Follow the money to see how we spend £630,000 a week on food, also featuring launch of Southern Roots Community Supported Agriculture with special guests.
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The evening will be a celebration of our local food producers and see the launch of the How Can Bridport Feed Itself? report. Building on previous local food initiatives and several years of campaigning and awareness raising under the banner of Food Future Bridport, this new research puts some headline figures on the current value of Bridport’s local food economy and the potential to make it even more local, thus further supporting the town’s independent retailers and producers.
Given the implications of the UK leaving the EU, and continuing threats to our food system from climate change, this question has never been more urgent.
The event will start with a shared community meal and feature a series of short talks, followed bymusic and local cider and juice.
Ed Hamer from the Land Workers Alliance will talk about the significance of the local food movement in light of Brexit. He will share his experiences as a co-founder and grower at the successful Chagfood CSA on the edge of Dartmoor, focusing on the contribution that CSAs can make to supporting the livelihoods of small farmers and connecting customers to the people and land that produce their food.
Southern Roots Organics are launching the first Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) project in Dorset. In their first season they will supply 25 households with local vegetables all grown in their market garden. Come along to find out more about the scheme and out how to join as a member. There will also be a Seed Plugs session: a platform for community food initiatives and local food businesses who are helping to feed Bridport to “plug” their ideas and to share and seek support for what they are doing.
Doors and bar open 6.00
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