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- Food Festival | Somerset Food Trail
The Somerset Food Trail is a farm-to-fork festival shining a spotlight on locally produced, sustainable food. The Food Festival sees farmers, growers and food producers, plus pubs and restaurants, open to the public at set times during the second half of July. The Pigpen Wraxall Vineyard Horrell & Horrell The Pigpen 1/24 THE SOMERSET FOOD TRAIL FESTIVAL RETURNS THIS YEAR! SAVE THE DATE: FRIDAY JULY 18 ~ SUNDAY JULY 27, 2025 We had some amazing food adventures on the Somerset Food Trail Festival in 2023 – and we're delighted to announce that we're going to do it all again this July! Mark the dates in your diary – Friday July 18 to Sunday July 27, 2025 – and get ready to explore the best of local, sustainably produced food and drink the region has to offer. Follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list to ensure you're the first in the know. SIGN UP TO OUR MAILING LIST TO FIND OUT MORE NATURE-FRIENDLY FOOD LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE, DELICIOUS! The Somerset Food Trail Festival celebrates the best, most sustainably produced local food. It's the first of its kind: a countywide event focused specifically on our more nature-friendly farmers and artisan producers – the local food heroes who are leading the transition to a new era of regenerative, agroecological farming, to cut emissions, restore wildlife and produce better, tastier, more nourishing food. Take a look at the 2023 Somerset Food Trail Festival for an idea of the kinds of events and activities involved. Many events on the Food Trail are free, but a few special events, such as the feasts, require you to buy tickets in advance. Participating pubs and restaurants celebrate local food with a special menu or tasting event. If in doubt, check with the venue before setting out. Photo by Matilda Temperley A FARM-TO-FORK SHOWCASE Based on the 'open studios' model of arts trails, the Somerset Food Trail Festival sees farmers, growers and food producers open their doors to the public at set times in July. From biodynamic vineyards to community-funded food forests; aquaponic market gardens to milk-based vodka distillers; fermenters, foragers, smokeries, goat herders, bakeries: you name it, it’s here. And that’s before you get started on the cider and the cheese! This is a chance to get out and explore some of the country's most beautiful and bountiful landscapes: a feast for the senses! NAVIGATING THE FOO D TRAIL HOW THE FOOD TRAIL WORKS There is not one ‘Somerset Food Trail’. You choose the route yourself based on what catches your eye or whets your appetite. A good starting point is our interactive map, which will be back online once we've got all the entries for the 2025 Food Trail. This will give you an overview of what's on, where. We've divided the Trail into clusters , or areas, to make it easier to navigate. You don’t, of course, have to confine yourself to one area, although each area will offer plenty to see and do. Venues open for set times during the festival, and opening times vary, so check out the venue listing and their website before heading out. The Food Trail Festival is mostly free for visitors, although some events have a modest fee, and there will be a charge for feasts, of course. INTRODUCING THE THIRTY MILE FEAST! 'Feasts and tastings' are a central part of the Somerset Food Trail Festival as we celebrate the farms, landscapes, people and places behind Somerset’s most nature-friendly food and drink. Last time, we introduced the '30-mile Feast Challenge ' where most of the ingredients must be sourced from a 30-mile radius. It was a huge success with nearly 40 venues taking up the challenge. The Thirty Mile Feast will return in 2025 – and this year, we hope that more venues will take up the idea a feast. It doesn't have to be fancy – a picnic in a field for families using delicious locally grown ingredients is also a feast. Our aim is to showcase the range and richness of Somerset’s sustainable producers, while highlighting the crucial role we can all play in creating a shift to more nature-friendly farming through our everyday food choices. MORE ABOUT THE 2023 FESTIVAL FOLLOW THE FLAVOUR! 2023 SPECIAL EVENTS SUSTAINABILITY 2023 PARTICIPANTS ORGANISERS INTERACTIVE MAP CONTACT US "Somerset is an amazing, beautiful county, producing food that’s recognised around the world. I’m delighted to support the Somerset Food Trail as a way of encouraging people to ‘buy local’, find out more about how food is made, and learn what farmers are doing to protect and care for the environment.” MICHAEL EAVIS, Dairy farmer and founder of Glastonbury Festival Newsletter The Somerset Food Trail is organised by Sustainable Food Somerset . Kindly sponsored by:
- About | Somerset Food Trail
