= Source of organic food
(Organic standards for chickens and eggs go further than the requirements for ‘free-range’ chickens – see www.soilassociation.org/chickens)
— West Kirby —
Hinton & Son, West Kirby
97 Banks Road, West Kirby. Tel: 0151 625 5605
Sells organic chicken and lamb from Rhug Estate in North Wales (and bacon can be ordered), and wild venison and game
La Paz Restaurant
www.lapazrestaurants.co.uk
3 Banks Road, West Kirby CH48 4HD. Tel: 625 7200
Fresh ingredients and produce from local sources
— Wirral —
Church Farm Organics, Thurstaston
www.churchfarm.org.uk/
Church Lane, Thurstaston, Wirral CH61 0HW. Tel: 0151 648 7838
Own organic food etc, and cafe
Claremont Farm Shop
www.claremontfarm.co.uk/
Old Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 4JB. Tel: 0151 346 1796
Own and other local produce, including Cheshire and Lancashire cheeses
Wirral Farmers’ Market, New Ferry
Village Hall, Grove Street, New Ferry, Wirral …[more]
Held on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 9am
Edge & Son Butchers, New Ferry
www.traditionalmeat.com
61 New Chester Road, New Ferry, Wirral CH62 1AB
Meat from local farms including rare breeds meat
— Regional —
Cheshire Farm Ice Cream
www.cheshirefarmicecream.co.uk
Obtainable from many shops on the Wirral
Chester Shop Local Directory
www.greenchester.co.uk/greenguide/shop_local_directory.html
Manchester Friends of the Earth
www.realfoodguide.org.uk/
Sources of local, organic and fairtrade food in the Manchester area
Bryn Cocyn Farm, Vale of Clwyd
www.bryncocynorganic.co.uk
The oldest organic farm in North Wales – attends various farmer’s markets including New Ferry
Lembas (Vegetarian & Wholefood Wholesalers), Sheffield
www.lembas.co.uk/
Organic, Fair Trade etc delivered to Merseyside (incl the Wirral) once per fortnight (on a Thursday)
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Phoenix leads a diverse life helped along by Wellness Recovery Action Planning and all aspects of Recovery. In the last few years she performed stand up comedy. Laughter truly is the best medicine! Now she is concentrating on being involved in improving conditions for inpatients and service receivers trustwide and nationwide. And training in WRAP, Recovery Star and the new Advanced Statement and some gardening for health. Art is now a major focus with some great new projects coming up. Also working with services to develop a new approach for people to have a greater knowledge and insight to their own trauma and recovery. 
