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Local Growing
A range of community growing workshops offering hands-on support and tips from local growing experts. Plants and other resources provided
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Cooking & Tasting
Develop cooking confidence with regular food making and tasting events. Come along to one of our summer programme of food events.
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Fresh Food
Food provision throughout the winter: regular fruit & veg box deliveries to help people make and eat tasty food.
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Food Strategy
Delivering high quality provision, growing, training and networking to develop a local strategy to tackle food inequality and increase food sustainability in our community
A not-for-profit community food project, available to everyone living in Moulsecoomb, Bevendean & Bates Estate.
Events & Activities
Check out our full list of Summer events & workshops here. All completely free - with food and transport provided.
From community lunches, to meals by candlelight as the sun sets, to exploring local growing projects….we want to get people out and about in nature, meeting their neighbours.
Annual Summer Food Fair @ Bevendean Community Orchard at The Avenue - it’s free and everyone’s invited! Everything from food tasting, cooking demos, foraging and feasting!
Save the date: SATURDAY 9TH OF AUGUST 12-4PM
Get in touch if you’re available to volunteer or have a food themed activity/talk/workshop you’d like to showcase.
Other events and activities
Fruit & Veg Box deliveries
We provide an affordable fortnightly fruit and vegetable box delivery service in Moulsecoomb, Bevendean and Bates Estate . Sign up now to start receiving your box at a price you can afford. We run on a Pay-As-You-Can basis, meaning you decide how much you pay, based on your circumstances.
Growing Workshops, Community Cook-Alongs and Farm Visits
Learn how to grow your own produce with some friendly, expert help from Fork and Dig It in Bevendean Community Garden.
Join one of our Farm to Fork farm visits and events to meet inspiring growers who are supporting local food production.
Come to our Community Cook-alongs and learn some new and exciting ways to cook the veg in your box. A fun and friendly way to meet your neighbours, develop your cooking skills and eat delicious food.
All our workshops and events are free. We apply for grants and accept donations as this helps us put on more opportunities and makes them accessible for everyone.
See the events page for details of upcoming opportunities! Feel free to email us if you’d like to know more: verylocalfoodhubs@gmail.com
Some of last year’s activities -
“I just wanted to thank you for my veg box. The veg was great quality and I've made some lovely meals and soups with it. Thanks to all your amazing volunteers.”
— Veg box customer
“I love being on the Help A Neighbour scheme. I feel like I'm supporting a fantastic project, helping a local family and I still get excellent value for money for my family all at the same time. It's a win win for me.”
— Veg box customer