Somerset food project maps:
- Find somerset growing projects on our map & listings.
- Wider Somerset food resilience projects are mapped here, e.g. community food banks, pantries and fridges.
Somerset-Wide organisations:
Community Action Groups - CAG Somerset provides free support to a thriving network of local groups whose focus is repair, waste reduction, food surplus, sharing and composting - https://www.facebook.com/CAGSomerset
Mind in Somerset, the mental heath charity, have opportunities for people to get growing & get outside, volunteers are welcome, https://www.mindinsomerset.org.uk/our-services/gardening/
Somerset Climate Action Network. Add your community climate project to their map and Sign up and submit stories to the Somerset Environmental and Ecological Newsletter / SEEN.
Somerset Wildlife Trust protect wildlife and wild places through a range of projects e.g. nature recovery, reporting, strategy and action - https://www.somersetwildlife.org/
Spark Somerset provide information, advice, training and support to the voluntary and community sector in Somerset - www.sparksomerset.org.uk
Organisations listed by area:
Mendip
Sustainable Wells: https://www.sustainablewells.org.uk/
Sustainable Frome: http://www.sustainablefrome.org.uk/
Sedgemoor
Green Wedmore plan and run initiatives for sustainable living in Wedmore and surrounding villages: https://greenwedmore.co.uk/
Sedgemoor District Environmental Champions scheme Sedgemoor District Council Environment Champions (somerset.gov.uk)
South Somerset
The Balsam Centre, Wincanton, supports community health and wellbeing through a range of activities including how to grow food and learn gardening skills. They welcome volunteers.https://balsamcentre.org.uk/, http://www.thegrowingspace.org.uk/
East Lambrook Manor Gardens, South Petherton, run a volunteer gardener programme & you can earn free entry year. FFI: mike@eastlambrook.com
Elderflowers Food Cooperative, Langport, buy local produce every Friday 5-7pm at Eli's https://www.facebook.com/groups/Elderflowersfoodcoop/media/albums
Tinkers Bubble, Norton sub Hamdon, woodland community using environmentally sound methods of working the land without fossil fuels. Their pastures, orchards, and no-dig gardens are organically certified. Local volunteers welcome with notice. http://www.tinkersbubble.org/
Taunton & West Somerset
Transition Town Wellington, contact via website https://ttw.org.uk/contact.
Longrun Meadows is a local green offering 65 acres of rural land a short walk from the town centre. There are lots of outdoor activity opportunities. FFI: http://longrunmeadows.blogspot.co.uk
Priorswood Community Centre Garden Project FFI: 01823 353643, http://www.priorswoodcommunitycentre.co.uk
The Edible Border Project, supported by Friends of French Weir in French Weir Park https://www.facebook.com/groups/142073215832467/search/?q=edible%20border
Taunton in Bloom http://www.southwestinbloom.org.uk
Taunton Transition http://tauntontransition.wordpress.com
Transition Town Wellington / Sustainable Food Group have mixed community orchards, herb beds and fruit bush sites https://ttw.org.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/wellingtontransition/ for more information. Plus, updated list of Allotments in Taunton.
Wiveliscombe, has a cluster of community food projects including Wivey Grows and the Wivey Kitchen
National Organisations
- Common Ground - http://commonground.org.uk/
- Incredible Edible Network - http://incredibleediblenetwork.org.uk/
- Landworkers' Alliance, https://landworkersalliance.org.uk
- Permaculture Association, https://www.permaculture.org.uk/
- Permanent Culture Now, https://www.permanentculturenow.com/
- Real Farming Trust, http://www.campaignforrealfarming.org/
- Social Farms & Gardens, https://www.farmgarden.org.uk/
- Sustain, the alliance for better food & farming, https://www.sustainweb.org/
- The Land is Ours, https://tlio.org.uk/
- The National Allotment Society, https://www.nsalg.org.uk
- The Transition Network, https://transitionnetwork.org/
Ecological Land Cooperative - http://ecologicalland.coop/
Soil Association - http://www.soilassociation.org
Vegan Organic Network - http://www.veganorganic.net/
FareShare - https://fareshare.org.uk/
The Trusell Trust - https://www.trusselltrust.org/