This generous grant will help support our ongoing work with farmers in the
Shropshire Hills National Landscape.
The core part of our project is the Shropshire Good Food Trail, which has been
created to showcase the incredible ‘food web’ across the county. It’s a celebration
of those who Make, Grow, Sell or Serve Good Food and the abundance of our
landscape. It will support local producers, create awareness of the true value of food
through highlighting local supply chains, and contribute to the area being recognized as
an agri-tourism destination for foodies with a focus on sustainability.
The Shropshire Good Food Trail runs from July 20th to August 31st 2024. A launch event
will take place at Crow Leasow near Ludlow on July 20th, which will feature a farm tour
with various talks on different parts of the farm’s agro-ecological transition, as well as
food producers and local vendors.
To amplify the voice of farming in the County, we will be celebrating the abundance and
diversity of food produced in the Shropshire Hills through ‘Our Food Stories’ on social
media. This will help to increase visibility of the local food system and its role in the
cultural identity and rural heritage of the Shropshire Hills and its future as a resilient
and sustainable food landscape, as told by its farming community.
We’re keen to tell the wider stories about how the Shropshire Good Food Partnership and our members are supporting and connecting the dots across Shropshire’s food system through
various activities. Our new Schools Food Web programme is one exciting example. We
seek to develop connections that can be self-sustaining and carry on the momentum of
the work and message of local, sustainably produced food for a resilient food system.
The Marches Real Food & Farming Convergence is one of these key activities, which will
take place in October 2024, building on the success of the Conference last year at Linley
Estate. It will bring inspiring speakers together and create space for sharing experiences
between participants.
Please keep watching out for updates on these projects and initiatives through our
newsletters, blog and social media channels. SGFP staff and members will be at
numerous events over the course of the summer and we love nothing more than talking
all things food and farming in Shropshire and the Marches.
For more information about the Farming in Protected
Landscapes programme in the Shropshire Hills, visit: https://www.shropshirehills-nl.org.uk/help-to-look-after/farming-in-protected-landscapes
For more information on the Farming in Protected Landscapes Scheme, visit: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/funding-for-farmers-in-protected-landscapes
For more information on the FiPL Shropshire Hills focus: https://www.shropshirehills-nl.org.uk/help-to-look-after/farming-in-protected-landscapes
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