by Bridport Food Matters | Jun 21, 2021 | Blog, News
The Bridport Food Matters stall at the Festival Food Market on June 19 attracted a lot of visitors, and prompted many useful conversations. A couple of hundred people took away BFM leaflets with information about the new website, and many of them also signed up for...
by Bridport Food Matters | Jun 7, 2021 | Blog, Past Event Reports
Photo: Robert Golden On May 19, Bridport Food Matters ran an Open Veg and Fruit Gardens Afternoon. This was our first in-person event for over a year, and worked out well. Six locations had kindly volunteered as hosts, and we had about forty visitors. We had thanks...
by Bridport Food Matters | Jun 7, 2021 | Blog
1. Introduction During the pandemic, many of us have hoped to create a better future ahead, not just a return to the past. We need to create a positive vision together, and this thinks piece aims to help our Bridport community to evolve this for our food economy....
by BFM Admin | Apr 8, 2021 | Blog
Photo by Justin Owen Lally and Tomas are among a group of several young growers agroecological farming in the vicinity of Bridport. “We strive to farm in a way that builds health in the soil, in the plants, and in our community.” “Our growing practices are considerate...
by BFM Admin | Mar 4, 2021 | Blog
Photo: Pete Millson Rachel Millson, from Symene Allotments in West Road shares her thinking about increasing resilience through growing food: A couple of times a year the Simene river breaks its banks leaving my allotment submerged under a foot of water. Although the...
by Bridport Food Matters | Feb 21, 2021 | Blog, News
New food and drink ‘Lockdown Hero’ awards The Bridport Local Food Group’s new Food & Drink ‘Lockdown Hero’ awards has been devised to recognise and say a BIG ‘THANK YOU’ to the local food & drink businesses: cafes, restaurants, pubs,...