prof Jan Bebbington Sustainable Development Commision Scotland
5. Andrew Fairlie Chef and Restauranteur
6. Jim Mullen Managing Director Larder Bytes Ltd
Larder Bytes will be presenting our Local Food Network concept and demonstrating the commercial and social values attributable to it.
Jim Mullen, of Larder Bytes will be taking part in a series of meetings as detailed below and welcomes the opportunity to meet with anyone who is interested in buying or selling local food. Details of timings and locations will be published here when confirmed.
Lochabber - 16th Jan 2008 PM
Skye - 17th Jan 2008 AM
Ullapool - 17th Jan 2008 PM
Tourism and Technology event Hampden Park Glasgow on the 28th Feb 2008
This event is to highlight examples of innovative use of technology in the tourism sector. Larder Bytes will be making a short presentation outlining the benefits of our network to tourism in Scotland. Please contact the Tourism Innovation Group on www.tourisminnovation.com to reserve a place. This event was a great success and was well supported by busines and industry proffesionals. Larder Bytes Ltd took an active part in the business and technology workshops which were very interesting and informative.
Larder Bytes launched it's new technology systems on Wednesday 12th of September 2007
at Cairngorm Mountain in Aviemore as part of this years 2007 Scottish Food Fortnight. The event attracted delegates from across Scotland, from Wick in Caithness to Fife and including Moray and Aberdeenshire as well as Angus, Perth and Kinross. Thanks to Lee and his team at the Ptarmigan Restaurant everyone enjoyed a lunch of quality local produce, supplied by local producers from across the North and East of Scotland.
