Following a successful debut event last year, the Vale food trail will return later this year, running from 26 May to 4 June.

The two-week, multi-location food festival offers an exploration and celebration of food, farming & sustainability in the Vale of Glamorgan. 

Festival organisers are now inviting applications from businesses, producers and organisations who might like to host an event as part of the festival; participation is completely free, and those who take part will benefit from increased visibility through the festival marketing, and a chance to reach new customers from within the vale and beyond.

 More than 500 visitors and locals travelled around the region last year, independently visiting producers, restaurants and other businesses for events which included farm tours, cookery workshops, tasting events, special exhibitions, live demos and more.

The 2024 Vale food trail is once again being organised by partners from Food vale, the vale of Glamorgan's sustainable food partnership and the Vale of Glamorgan councils visit the vale. Funding has been received through the uk government from the uk shared prosperity fund.

 Louise Denham, sustainable food places co-ordinator at food vale, and one of the festival coordinators, said: "We are thrilled to be bringing the Vale food trail back this year- and really looking forward to seeing what kinds of events our local businesses and producers are keen to run this time around.

"Whether it be bread making, fermentation, or pickling workshops; farm tours and pyo activities; special menus featuring local, seasonal ingredients; tastings and tours of local vineyards/orchards or beekeeping and animal husbandry demos – or anything else related to sustainable food – we want to hear about it".

 Further details about how to apply to run an event as part of the 2024 vale food trail are available at www.valefoodtrail.com. The deadline for applications is 31 March.