Posts Tagged ‘food’
UPDATED: Frome Potato Day and Seed Swap 2021
For obvious reasons, the physical event is cancelled this year, so to help you get a good start to this season we’re providing some alternative solutions to access your potatoes, seeds and plants.
Now updated with details of the Seed Swap
Read MoreSustainable Frome January meeting: A Small Farm Future
UPDATE: Watch Chris’s talk and the Q&A here Chris Smaje, from Vallis Veg just outside Frome, will talk about his new book ‘A Small Farm Future’ The book draws on…
Read MoreJanuary 2021 meeting: A Small Town Future
Chris Smaje, from Vallis Veg just outside Frome, spoke about his new book ‘A Small Farm Future’ The book draws on a vast range of sources from across a multitude…
Read MoreJune 2020 meeting: How does the Climate Emergency affect the South West and what are the implications for food production and supply in Frome?
If production practices and supply chains do not change, then climate change is likely to threaten food security in England. However, there is enormous scope for producers of all scales to…
Read MoreJanuary 2018 meeting: Film showing – Carnage
January: 18th January, Film showing – Carnage In January, as part of the lead up to Sustainable Frome’s vegan fair, we screened ‘Carnage’, a short, humorous ‘mockumentary’. Set in the year…
Read MoreDecember 2017 meeting: Fun, Food & Folklore
December: 7th December, Fun, Food & Folklore, Frome Cricket Club At December’s meeting Mahesh shared the traditional ‘kichidi’ rice and lentil dish (and other delicious food) and explored his journey through…
Read MoreFebruary 2017 meeting: Local & Sustainable Food
February: 2nd February 2017: Local & Sustainable Food Our discussions explored, existing systems for producing, distributing, selling and consuming food have become totally dysfunctional, profoundly inequitable and unsustainable. With an expected…
Read MoreFebruary 2016 meeting: Local and Sustainable Food
February 2016, Local and Sustainable Food, Frome Cricket Club, Rodden Road, BA11 2AH. There were talks by Anna Francis on the global impact of agriculture and how a vegetarian / vegan diet can reduce our impact…
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