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Can you utilise food surplus donations?

2nd August 2022

We are heartened to see so many community growing projects donating produce and surplus to projects which distribute…

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The Somerset Local Pantry Network is growing

6th July 2022

A local food pantry buys and collects surplus food and sells it to members at low cost - £3.50 each week for approx 8-12…

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Somerset Food Trail Festival

28th June 2022

The 2022 Somerset Food Trail Festival runs from 15th –24th July. Full details are now available and what a line-up there…

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Somerset Community food Conference

20th June 2022

Somerset Community Food conference 2022: We are planning an in-person community food and growing conference in Autumn…

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Growing resource pack for schools and young people

9th June 2022

We have just made a digital copy of our Food growing activities with children and young people resource pack available…

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Community Kitchen Facilities in Somerset

26th May 2022

We are collating a list of Community Kitchen Facilities on our website Resources page. If you are teaching food…

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Are you involved in community food and growing?

19th May 2022

Your help is needed, we have a request from the The Public Health Team, Somerset County Council: The Covid-19 pandemic…

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Speakers announced for our next forum

19th May 2022

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…

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2022 - Growing Grants funding now open

10th May 2022

Growing Grants will support projects that involve: growing food as a community effort educating local people about…

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Save the date for the next forum!

28th April 2022

Thank you to those who took part in the April Zoom Grow for Good Forum last night, it's always an uplifting meet up…

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Incredible Edible Somerset news!

7th April 2022

Read our latest newsletter packed with info and events across Somerset. Sign up here The Sedgemoor Seed Swap is on…

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Growing Grants funding 2022 opening soon

31st March 2022

Good news for Somerset community food projects - here is an update from Somerset Community Foundation: 'We will be…

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