Food Forest Project grows fresh food for Shepton food bank

The Food Forest Project acquires parcels of disused land, and with the help of local communities, seeks to combat issues such as social isolation, food poverty, habitat depletion and accessibility of locally sourced healthy food, by planting food forests.

We spoke to Tristan Faith, Founder of The Food Forest Project who told us how, with help from a £2,000 grant from The Somerset Fund, he’s been able to progress the space for growing food for the local food bank. 

“The demographic that we aim to support with the market garden are young and low-income households who have found themselves in a situation where they are unable to afford the cost of food.