Wells is a city that has a thriving community culture and with this in mind the festival dedicated an area to highlighting current, food related, social issues.
Food for Thought demonstrated what communities can achieve when they come together to tackle some of the challenges that face us through food poverty, food waste, healthy living and lifestyle issues.
Visitors could learn what a foodbank does, how to run a community fridge and who is feeding the homeless, and find out about the wonderful difference that these charities are making on the ground.
We had the Help for Homeless bright orange food truck that feeds homeless people and Shepton Mallet’s fantastic Community Fridge. The Wells Foodbank and Furniture Store was there with food parcels, as well as Root Connections, who produce fresh veg boxes and cut flowers that they deliver locally.
The Blue School focussed on the production of nutritious school meals in light of the regulations around allergens and food labelling. Plus, visitors could find out from Healthy Somerset how they can eat a healthier, nutritionally balanced diet, and get a free blood pressure check.
Food for Thought Stalls
For more information about the organisations, click on their logos.
Healthy Somerset
Healthy Somerset provides information and support to promote health and wellbeing and a healthier lifestyle.
Healthy Somerset
Healthy Somerset provides information and support to promote health and wellbeing and a healthier lifestyle.
Free Blood Pressure Checks
1 in 3 adults with high blood pressure don’t know they have it. Get yours checked and get peace of mind.
Free Blood Pressure Checks
1 in 3 adults with high blood pressure don’t know they have it. Get yours checked and get peace of mind.
Help for Homeless
Help for Homeless delivers food, clothes and other essentials to homeless people on the streets of Somerset’s cities.
Help for Homeless
Help for Homeless delivers food, clothes and other essentials to homeless people on the streets of Somerset’s cities.
Root Connections
Working to end rural homelessness and producing fresh, seasonal veg boxes and cut flowers that are delivered locally.
Root Connections
Working to end rural homelessness and producing fresh, seasonal veg boxes and cut flowers that are delivered locally.
Shepton Mallet Community Fridge
A community fridge, freezer and larder saving food from going to waste and addressing food poverty in Shepton Mallet.
Shepton Mallet Community Fridge
A community fridge, freezer and larder saving food from going to waste and addressing food poverty in Shepton Mallet.
The Blue School
Staff from the catering department will be on hand to talk about school meals and the importance of education, awareness and careful labelling.
The Blue School
Staff from the catering department will be on hand to talk about school meals and the importance of education, awareness and careful labelling.
Wells Storehouse
The foodbank and furniture store based in Wells, providing emergency, nutritious food parcels to local people.
Wells Storehouse
The foodbank and furniture store based in Wells, providing emergency, nutritious food parcels to local people.
Food for Thought was supported by Saltus.
