A Kent council has become the latest local authority to back a campaign to support local farmers. Maidstone council had been asked to consider a motion ensuring that all catering at its events is sourced from local suppliers, including meat and dairy options, alongside fruit and veg. But the move to support farmers was almost derailed over the question of whether we should be eating less meat. Cllr Tom Cannon (Con), a farmer himself, had introduced the motion to the council in support of farming, which he described as “the backbone of our villages and our historic county town”. His motion stat…