Shropshire Good Food Trail 2025

The event was launched at the Ludlow Green Festival in July, and a closing ceremony will take place at Babbinswood Farm in Oswestry on August 31st. Babbinswood is an organic mixed family farm and is currently in the process of transferring a part of the farm over to community ownership so that it can remain as an organic, regenerative farm in perpetuity. By hosting the closing event at the farm, we hope to bring the public, local councillors and community leaders to Babbinswood to showcase the essential role that small family farms have as stewards of the land and their central role in community building.

The Closing Ceremony will begin with a welcome and introduction shortly after 11am, with the ceremony at noon, followed by a light shared meal at 1pm (by donation ‘pay-as-you-feel’). This will be followed by a free screening of the film ‘Common Ground’: “Common Ground provides hope for future generations with concrete ways to fix a broken planetary system. The film explores how regenerative agriculture can help heal the soil, our health and the planet” (45-minute) in collaboration with ‘Flicks in the Sticks’ by Arts Alive.

This is a free event for all. Councillors and local food champions in particular are invited to attend. The Food Trail has brought local food into focus and the Shropshire Good Food Partnership seeks to keep the conversation going in a meaningful way through collaboration across sectors. Food and farming has been in the spotlight over the last year with changes to farm inheritance tax, low yields due to drought, impacts on imports from abroad from climate extremes, wildfires, tariffs and conflict. A new National Food Strategy was published in June which presents an opportunity to consider how Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and our Town and Parish Councils can show leadership on food resilience strategies, climate, planning and support for farmers. The National Food Strategy calls for more of a focus on place-based approaches to food, including more participation from food partnerships like the Shropshire Good Food Partnership, as members of the Sustainable Food Places network. This is an opportunity to see first-hand the grassroots initiatives already taking root in our market towns and parishes – and to lend your voice to a collective vision for a healthier more resilient Shropshire.

For more information or to RSVP for the closing ceremony, please contact:

Emma Cantillion – [email protected]

Daphne du Cros – [email protected]

Visit: www.shropshiregoodfoodtrail.org to download your map and view food Trail events

and www.Shropshiregoodfood.org to learn more about the work we do at the Shropshire Good Food Partnership, and join as a member by signing your pledge to the Good Food Charter.

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