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< Back Da Costa Durslade Farm, Dropping Lane, Bruton, BA10 0NL About us Da Costa is named for and inspired by Artfarm co-founder Iwan Wirth’s maternal grandfather, who originated from the small mountainous village of Rivamonte Agordino in Northern Italy's Veneto region. He emigrated to Switzerland in the early 20th century and opened a restaurant much loved for its simple, honest fare. A century later, Da Costa continues this glorious culinary adventure. www.da-costa.co.uk The Food Trail has now finished. Read on to find out about the kinds of activities offered but be aware that the dates quoted below only relate to July 2025. Are you putting on a 30-Mile Feast or a tasting? Something else Our menu is a celebration of Somerset ingredients, from tender lamb and beef from our farm, to vibrant seasonal fruit, vegetables, and herbs gathered from our walled garden. Whether it’s a much-loved favourite or a limited-time special, every dish is rooted in the rhythms of the seasons and made with ingredients from our estate and trusted local producers. When? Ist weekend Fri 18, Sat 19, Sun 20 Midweek Wed 23 2nd weekend Fri 25, Sat 26, Sun 27 Any other details? Lunch: 12pm - 3pm Dinner: 5.30pm -9pm Sunday: 12pm - 4pm Practicalities Durslade Farm, Dropping Lane, Bruton, BA10 0NL mail@da-costa.co.uk 01749 467880 www.da-costa.co.uk Is booking required? Yes Is there a charge? Yes Any directions needed? Not necessary dacosta.somerset dacosta.somerset We look forward to seeing you! Previous Next

< Back Nailsea Farmers Market High Street, Nailsea, BS48 1AH About us A monthly celebration of farming, food & drink producers, and crafts people, plus the involvement of the wider Nailsea community with lots of local participation. This is the biggest Somerset Farmers Market and fills the High Street, which is closed to vehicles for the market. The Food Trail has now finished. Read on to find out about the kinds of activities offered but be aware that the dates quoted below only relate to July 2025. Are you putting on a 30-Mile Feast or a tasting? Something else Held on the third Saturday of the month, there is masses of choice at this, the biggest Somerset Farmers Market, including a specialist flower stall, organic vegetables and numerous meat stalls including venison, plus a selection of designer makers with woodwork, textiles ,knitted items and jewellery. A new seated area mid way allows shoppers to soak up the atmosphere while sipping great coffee. When? Ist weekend Sat 19 Midweek 2nd weekend Any other details? 9am – 1pm Practicalities High Street, Nailsea, BS48 1AH www.somersetfarmersmarkets.co.uk/markets/nailsea/ Is booking required? No Is there a charge? No Any directions needed? Not necessary SomersetFarmersMarkets We look forward to seeing you! Previous Next

< Back Frome Field 2 Fork CIC Oaktree Paddock, Whitemill Lane, Frome BA11 4EU About us A welcoming and inclusive community market garden within walking distance of Frome town centre, where people can connect with nature and each other, learn agroecological growing methods, gain healthy vegetarian cooking skills, and access affordable locally grown food, and nature-focussed wellbeing projects. https://fromefield2fork.org The Food Trail has now finished. Read on to find out about the kinds of activities offered but be aware that the dates quoted below only relate to July 2025. Are you putting on a 30-Mile Feast or a tasting? 18/07/25 – please note, Frome Field 2 Fork have made the difficult decision to cancel their food trail event, due to the lack of water on site (their bore hole water level has dropped significantly). When? Ist weekend Midweek Cancelled 2nd weekend Any other details? Practicalities Oaktree Paddock, Whitemill Lane, Frome BA11 4EU fromefield2fork@gmail.com 07857437608 https://fromefield2fork.org Is booking required? Yes Is there a charge? Yes Any directions needed? A hop, skip and a jump down a beautiful single track lane away from central Frome fromefield2fork FromeField2Fork We look forward to seeing you! Previous Next

