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Tuesday, 05 June 2007 |
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A collection of sound recordings detailing the revolutionary changes in Britain’s food culture over the last 100 years is being launched by the British Library today (5 June 2007).
Food: From Source to Salespoint covers subjects including:
• The intensive rearing of chickens
• Who picks Britain's strawberries?
• Where does Britain's sugar come from?
The oral history collection contains nearly 300 recordings, among them interviews with:
• Farmers
• Large retailers
• Cooks
• Consumers
One recording features a supermarket buyer reflecting on the ethics of eating meat.
There are also life stories of people working in the ready-meals, poultry, sugar meat and fish sectors, employees of Northern Foods, Nestlé, Sainsbury's and Safeway.
The project encompasses Tesco: An Oral History and has culminated in the British Library's Food Stories website, an educational resource aiming to inform young people about food and farming.
The project has taken 10 years to complete. Listen to Delia Green discussing her mother's corner shop (copyright: British Library)
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