Working in partnership with Devon County Council, Devon Community Foundation (DCF) are able to offer grants of up to £30,000 to organisations working to address food insecurity in Devon through collaborative, place-based models of support. 

The two-year core grants will be used to develop new models of support, such as food clubs, social supermarkets, or community kitchens, to be delivered from community hubs and/or schools. 

A total of £150,000 in funding is available through DCF’s Large Grants application process. Expressions of interest are open until Thursday 7 November.

Read more about the scheme and find details of how to apply

The Food Drink Devon Awards celebrate the very best Devon has to offer by recognising the county’s most respected, influential and passionate artisan food and drink producers and establishments.

This year's winners were announced at a glittering black tie awards ceremony on 7th October. Awards were available across five categories: Sustainability Pioneer Awards, Hospitality Awards, Retailer Awards, Training School Awards, and Producer Awards.

Discover the 2024 Food Drink Devon Awards winners

Six members of the Sharpham Dairy team are taking part in the Sidmouth 10k to raise money for Hospicecare. Sharpham Dairy are a B Corp certified company and a member of the 40 Club (Devon businesses who pledge to raise £1,000 each during the year).

Hospiscare is the hospice charity providing specialist care to patients and their families living with life-limiting illnesses across Exeter, Central and East Devon.

Contribute to Sharpham Dairy’s fundraiser for Hospicecare

More than 1,600 children from 40 primary schools across Devon attended Farmwise on Tuesday 8 October to learn where our food comes from and how it’s made.

The annual event takes place at Westpoint and is a collaboration between Devon County Council, South West Norse, Devon County Agricultural Association, and Mole Valley Farmers. It offers children the chance to engage in a wide range of food and farming related activities and experiences offered by local farmers and producers.

Following Farmwise 2024, the brand new Farmwise mobile unit will be visiting schools around the county to provide even more children with the opportunity to learn about farming and food provenance.

Read more about Farmwise 2024

Having grown from humble beginnings in 2004 into a first class feast of entertainment featuring workshops, seminars, tastings, competitions, demonstrations and over 100 hand-picked exhibitors (many of which are from Devon), Dartmouth Food Festival aims to be truly the very best that the South West has to offer. Celebrating its 20^th anniversary, the festival is now a landmark event on the culinary calendar. Anyone and everyone is welcome to come along and take part without being charged an entry fee.

Find out more about the Dartmouth Food Festival

Over the past year, Devon Community Foundation’s Food for Thought project has worked with young people and local food producers in North Devon on issues around food and food insecurity. This event, taking place in Barnstaple, is an opportunity to learn more about the Food for Thought Project, see the project film, and discuss how to carry this work forward. This will be followed by a facilitated Food Conversation, part of the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission’s National Conversation about Food.

Book your place at the Food for Thought event

Join the Devon Agri-Tech Alliance in the beautiful location of Lower Sharpham Barton Farm on Sharpham Estate. Lower Sharpham Barton Farm is run by Ambios, a nature conservation training organisation that has been rewilding 50 acres of post-agricultural land on the Sharpham Estate near Totnes since 2020. This event is perfect for farmers looking to learn more about sustainable practices and how to enhance biodiversity on their farm. The day will feature a farm walk based around the community forest that Lower Sharpham Barton Farm have planted and updates regarding the Devon Local Nature Recovery Strategy project and how this impacts farmers.

Register your place at the Nature Recovery for Farmers event

Hosted at Westpoint, Exeter, Agrifest South West celebrates the very best in primestock cattle and sheep. Discover over 50 agricultural business stands from a varied range of local and national companies, showcasing new and innovative products and services.  Meet fellow farmers and agricultural professionals from across Devon and the South West and engage with an exciting line up of speakers. Entry is free for spectators.

Read more about Agrifest South West

LandAlive is a new conference focussing on regenerative or nature-friendly farming and ways of making the food system more sustainable, equitable, and health-giving. It will feature a two-day programme of talks by top experts in regenerative farming and sustainable food. The new conference will be held at the Bath and West Showground on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 November.

Book your tickets to LandAlive and find out more

In this talk organised by Exeter Food, globally renowned chef and restaurateur Michael Caines will draw upon his vast experience to address some of the most pressing challenges in the food world today, from the loss of biodiversity in the natural environments upon which our food depends, to wastefulness in our food culture. He will suggest that such problems may be addressed by expanding our vision in multiple ways, from developing a better understanding of where our food comes from and of the foods that particular places (including Southwest England) are best placed to provide, to making the most of seasonal foods, to reincorporating neglected elements back into our cuisine.

Register for Michael Caines’ talk on Eventbrite