< Back Pitney Farm Cafe Glebe Farm, Woodbirds Hill Lane, Pitney, Somerton, TA10 9AP About us Situated on an organic farm, and run as an independent business, Pitney Farm Café makes everything from scratch, offering brunch, lunch, evening events, cakes and more! It uses the organic meat and eggs from the farm, as well as veg picked from the fields right in front of the café windows. Everything is prepared here on the farm. www.facebook.com/thepitneyfarmcafe The Food Trail has now finished. Read on to find out about the kinds of activities offered but be aware that the dates quoted below only relate to July 2025. Are you putting on a 30-Mile Feast or a tasting? Something else Pitney Farm Café is an independent business based on Glebe Farm, which also has the popular Pitney Farm Shop. Stop by for a coffee and cake, or for something more substantial. Much of our menu is sourced from the farm, and the cafe is a lovely place to hang out! When? Ist weekend Fri 18, Sat 19 Midweek Thurs 24 2nd weekend Fri 25, Sat 26 Any other details? Opening times • Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 10am - 3pm • Saturday 10am - 4pm Food served daily until 2pm Practicalities Glebe Farm, Woodbirds Hill Lane, Pitney, Somerton, TA10 9AP thepitneycafe@gmail.com 07980131819 www.facebook.com/thepitneyfarmcafe Is booking required? No Is there a charge? Yes Any directions needed? The café is located within Glebe Farm in Pitney thepitneyfarmcafe thepitneyfarmcafe We look forward to seeing you! Previous Next

< Back 42 Acres 42 Acres, Frome, BA11 5HL About us 42 Acres is a regenerative estate, nature reserve & wellbeing retreat centre. We’re exploring ways to take care of, and live in conversation with, our sacred world. Our vision is to live in harmony with nature, self and others. We work with nature not against it. We grow, forage and wild-tend foods to create wholesome, nutrient-dense food. As we restore health in our earth, we restore the worlds within ourselves. www.42acres.com The Food Trail has now finished. Read on to find out about the kinds of activities offered but be aware that the dates quoted below only relate to July 2025. Are you putting on a 30-Mile Feast or a tasting? Something else, A tour Our ‘Soil-to-Gut’ Food Philosophy reflects our belief that as we restore microbiomes in our soils, we restore microbiomes in our guts. In this way, our land and food practices create a bridge between personal and planetary health. During the Food Trail, we are offering a range of free and charged-for activities: – The Happy Pear Revitalising Plant-Powered Retreat (Fri 25 - Sun 27 July – charged) – Founders Tour (Fri 18 July – free) – Foundations of Foraging (charged) – Slow Sunday: fire cooked forest feast with wild swimming and wood-fired sauna (charged) Book via the website: www.42acres.com/retreats-and-events Visitors are also welcome to explore our 173 acres of wild spaces – ancient woodland, rewilded meadows, a seven-acre lake, and our pioneering nature restoration projects. When? Ist weekend Fri 18, Sun 20 Midweek Mon 21 2nd weekend Fri 25, Sat 26, Sun 27 Any other details? Times provided upon booking Practicalities 42 Acres, Frome, BA11 5HL info@42acres.com 07511209876 www.42acres.com Is booking required? Yes Is there a charge? Yes Any directions needed? https://www.42acres.com/getting-here/ 42acresretreat 42acres We look forward to seeing you! Previous Next

< Back Vegetables, compost, smallholding Yews Farm, East Street, Martock, TA12 6NF About us I have grown no-dig, organic vegetables for 40 years, using a bed system, growing everything from seed, most crops started in 40 year old modules. We have vegetables all year round, our diet follows the seasons, never a dull moment. We make as much compost as possible to keep the soil in good health, and we also make apple juice, cider and cider vinegar from an orchard of heritage varieties. We have hens too. None The Food Trail has now finished. Read on to find out about the kinds of activities offered but be aware that the dates quoted below only relate to July 2025. Are you putting on a 30-Mile Feast or a tasting? A tasting, A tour Join me on Thursday 24 for a tour of the vegetable garden looking at each crop and discussing how best to grow them. I will share tips from my 40+ years experience growing vegetables the no-dig way for our own kitchen. We will also talk about looking after your soil, making compost, and the cider barn – and included are free apple juice and cider tastings. The tour is free but please book your place by emailing me (address below in Practicalities). When? Ist weekend Midweek Thurs 24 2nd weekend Any other details? 6pm start, free apple juice and cider tastings. Practicalities Yews Farm, East Street, Martock, TA12 6NF fergus.dowding@btinternet.com 07517034533 None Is booking required? Yes Is there a charge? No Any directions needed? Not necessary Fergus Dowding We look forward to seeing you! Previous Next

