News from Pembrokeshire Produce Direct

Project Start

Project Start was first announced by The Prince of Wales in February with a speech at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, where he reflected on the role of his great great grandfather, Prince Albert, in establishing the Great Exhibition of 1851 to demonstrate the wonders of the modern world and the advantages it would bring - “a new starting point from which all nations would be able to direct their further exertions.”
Project Start aims to echo the idea behind the Great Exhibition by showing people the technologies, techniques and principles that exist now, which will not only improve our lives, but also help to sustain the planet.

Project Start in Wales

The Prince of Wales’ UK Start Tour will take place during the week of September 6th, with the tour coming to Wales on September 7th where the feature event will be The Start Wales Festival to be held at the National Botanic Gardens near Carmarthen.

The Start Wales Festival will extend over 2 days, the 7th and 8th September, with Jane Davidson, Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing attending on 8th September.

Pembrokeshire Produce Direct has received funding through the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013 which is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.