The CropDrop project is a brand new initiative in which the Somer Valley is taking an active part.

Supported by B&NES Council, the Sustainable Food Partnership and Transition Bath, this voluntary effort is coordinating the re-distribution of fruit and vegetables from allotments via volunteer drivers to charity projects that provide food.

The aim is to link allotments and food projects within the same area to help strengthen communities and minimise the food miles of the allotment produce. 

The project covers the Bath and North East Somerset area and already a number of allotments in Bath and the Somer Valley have begun donating to food projects.

In Peasedown St John, allotment holders have donated a wonderful range of produce to the Peasedown Foodbank.

Radstock Food Club has also benefitted from surplus produce from the Bath Mind Greenlinks project at Ammerdown, and Paulton Larder received a bounty of vegetables from Bloomfield allotments in Bath.

Although the time for excess produce is slowing down, the CropDrop volunteers are keen to hear of anyone else who has produce they would like to share with local food projects or from any food sharing projects that could be supported.

Please email: [email protected]. You can also follow CropDrop on Facebook, Twitter and

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