< Back Wookey Farm Wookey Farm, Monks Ford, Wookey, BA5 1DT About us Wookey Farm is a small goat farm just outside Wells where we create delicious food from our happy goats. We make a range of goats cheeses and also sell goat meat. Come and see our animals and ask about our regenerative farming. www.wookeyfarm.com The Food Trail has now finished. Read on to find out about the kinds of activities offered but be aware that the dates quoted below only relate to July 2025. Are you putting on a 30-Mile Feast or a tasting? Tastings Visitors will be welcome to visit the farm and meet the animals and sample some of our cheese in the farm shop. We'll be holding cheese tastings in the shop on Saturdays and Sundays of the Food Trail. Do come along and hang out – it's a lovely place to spend some time relaxing with a cool drink while watching the baby goats clambering over their logs or children's swings. When? Ist weekend Sat 19, Sun 20 Midweek 2nd weekend Sat 26, Sun 27 Any other details? Times: 10am-12noon on Saturdays and Sundays Practicalities Wookey Farm, Monks Ford, Wookey, BA5 1DT info@wookeyfarm.com 07779145441 www.wookeyfarm.com Is booking required? No Is there a charge? No Any directions needed? Approach from Wookey village to avoid driving through a ford wookey_farm wookey farm We look forward to seeing you! Previous Next

< Back Dowding's Apple HQ, Shepton Montague, Wincanton, BA9 8JW About us We have 15 acres of organic orchards growing mostly dessert apples with trees ranging from one to 30 years old. We also gather apples from similar places where there is a surplus. We make a range of apple juices and ciders with the fruit. https://dowdings.co.uk The Food Trail has now finished. Read on to find out about the kinds of activities offered but be aware that the dates quoted below only relate to July 2025. Are you putting on a 30-Mile Feast or a tasting? Something else We will be welcoming people to our organic orchard to wander around and enjoy the 15 acres of apple trees. Bringing a picnic to enjoy is encouraged. We will be offering tastings of our apple juices and ciders and the opportunity to buy and enjoy – either on the day or two take away. Car parking will be in the orchard. Toilets are on site. We'll be here from 10 to 6 every day. When? Ist weekend Midweek 2nd weekend Sat 26, Sun 27 Any other details? We will be holding an open weekend, 10 to 8 on the 26 / 27 July Practicalities Apple HQ, Shepton Montague, Wincanton, BA9 8JW oliver@dowdings.co.uk 01749 812652 https://dowdings.co.uk/ Is booking required? No Is there a charge? No Any directions needed? Shouldn't do but knowing the entrance is between the Montague Inn car park and the corssorads signpost may help. dowdings_applejuice_cider JuiceCider We look forward to seeing you! Previous Next

< Back Wild Roots, Growing for Wellbeing Wild Roots Field, Honeymead Lane, Catsham near Baltonsborough About us We are a charity-run growing project, growing organic produce to provide food for our volunteers and ingredients for soup lunches here and at our sister site, Hallr Wood, for their forest school activities. Our main emphasis is on horticulture and rural craft activities and we also grow flowers in our healing flower garden for seasonal bouquets. www.wilderwoods.org The Food Trail has now finished. Read on to find out about the kinds of activities offered but be aware that the dates quoted below only relate to July 2025. Are you putting on a 30-Mile Feast or a tasting? Something else Come and join us at the Wild Roots Growing for Wellbeing Project on Monday 21 and Saturday 26. See what we are growing in our accessible raised beds, polytunnel, orchard area and Wellbeing Garden. There will be the opportunity to find our about how we manage our meadow and woodland areas as well as see how we garden in a flood prone area. We will also have demonstrations of rural crafts in our traditional Roundhouse. Explore the site at your leisure. Light refreshments available in our purpose built garden kitchen. Dogs welcome on leads. The site is level but uneven in places. There is a composting loo and a small carpark. When? Ist weekend Midweek Mon 21 2nd weekend Sat 26 Any other details? • Monday 21: 11am-2pm • Saturday 26: 10am-1pm Practicalities Wild Roots Field, Honeymead Lane, Catsham near Baltonsborough ursula@wilderwoods.org 07788643314 www.wilderwoods.org Is booking required? No Is there a charge? No Any directions needed? • What3words: drifter.sideburns.young • We are served by the 667 bus route running from Street to Wincanton with the nearest stop at Muchelney Hill. Wild Roots Field Project We look forward to seeing you! Previous Next

