Supporting Local Food Online – from Sustain

Many small food businesses have moved their trade online during the lockdown. Sustain has currated a (non-exhaustive) list of websites which host several independent food businesses selling their produce.

If you are a food organisation looking to sell your products online, we have collated some useful resources here

National directories

Here is a list of national directories, many of which have a map to help with area-based searches :

• Baker Direct – find a bakery who delivers to your door across England, Scotland and Wales
• Better Food Traders – a map of food retailers who are both good for people and the planet
• Big Barn – Buy produce direct from their website, or their map lists local businesses and market stalls you can buy directly from
• Cheese Tasting  – buy from cheesemongers across the UK and Ireland who usually sell to retail
• DeliverAll – a list of businesses across the UK who are delivering
• Farming UK – a great directory of local farm shops
• Farm Drop – an online shop that allows customers to buy food direct from producers via a community buying group.
• Farms to Feed Us – a database of small-scale food producers across the UK who supply fresh produce that has been grown in a resilient farming system.
• Food Chain – An app which used to match specialist suppliers to restaurants which has now opened up to delivery to households
• Foodens – Buy food boxes with lowest milage from your house
• My Local Produce – a newly set up web shop for independent food businesses to sell through their platform to their local residents
• Neighbourfood   A list of markets selling organic produce around the UK now with staggered collections and a delivery service
• Open Food Network – find a local producer/retailer selling locally in your region
• Real Bread Map – a list of bakeries across the UK
• Shopappy UK – map of small organisations across the UK where you can buy directly from the website
• Sustain List –  we have started to populate a list of organisations now providing delivery services, to add organisations, please contact ren@sustainweb.org

Regional lists

Here are regional lists of delivery services and local food organisations. Please get in touch if your area has their own webpage so we can keep this list updated.

Are you a food organisation who’s adapted how you run your organistion during the lockdown? We’d love to hear from you! Please take our survey