THE Somerset Food Trail Festival was declared a roaring success after more than 190 farmers, growers, food producers, cafés, pubs, and restaurants took part in the 10-day festival from 15-24 July.
While visitor estimates are still being compiled, the Somersetfoodtrail.org website attracted 7,055 unique visitors and the online brochure was viewed more than 7,600 times, with 10,000 printed copies distributed county-wide.
As awareness of the Trail’s activities grew, so more producers came forward asking to be involved going forward, as well as potential coordinators to grow the footprint of the trail even further, bringing in areas such as Taunton.
Stewart Crocker, chair of the Somerset Food Trail organising committee, said the event had exceeded all expectations.
“We set out to showcase the range and richness of Somerset's sustainable food producers and farmers, and we were absolutely delighted by the number of venues that took part and the variety and quality of the activities and experiences offered.
“We wanted to create opportunities for people to learn more about where their food comes from, celebrate the excellent food produced here in Somerset, and understand how we all can bring about a shift to nature-friendly farming through our everyday food choices.”
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