< Back Fenny Castle Vineyard Castle Lane, Worth, Wells, BA5 1NL About us Family run vineyard and winery producing exceptional, award-winning English sparkling and still wines, situated right on the edge of the Somerset Levels in the tiny village of Worth, close to Wells, England's smallest cathedral city. We planted the first parcel of Bacchus vines in 2011 and the main vineyard of Ortega and Pinot Noir the following year. We now have a range of multi-award winning wines for sale. www.fennycastlevineyard.co.uk The Food Trail has now finished. Read on to find out about the kinds of activities offered but be aware that the dates quoted below only relate to July 2025. Are you putting on a 30-Mile Feast or a tasting? A tasting, A tour Come and enjoy a tour of the vineyard with a talk about the vineyard year, from pruning to harvest, followed by a tasting of two still wines and one sparkling wine, and learn about the wine making process, focusing on our sparkling wine production. When? Ist weekend Sat 19 Midweek 2nd weekend Sat 26 Any other details? We will also be open for visitors to drop in for a glass of wine in our vineyard tasting garden and to visit our cellar door shop. Practicalities Castle Lane, Worth, Wells, BA5 1NL james@fennycastlevineyard.co.uk 07970162798 www.fennycastlevineyard.co.uk Is booking required? Yes Is there a charge? Yes Any directions needed? Not necessary fennycastlevineyard fennycastlevineyard We look forward to seeing you! Previous Next

< Back Bridie's Farm Porchestall Drove, Glastonbury, BA6 9RP About us Glastonbury Food & Regenerative Farming Centre at Bridie's Farm Our Vision is Remembering Our Place In Nature. Our Mission involves working sensitively with the eco-system, employing and promoting agroecological practices such as permaculture, natural agriculture and agro-forestry to restore the land and build new cultural narratives for how we should live in the world. We will provide opportunities for knowledge transfer, nature connection, improved mental wellbeing and reduction in food poverty, building a happier healthier and more connected community. Our key objectives are: Create a thriving restorative carbon retaining food economy. Restore and create habitats for wildlife and biodiversity. Develop a diverse range of educational, training and job opportunities. Increase local social inclusion for vulnerable and marginalised groups. We believe opportunities like these are needed everywhere if we are to shift to a society that truly values and safeguards the land and food for the benefit of everyone. https://bridiesfarm.org.uk/ The Food Trail has now finished. Read on to find out about the kinds of activities offered but be aware that the dates quoted below only relate to July 2025. Are you putting on a 30-Mile Feast or a tasting? Something else, A tour On Sunday 27th July you are welcome to drop-in to Bridie's Farm between 10am-2pm to meet the Project Lead for an informal introduction to the project. She will be available to answer any questions about the project's activities and the future plans. You will be able to walk the land and glean information about Bridie's Farm. You can also find out more about getting involved on our community Tuesday Volunteering Day. When? Ist weekend Midweek 2nd weekend Sun 27 Any other details? Drop-in: 10am-2pm / please contact the farm regarding volunteering Practicalities Porchestall Drove, Glastonbury, BA6 9RP info@bridiesfarm.org.uk Bridie's Farm Is booking required? No Is there a charge? No Any directions needed? Not necessary Bridie's Farm Bridie's Farm We look forward to seeing you! Previous Next

< Back Willow Community Gardens Behind Portishead Medical Centre, Portishead BS20 6AQ About us Our mission is to create a therapeutic and spiritual space where the community can connect with one another in a peaceful and respectful environment. Centred around the hands-on activity of growing and developing a community garden. www.willowcommunitygardens.co.uk The Food Trail has now finished. Read on to find out about the kinds of activities offered but be aware that the dates quoted below only relate to July 2025. Are you putting on a 30-Mile Feast or a tasting? Something else, A tour Willow Garden is always open – yep, seven days a week – for you to wander, relax, pick some juicy seasonal fruits and veggies, and even roll out a picnic blanket for a chill afternoon under the trees On Wednesday 23 July, from 10am to 12:30pm, we're hosting a fabulous Open Morning! Pop by, have a nosy, meet the lovely bunch behind the garden and see how you can get your hands (just a little) dirty. When? Ist weekend Midweek Wed 23 2nd weekend Any other details? 10am - 12.30pm Practicalities Behind Portishead Medical Centre, Portishead BS20 6AQ Portisheadgarden@outlook.com 07483932608 www.willowcommunitygardens.co.uk Is booking required? No Is there a charge? No Any directions needed? Please do not park in the doctors car park Willowgardens We look forward to seeing you! Previous Next