Somerset organisations & contacts

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