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Good Evening All.We have been refused a local allotment is Wells (Wookey Hole).We are keen to find a plot somewhere that we can use to grow food etc. Happy for it to be a share etc.Can anyone help…Continue
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Older people living in care are twice as likely to experience loneliness as those in the community.We are looking for friendly volunteers with an interest in helping others to gardening, to support…Continue
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Growing Support are looking for friendly volunteers with interests in gardening and supporting people, to help older people and people with dementia take part in gardening activities. You will…Continue
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We're looking for friendly volunteers to join our team working hard to enable people with dementia to stay physically and socially active.Join us and make a valuable contribution to your community,…Continue
Join us at our next Grow for Good Forum on Wednesday 6th of July at 7:30-9pm (on Zoom). Sign up here.
It's a friendly and supportive meet-up for anyone who is involved with food, growing and gardening to support positive change. We are excited to announce we have 2 really inspiring speakers at this forum:
Helen Gillingham, co-ordinator of Transition…
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Growing Grants will support projects that involve:
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Small grants are available for community growing projects across Somerset.
This is a fantastic opportunity to get your project off the ground, make your project more accessible or buy essential equipment.
The fund is managed by Somerset Community Foundation and details can be found here.
Closing date 26th May, 5pm.
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Somerset Community Food will be getting people together again in the new year. We will be organising talks and workshops in partnership with Glastonbury Seedy Saturday!
Alongside the seed swap there will be stalls and demonstrations, home-cooked…
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Entries received 9-10am. Show open 12:30 - 4pm.
Join us in a celebration of the local harvest! It's an informal show designed to encourage everyone to enter their produce - fruit and vegetables, baking, flowers, preserves and also some 'just for fun' classes and entries for children too. It's not about about supermarket perfection its about fresh, tasty and useable food!
There will be stalls with local produce and information on…
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To help anyone do better in making their love for food go further, Sustainable Wells Food Group and Somerset Waste Partnership invite you to Kitchen Confidential, a special free event to unlock the secrets to love food, hate waste and saving money.
10-1pm, Saturday 11 March,…
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A series of Midsummer open workshops, co-ordinated by Somerset Community Food…
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Grow Your Own Garden Course
Free Course in Getting Started in Growing Your Own Food
Don’t miss the chance to learn how to grow your own food. Sessions take place in Glastonbury with site visits to home & community gardens in and around Street and Glastonbury. You are very welcome to attend any and all of the workshops. They will be fun & practical, with resources…
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What would be the perfect gift for 2015? Something that could make a real difference? Something that will give you satisfaction, help others to gain new skills and grow food locally.
By becoming a Growing Mentor with Feed Avalon you can share your food growing knowledge and skills.
We are now seeking new mentors to start in 2015. Will you help us transform our local food system?
We are looking for…
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I have been researching a food surplus directory on behalf of Somerset Community Food.
If you have fresh food surplus or seasonal gluts, listings of potential beneficiaries…
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Somerset Harvest Festival is returning for second helpings on the 5th of October 2014.
We will again be setting up home in the beautiful Vivary Park in Taunton from 10-4 and it is free for all to attend.
We are looking to showcase local food and drink producers; promote sustainable methods of growing your own and raise stock levels and awareness of FoodBanks in Somerset. So, tell all your friends and come along and join us.
If you run a community group and would like a…
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The Incredible Edible Somerset Open Gardens Scheme is designed to show off Somerset’s edible assets, from community orchards to home gardens, with a whole weekend of free workshops & plenty of projects open to the public.
The weekend is a chance to learn new…
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A new project in Yeovil is helping to bring people together to make friends, share laughter and chatter, combating not only social isolation but also the issues surrounding rising food costs.
Food prices have risen nearly twice as fast as rent in the last five years and today (23rd April) the British Heart Foundation published findings that two thirds of people in the UK wish they could eat more healthily, but 42% said they can't because it’s too expensive. Nearly…
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I don't like the job of making a salad, but I can't possibly let the lovely endive out there go to waste. Sown 25/8 last year, no protection whatsoever, it has stood happily throughout the winter. I have been picking leaves from it regularly to add cold-weather salads, and still it is flourishing. I like it mixed with apple and beet or any other root, grated raw.
You want variety: Cornet de Bordeaux, which is available from…
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What: How could Fracking affect Farming? Public meeting for local food producers & landowners
Where: Wells Town Hall, Market Place, Town Hall, Wells, Somerset BA5 2RB
When: Wednesday 26th February, 7 – 9pm
How to Book: http://www.frackfreesomerset.org/land/…
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After trying to resist the christmas temptations - in vain, usually - we can now finally start eating normally again. Mind you, "eating normally", in my opinion, is not "trying to get rid of the pounds quickly"!
Go with the time of year: it's winter after all. There is nothing more conducive to failure, than trying to lose weight when it's cold, and dark, and dreary all around you.
So what's good to eat in January? Have a look at my food blog, 'Thought for Food' at …
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Good for your community, good for you.
Happy New Year!
At this time of year many of us reflect on the changes we'd like…
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What is School Farm Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)?
We are the UK’s only no-dig, certified-organic community farm. We are building a model to help local communities take control of how their food is produced and to invest in their own futures by creating sustainable livelihoods…
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A national environmental campaigning group seeks a gathering site for a long weekend in August in West Somerset. We will need the site for 10 days for set up and take down. We are experienced…
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