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Introduction<\/a> * Organisations<\/a> * Updates<\/a> * Calendar<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Introducing Okehampton Food and Well Being Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our food organisations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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All Together Okehampton<\/strong><\/h3>\n\"\"\nCurrent Projects:<\/strong> Okey Food Workshops (at EcoHub), Qi Gong and Meditation (at Okehampton Community Garden)\nContact: <\/strong>alltogetherokehampton@gmail.com<\/a>\n<\/strong>\n

Okehampton Community Kitchen<\/strong><\/h3>\n\"\"\nA 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 …<\/a>\n\nCurrent Projects:<\/strong> Community Food Boxes; Slow Cooker Project\nContact:<\/strong>\n

Harvest Workers Coop<\/strong><\/h3>\n\"\"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 …<\/a>\n\nCurrent projects:<\/strong> Okehampton Food Bank Veg Bags; The Milk Project; Family Workshops; Town to Farm workshops; EcoHub Garden\nContact<\/strong> hello@harvestworkerscoop.org.uk<\/a>\n

Okehampton Community Garden<\/strong><\/h3>\n\"\"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 ..<\/a>\n\nCurrent Projects:<\/strong> Weekly Gardening dropins (Weds,\nFriday and Saturday 11-4), Family Gardening (from March) Health and Wellbeing (from February)\nContact: <\/strong>okehamptoncommunitygarden@gmail.com<\/a>\n<\/strong>\n

Hilltown Organics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\"\"Hilltown Organics is the name of Martin and Sara\u2019s 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 .. <\/a>\nProjects:<\/strong> Town to Farm; Seasonal Vegetable Boxes\nContact:<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Okehampton Food Bank<\/strong><\/h3>\n\"\"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 ..<\/a>\n

Growing our Future<\/strong><\/h3>\n\"\"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.\n\nProjects: The EcoHub<\/strong>\nContact: <\/strong>\n

West Devon CVS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\"\"\n\nProjects:<\/strong> Health and Wellbeing Alliance\nContact: <\/strong>\n

Learn Devon<\/strong><\/h3>\n\"\" We are Devon County Council’s adult education service and we provide courses across Devon to help you explore, find and reach your potential.\n\nProjects:<\/strong> Slow Cooker Workshops; Online Growing Skills\nContact: <\/strong>\n

Action for Children<\/strong><\/h3>\nProjects:<\/strong>\nContact: <\/strong>\n

NHS<\/strong><\/h3>\nProjects:<\/strong>\nContact: <\/strong>\n

Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust<\/strong><\/h3>\nProjects:<\/strong>\nContact: <\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Here is a calendar of our activities<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Quick updates on our current projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n