Introduction * Organisations * Updates * Calendar
Introducing Okehampton Food and Well Being Projects
Okehampton is lucky to have an active and committed food community! Our aim is to support a proactive, sustainable and resilient food culture that reaches all parts of our town. This page is a starting point for curating information about what opportunities the town has.
Our food organisations
All Together Okehampton
Current Projects: Okey Food Workshops (at EcoHub), Qi Gong and Meditation (at Okehampton Community Garden)
Contact: alltogetherokehampton@gmail.com
Okehampton Community Kitchen
A community project with big ambitions to make good, local food and drink available to all and to make people having a hard time realise that they matter. Find out more …
Current Projects: Community Food Boxes; Slow Cooker Project
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Harvest Workers Coop
Harvest Workers Coop is an Okehampton based workers coop social enterprise. Harvest has been running an organic farm shop in the town for 4 years and run a range of community projects. Find out more …
Current projects: Okehampton Food Bank Veg Bags; The Milk Project; Family Workshops; Town to Farm workshops; EcoHub Garden
Contact hello@harvestworkerscoop.org.uk
Okehampton Community Garden
Okehampton Community Garden is located in Fatherford Lane, next to the allotments. A key project aim is one of social integration and the garden is specifically set up to appeal to as wide a range of people from across Okehampton town and hamlets as possible Find out more ..
Current Projects: Weekly Gardening dropins (Weds,
Friday and Saturday 11-4), Family Gardening (from March) Health and Wellbeing (from February)
Contact: okehamptoncommunitygarden@gmail.com
Hilltown Organics
Hilltown Organics is the name of Martin and Sara’s small market garden on the edge of Dartmoor where they grow some of the organic vegetables sold at the Harvest Workers Coop shop in Okehampton Devon. They are also a CSA and run a food access, solidarity veg scheme. Find out more ..
Projects: Town to Farm; Seasonal Vegetable Boxes
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Okehampton Food Bank
Okehampton Food Bank is an independent service working to combat food insecurity in and around Okehampton. Last year more than 2500 food parcels were delivered Find out more ..
Growing our Future
Growing Our Future has developed and delivered an environment in which to educate, create and celebrate the production of local food. We focus on linking education with growing food, harvesting, preparing, cooking and composting.
Projects: The EcoHub
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West Devon CVS
Projects: Health and Wellbeing Alliance
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Learn Devon
We are Devon County Council’s adult education service and we provide courses across Devon to help you explore, find and reach your potential.
Projects: Slow Cooker Workshops; Online Growing Skills
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