Somerset Community Food & Growing Events

Wednesdays 11-1pm - Well grounded garden sessions & alternate Wednesdays 2-4pm - free cooking sessions at the MIND office in Shepton Mallet 

October 2024

Oct 11-20 - Wells Environmental Network Eco Week, includes Floods, Farms and Food Panel Discussion on 11 Oct at 7pm.

Fri 11 Oct -  7pm Six Inches of soil film screening at Wadham School, followed by an opportunity to discuss the film over light refreshments. Organised by Take Art - info & booking.

Sat 12 Oct -11am  Wilder 2024 - Together for nature in Somerset, Edgar Hall, Somerton

Sun 13 Oct - 10:30-4:30 Wells Food Festival - find local food projects in the 'Food for Thought' tent

Fri 15 Oct - Frome Food Network's Canteen - pay-what-you can pop-up community restaurant that offers tasty, healthy, locally sourced meals.

Sat 19 Oct - 10am -Somerset Seed Swap & Save, YMCA, Highbridge

Sat 26 Oct - 10-4 - eat:Burnham-on-Sea, town centre

Fri 25 Oct - Frome Food Network's Canteen - pay-what-you can pop-up community restaurant that offers tasty, healthy, locally sourced meals.

Tues 29 Oct - 10.30-1pm - Project Food's Good Grub Club! Crowshute Centre, Chard

November 2024

Sat 2 Nov 10-2 - Pumpkin Day, Harvest Swap & Local Food Festival, The Cheese and Grain From £3 entry donation for the public (kids free)

Weds 6 Nov - 4- 5.45pm - Project Food after-school cooking club at Axminster kitchen - for year 5 & 6 local children & parents / carers.

Fri 15 Nov 8pm Frome Food Network's Canteen - pay-what-you can pop-up community restaurant that offers tasty, healthy, locally sourced meals. 

Wed 20 Nov - 9:30-3.30 - CCS Somerset Convention 2024, The Canalside Conference Centre, Bridgwater, a day of community collaboration, conversation, and workshops on the themes of poverty, transport, food, and health and wellbeing.

22-23 November - 'LandAlive' - Sustainable Food Somerset's 2-day regenerative food & farming conference at the Bath & West Showground.

Sat 30 Nov - 10-4 - eat:Yeovil, Middle Street, Wine Street & Union Street

December 2024 

Sat 14 Dec - 10-4- eat:Taunton, Hammet Street to East Street

January / February 2025

 Sun 16 Feb - Frome Seed & Potato Day - Cheese & Grain

Sun 16 Feb, 1:30-4, Glastonbury Seedy Sunday, St Benedicts Church

Sun 23 Feb - 12.30-4.30 -Bristol Seed Swap - The Trinity Centre, Trinity Road, Bristol, BS2 0NW

Feb / March - tbc - One Planet Bruton Seed Swap, Bruton Community Library - (permanent seed swap stand in library too)

Please send details of your events, workshops, training etc. to info@somersetcommunityfood.org.uk

Food & wellbeing calendar 2024:

If you're planning food and wellbeing activities to promote your community food project this year, use this calendar to link in your activities to national and international campaign dates: Food & wellbeing calendar 2024. This was collated as part of the Somerset Food Resilience project.

Gardening & Growing Calendar 2024:

View our collated gardening, growing & wildlife campaign dates here.