
ABOUT US
SOMERSET FOOD TRAIL
WHO WE ARE
The Somerset Food Trail Festival is organised by team of volunteers led by Sustainable Food Somerset, a non-profit run by five trustees from across Somerset. Sustainable Food Somerset (formerly Wells Food Network) is a member of the national network of Sustainable Food Places, a partnership programme led by the Soil Association, Food Matters and Sustain which encourages a cross-sector approach to tackling failings in our current food system.
We are delighted that this year Graham Harvey, journalist, author and former agricultural story editor for The Archers, has joined the team.
Much of our farmland no longer produces the food evolution prepared us for. It's happened as a result of poor science and corportate ruthlessness, and our own lack of interest. The good news? If we all get stuck in, we can fix this.
– Graham Harvey
OUR ORIGINS
The first pilot Food Trail was held in 2018, supported by a group of community organisations, including Reimagining The Levels, Somerset Community Food, Somerset Local Food Direct, Sustainable Wells and Green Wedmore. We are grateful for their ongoing support as well as for our network of volunteer cluster coordinators who are passionate about local sustainable food, and without whom this event would simply not be possible. Sincere and heartfelt thanks to all!
We believe by putting healthy, sustainable food at the heart of all we do, we can strengthen our communities, conserve our countryside and boost our local economy.'
– Stewart Crocker, Chair, Sustainable Food Somerset
SOMERSET FOOD TRAIL
PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
We owe a special thanks to our project patners and supporters, who have made the Somerset Food Trail possible and become some of our biggest champions – thank you to all of you!
SOMERSET FOOD TRAIL
FUNDERS
We are deeply grateful to all the organisations whose generous financial support enabled us to put on the Somerset Food Trail Festival in 2022. We particularly wish to record our sincere appreciation of the support provided by Martin Stanley, without whose vision and commitment we would not have been able to get this project off the ground.





This project is supported by WWF-UK’s Land, Food and Farming Fund.



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SOMERSET FOOD TRAIL
2022 ORGANISING TEAM
STEERING GROUP
Stewart Crocker
Susie Weldon
Liz Pickering
Theresa Simon
STEERING GROUP SUPPORT
Samantha Stadden
Deborah Hogarth
CLUSTER COORDINATORS
WEDMORE – David Hopkins, Liz Burton
WELLS & WOOKEY – Sarah Briton, Ellie Brown, Jade Ogden
CHEDDAR, WESTBURY-SUB-MENDIP, EASTON – Susie Weldon
GLASTONBURY & STREET – Melissa Taylor, Sarah Hallam
SHEPTON MALLET – Susan Ayton
FROME – Nikki Brain
BRUTON – Jane Durney, Kristen Lindop
CASTLE CARY – Lucas Hollweg, Penny Steiner, Colleen Bower
WINCANTON – Claudia Cole, Helen Brown
SOMERTON & LONG SUTTON – Liz Pickering
LANGPORT – Kate and Damon Bridge, Cara Naden
YEOVIL & ILCHESTER – Katy Tilley, Mark Helyar
CREWKERNE, ILMINSTER, CHARD, SOUTH PETHERTON – Katy Tilley, Mark Helyar
WIVILESCOMBE – William Sitwell
CONTRIBUTORS
Brochure designer: Mark Matcham Design
Print agent: Adam Shaw, ASA Print
Cover image and Facebook masthead: Kate Lynch
Map illustration: Annabel Tempest
Copy: Liz Pickering, Hugh Thomas and Susie Weldon
Website development: Sarah Berry and Lorrie Kelly, Simplysig
Social media: Liberty Ash, ADPR
Photography: Georgina Preston (Wiveliscombe), Ben Pulletz, Oliver Edwards and many others.
Somerset Food Trail would like to thank all participating enterprises, hosts, performers, guest curators, individuals and partner organisations for their support, co-operation and enthusiasm, and for their dedication to producing the finest quality, local, sustainable food and drink.
