Guardians of Grub is a national initiative which helps hospitality and catering businesses to reduce food waste by enabling them to identify where and how they are wasting food so they can target solutions. As well as the environmental impact, … Continue reading
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Call issued for interest in Green Innovation Fund
Devon County Council invites expressions of interest for the new Green Innovation Fund to support clean growth in Devon. Continue reading
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Food and Climate Action Day
This September, Devon Food Partnership joined forces with the Devon Climate Emergency and Sustainable Food Places to celebrate Food and Climate Action Day! Sustainable food is vital to tackling the climate emergency, as how food is produced and what we … Continue reading
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Working together to improve Healthy Start uptake and promote local produce
Devon Food Partnership Task Group – Join Us! Wednesday 10th November, 10-11.30am virtually on MS Teams Please join us for the Devon Food Partnership’s first task group, looking at how we can improve uptake of Healthy Start across Devon, Torbay … Continue reading
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Join the Sustainable Food Places Day of Food & Climate Action!
On Wednesday 29th September, Sustainable Food Places Network (SFP) members are joining a food and climate day of celebration and action in the run up to COP26. COP26 is just around the corner, when a lot of attention will be … Continue reading
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Food Producers and Processors – help us to understand the South West food supply chain.
A new joint initiative with partners from across the South West has been established to fund and deliver research to better understand the South West’s food supply chains. This research could provide information on how supply chains could be shortened … Continue reading
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Future Farming Resilience – Navigating the Agricultural Transition
Devon County Council has received funding from Defra to help update farmers and landowners in Devon and Somerset on upcoming changes to funding support. Supporting the agricultural sector is essential to a diverse and prosperous food economy and the Devon … Continue reading
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Free Fruit and Veg Boxes for Families in Devon: Get a Healthy Start!
Two and a half thousand families in Devon can sign up to receive a seasonal fruit and vegetable box this Autumn as part of a Devon County Council initiative to help raise awareness of the government’s Healthy Start scheme, which … Continue reading
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Funding from Soil Association to Bring Communities Together Through Food
The Soil Association has announced that not-for-profit organisations in the UK can apply for small grants of £150 to take part in Cook and Share Month, running from World Food Day 16th October – 16 November 2021. The Devon Food … Continue reading
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Free farmers’ wellbeing webinars from Trading Standards
Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards are holding a webinar to promote wellbeing in the farming community on Thursday 22 July. Continue reading