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
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
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
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.
Webinars for food businesses: changes to food labelling law
Food businesses need to be ready for the 1 October 2021 food labelling law changes. Officers from Trading Standards and Environmental Health are holding free webinars to explain what is changing with live question and answer sessions.
The Goodie Box initiative
Devon Food Partnership is delighted to share success of a new Devon County Council initiative, the Goodie Box. Over two thousand meal boxes were delivered to families with young children during the 2021 Easter holiday in an initiative designed to … Continue reading
Devon Food Partnership Launch Webinar
An open Webinar event was held on Thursday 11 February to start the conversation, with key speakers from Food Plymouth, Sustainable Food places and Food Exeter. Listen to their talks online.