Soft, fresh bread from a local bakery, cold drinks brewed a few blocks away and a helping of veggies grown nearby.

It could be a scene from a bygone era, before everything became so connected and our food came from around the world, but it’s happening right here in the Forest City.

Two Londoners launched an organic and local next-day food delivery service less than two weeks ago called Local Food Link.

“We noticed that people are really looking for that connection, that link between the food they’re eating and who grew it,” said

co-founder Emily Peat, a 24-year-old recent civil engineering ­graduate from the University of Waterloo.

Customers can buy sustainable food produced within 150 kilometres of London such as bread, meat, eggs, bacon and even soap from the online vendor.

“It’s a really encouraging response so far,” said Peat. “It’s nice to see there’s interest in local food.”

Peat and her business partner Phil Williamson are the same brains behind Eat Green Organic, a weekly home delivery service of local organic fruit and veggies. They discovered a demand for local fresh food to be delivered the next day through their ­customers.

It’s part of what seems to be a wider trend of people wanting to know what goes into making their food and who made it.

“The trend’s definitely there and I hope it’s here to stay,” said Shannon Kamins, founder of London- based Booth Organic Kombucha. “By starting at another local business, it helps create local jobs for people and I think people see that when they buy local.”

About 12 local businesses are involved with the service. It’s simple to use — just go onto their website, select what you want, pay for it and it’ll arrive the next day.

“We just want to make a positive change in London,” Peat said. Her goal is to see the service expand as much as possible and support as many small-scale food producers as possible.

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THE PROGRAM

What: Local Food Link, a next-day delivery service for local and organic food.

How: See http://www.localfoodlink.com/ for details

Cost: Pay for the food you want plus a $6.75 delivery fee.

Some vendors: Heeman’s, Y.O.U., Booch Kombucha, La Noisette, Monforte Dairy