Food joins Kilkenny's Suite of Irish Rural Tourism Trails

A Food Trail has been added to rural County Kilkenny Trails as part of Ireland's food strategy, reports Kilkenny People News. The trail links food with rural tourism. A launch date is set for 19April2010. The Food Trail joins Kilkenny's Walking, Cycling, Craft and Heritage trails.

The newly-formed  Kilkenny Leader Partnership, a single-access point for local development, is a driving force behind the Food Trail. The Leader Partnership aims to focus on quality of life and economic diversification in rural Ireland. It offers grants and funding to rural innovators and widely valued projects. Trail Kilkenny is made up of a partnership between County Kilkenny LEADER Partnership, Kilkenny County Council, Kilkenny Sports Partnership, local councilers and land owners.

The initial participants in the Food Trail include:
Tess's Homestyle Baking.
The Watergarden Cafe
Ryeland House Cookery
A Slice of Heaven
Lavistown Gourmet Sausages
The Truffle Fairy
Foodworks Cafe
Shellumsrath Goose
Cafe L’Arche
Zuni restaurant
Cramers Grove Ice Cream
Kells Wholemeal
Campagne
The Jarrow Cafe
Sol Bistro
Oldtown Hill Bakehouse
Highbank Organic Apple Juice
The Blackberry Cafe
Keoghs Model Bakery
The Little Apple Company
Mosses Apple Juice
Castlecomer Country Markets
Marvelway - Meat Products
Freshford Country Market
Blueberry LARDER
Kilkenny Farmers Market
Langtons
Marble City
Cillin Hill Mart
Kilkenny Design
Rinuchinnis
Cafe Sol
The Thatch
Mileeven Fine Foods
Knockdrinna Farmhouse Cheese
Goatsbridge Trout Farm
Thomastown Country Market