Aims & objectives

The Food Group is working to strengthen the resilience of Totnes and the surrounding district in the area of food.

We aim to work closely with the farming and business community to develop a relocalised food infrastructure as well as encouraging individual and community action to grow our own food.

We are currently agreeing our group's aims and objectives which will be posted here soon.

Overiew

The Food Group currenty has a number of projects underway, each pursuing their own individual goals (that are aligned with the Food Groups's overall aim), with a general meeting held once every 6 weeks or so to share news.  If you would like to get involved but are not sure which project would interest you, or would simply like to the get the latest news on what's going on, please come along to our next Food Group meeting.

If one project in particular interests you (see below), please feel free to contact them directly. Please visit our website often to see all the latest news & updates from the this group or our projects. You can also subscribe to the bulletin for a monthly update about all TTT activities.

We are also building a set of resources that we hope will be of use to people who are interested in food issues. If you have anything to add to this section please do let us know.

Contact

Contact us at food.totnes@transitionnetwork.org

Meetings

For details of the next general Food Group meeting please see here. We have a special meeting to begin the process of Energy Descent Planning on Wednesday 16th July. Find out more information, here

The Food Guide was launched on 27th June at 10,30am at the Friday market. Get your copy for only one Totnes Pound or £1.50. All funds will go to support Local Food Initiatives in the Totnes area. you can buy it at a number of venues aroiund the town, frolm TTT Office or from the TTT stall on the Friday market. for more information contact TTT.

Details of all our meetings are available on our group's meetings & events page and on the main TTT calendar. Write-ups and minutes from previous meetings can be found in the relevant event item on the calendar.

Current Food Group Projects

Our latest project is looking at Community Supported Agriculture. our next meeting will be held on Wenesday 25th June at TTT Office. Read our latest report here. Read a summary of people's interest locally here.

 Our Garden Share Project matches keen, enthousiastic and committed gardeners and local garden owners who want to see their gardens being used more productively. thge gardener and garden owner enter into an agreement about times, arrangements, security and the sharing of garden produce. we operate in partnership with Community Supported Farming.

One of our major projects is the publication of the Totnes Guide to Local Food.

The Sustainable Fish Project is a restaurant-led initiative that aims to improve the sustainability of fisheries by creating buyer driven pressure for change.

Our Nut Tree Planting is increasing the number of edible nut trees in the town and training tree guardians. Read

The  Seedy Sisters hold regular seed and plant swap events.

All events, meetings and training that relate to the Food group or our projects can be seen in our group's meetings & events section and on the main TTT calendar.

There are many other active groups in and around the town.

find out more about them here:

The Allotments Association