Who are we?
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Taste the Landscape is organised by a group of community organisations that are passionate about healthy, locally produced and sustainable food. They include Wells Food Network, Reimagining The Levels, Somerset Community Food, Somerset Food Direct and Green Wedmore.
Wells Food Network chair Stewart Crocker says: “We all believe that 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." |
Wells Food Network Wells Food Network is a partnership of organisations and people who champion healthy, sustainable, affordable food for all. Its vision is for a vibrant food culture in Wells and its surrounding towns, villages and countryside that is good for people, good for communities and good for the planet.
www.wellsfoodnetwork.org
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Reimagining the LevelsReimagining the Levels was formed by a group of people who all live on the Somerset Levels and care passionately about its future. It is developing a new vision for rural land use and the rural economy in terms of food production, farming support, environmental protection and rural development.
www.reimaginingthelevels.org.uk
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Green WedmoreGreen Wedmore is an umbrella organisation of people working together as a community to reduce their environmental impact. The group coordinates, explores and encourages sustainable living as it could apply in practical terms to Wedmore and the surrounding villages.
www.wedmoregreengroup.co.uk
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Somerset Community FoodSomerset Community Food is a grass-roots charity which aims to reconnect people with the social, health and environmental benefits of growing, buying, preparing and eating local food. It has developed a unique training package that has taught hundreds of people to grow and cook food.
www.somersetcommunityfood.org.uk
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Somerset Local Food DirectSomerset Local Food Direct delivers locally produced food and drink to the door of hundreds of people across Somerset, Bristol and Bath each week. It believes it is important that we all know where our food comes from. It also aims to provide small, local producers with a wider customer base.
www.localfooddirect.co.uk
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Sustainable WellsSustainable Wells grew out of the 2008 “Somerset in Transition” event organised by Transition Glastonbury, which inspired a number of Wells residents. Its aims are to build community resilience in the face of climate change. It focuses on renewable energy, repair cafe events, recycling & single use plastics.
www.sustainablewells.org.uk
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Picture credits, left to right, from top: Apples, by Aaron Hermon; Harvest, by Susie Weldon; The Levels by Andy Bebbington; Lettuce leaves, by Mel Edwards; breakfast, by Stijn Neuwendijik; chicken, by Susy Morris.