Glorious Fife Food

Scotland, in fact Fife, has one of the best natural larders in the world, producing quality seafood, lamb, game, dairy, fruit and vegetables all year round.

The Howe is of course farming heartland, with a rich heritage of food and agriculture that has shaped the landscape and the local economy for the last 100 years and more.

As well as quality food producers the Howe is also home to some great food retailers, cafés, farm shops, restaurants and markets. All of which make buying and eating local produce easy peasy.

If you're not a regular consumer of quality local produce, you're missing out!

Click on the questions below on to find out why, where and how you can buy glorious Fife food. 

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1. Why buy local?

2. How & where to buy food locally?

3. Can I have local food delivered to my door?

4. What's happening with food in Fife?

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News for foodies

Be our 1000th member & win! After almost three years, the Fife Diet are reaching 1000 individual registered members. To celebrate they're giving away a hamper of local food, to the lucky person who becomes their 1000th member. So go on, join now!

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More food related websites

• What's on your PLATE? - the campaign for Scottish food and farming with info on what's in season, favourite recipes and more.
• Healthyliving Award - award scheme designed to make it easier for all of us to eat more healthily when we eat out by clearly identifying healthier food on the menu.
• Slow Food Edinburgh - Slow Food Fife's sister group. Promotes an attitude to food which values locally grown produce, eating food in season, small-scale artisan producers and non-industrialized farming
• Fairtrade UK - with news of Fairtrade events, schools, retail products and wholesale suppliers in Scotland and beyond
• Soil Association Scotland - an environmental charity which promotes sustainable, organic farming and healthy eating. Find out which farms and suppliers are certified organic by the soil association and where to buy local, organic food throughout Scotland
• Farm Shop UK - directory of farm shops and facilities around Scotland plus events, recipes and more
• Veg Box Recipes - full of recipes that work with veg boxes, farm shops, farmers' markets and allotments.
• Why Organic? - a wealth of knowledge on organic suppliers, visiting organic farms, seasonal recipes and ideas for family days out
• Eat Scotland - the Visit Scotland guide to eating and drinking in Scotland
• Scottish Food in Season - highlights the quality in Scotland's natural ingredients, links this through to suppliers, delis, producers, farmers' markets and shops, and then to plate (recipes etc).
• Forth Valley Food Links - the latest news and information on developments towards a sustainable local food economy for the Forth Valley area of Scotland
• Health promoting schools - Scotland's school dinners are improving to provide children with the best possible start in life and help them develop healthy eating habits that will last a lifetime
• Food and Health Alliance - managed by NHS Health Scotland and supported by the Scottish Executive and Food Standards Agency Scotland, this network represents the range of stakeholders involved in implementing a multi-sector, food-chain based food and health strategy.

The above list is not exhaustive, and is based on the information available at the time of writing. If you know of a local food producer, are part of a food-related organisation, or have info you feel should be featured here, please, please contact us. We'd love to hear from you.