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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16th October, the day on which the FAO was founded, in 1945.

Garden Organic, the UK's leading organic growing charity dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food and has developed the perfect gift for the gardener who has everything. Adopt a Veg for a loved one and the proceeds from this unusual gift will help Garden Organic's Heritage Seed Library to save Britain's rarest vegetables from the threat of extinction, including many heirloom pea varieties.

Parents' Week runs from Monday 17th - Sunday 23rd October this year and provides an opportunity to celebrate the vital contribution parents make to society and to showcase local services that support families. Parents' Week also offers the chance to highlight issues of most importance to parents and families to politicians, the media and others who need to know.

Organisers of Taste Cumbria, the annual festival which celebrates the region's very best food and drink, today announced that Booths supermarkets are the latest company to be involved with this year's event. The weekend-long event, which returns to Cockermouth on September 24 and 25, will see the popular family-run retailer present their extensive product range on the town’s Main Street in a unique 'pop-up' shopping experience.

Lincolnshire is the surprise winner of a public poll to find Britain’s Favourite Food Spot, seeing off tough competition from Cornwall and Hampshire. The poll was conducted to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the national food celebration, British Food Fortnight, which starts this weekend 17 September - 2 October.

Through this autumn festival of Seed Gathering, The Tree Council aims to inspire everyone, particularly school children and families, to gather seeds, fruits and nuts and grow the trees of the future. The Seed Gathering Season starts on the 23 September (the autumn equinox, considered to be the first day of autumn) and continues until the 23 October, giving everyone plenty of days on which to hold events.