ABOUT US The Somerset Food Trail Festival is organised by a team of volunteers led by the Sustainable Food Somerset charity, an alliance of individuals and organisations passionate about making healthy, sustainably grown food accessible to all. Sustainable Food Somerset is a member of the national network of Sustainable Food Places , a programme led by the Soil Association, Food Matters and Sustain which encourages a cross-sector approach to tackling failings in our current food system. "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, journalist, author, former agricultural story editor for The Archers and Sustainable Food Somerset Trustee UPDATE FROM THE ORGANISERS, SUSTAINABLE FOOD SOMERSET GROWING A LOCAL FOOD REVOLUTION Last year was a 'fallow year' for the Food Trail as we took a break in 2024, but a busy time for our team as, first, we merged with fellow local food champions Somerset Community Food and became a charity, then launched a new regenerative farming conference, called LandAlive , in partnership with the Royal Bath & West of England Society and Somerset Council. We're pleased to say LandAlive was a huge success, attracting some 550 delegates from the South West and far beyond, convening nearly 80 national name speakers – including many of our country's leading regenerative farming pioneers – all doing their bit to catalyse change. Read our report of the event here . Help us to grow a local food revolution We're looking for trustees and supporters to help us work towards a fairer, more nature-friendly and resilient food system. If you have charity governance, marketing, event management or fundraising skills, please get in touch via the contact box below . NB: These are all voluntary roles. Audience members at LandAlive 2024 SOMERSET FOOD TRAIL ORGANISING TEAM CORE TEAM Stewart Crocker Graham Harvey Caroline Lewis Liz Pickering Kim Robinson Susie Weldon WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET INVOLVED? We are looking for volunteer coordinators, film makers and photographers. We're also looking for someone who has experience in advertising sales to develop an Accommodation side of the website, among other ideas. If any of the roles are of interest, please contact us via the contacts box below. PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS We owe a special thanks to our project pa r tners and supporters. THE PIG - NEAR BATH A hotel and popular restaurant, THE PIG - near Bath is big on sustainability. We especially like their commitment to source at least 80% of the food that they serve from within a 25 mile radius of the hotel, including their own extensive kitchen gardens. As such they support a number of the producers represented on this year's Trail. We look forward to a day when 'local first' and 'sustainable only' is common policy, not ju s t in upmarket eateries and hotels but in hospitals and schools as well . SOMERSET TOWN COUNCIL Generous sponsors of the Trail for the last two years, committed to supporting the transition to more sustainable farming and food. They also host the annual SCOP Climate Conference for parish leaders in Somerset. LANGPORT TOWN COUNCIL Langport Council has kindly supported us two years in a row, and has taken its commitment to local food to the next level this year by launching the monthly Langport Local Market. It's also behind Totally Locally Langport's 'Magic Tenner week', a great way to get the 'buy local' message out there to boost the local economy. THE GREEN SCYTHE FAIR The Green Scythe Fair is a magical one day environmental fair in a beautiful setting on the Somerset Levels run entirely by volunteers. A highlight in the calendar! HISTORIC PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS: We are deeply grateful to all the organisations whose generous financial support enabled us to put on the Somerset Food Trail Festival in previous years, which set us on our way towards this year's festival. 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. 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.
- 30-MILE FEASTS | Somerset Food Trail
We issued a 30-mile Feast challenge for this year's food festival, where most of the food provided is sourced from a 30 mile radius. Check out the fabulous feasts that these Somerset Food Trail participants are holding. 30-MILE FEASTS SOMERSET FOOD TRAIL Artisan Foods We issued a Thirty Mile Feast challenge for the 2024 food festival, where most of the food is sourced from a 30-mile radius. Check out these fabulous feasts in 2024 – and get ready for the challenge in 2025! 144 The Slow Farming Company 158 Field Bakery/Gothelney Farm 103 Holm X Fire Made 115 The Barrington Boar 45 Middlewick Farm Shop & Café 84 Burnt Honey @ Pithers 7 Rockaway Park 67 Westcombe Dairy 95 Horrell & Horrell 160 Sitwell Supper Club Special 28 Summer wine tasting & fresh pizza 32 The Good Earth Load more
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- 29 July 2023 | 11:00Gothelney Hall,, Charlynch Rd, Bridgwater TA5 2PQ, UK
- 23 July 2023 | 13:00Woodpecker Lodge, Beer Road, Bere Aller, Langport TA10 0QX, UK
- 30 July 2023 | 09:00Station Rd, Bruton BA10 0EH, UK