The Taste of a Better Future Network - Facilitating a national network of local growers

Since 1999, as part of the local food project, WEN has promoted and developed a national network of food growing groups. As a national organisation WEN has been able to develop a wide network with the aim of offering local food growing groups an opportunity to learn from each others’ common and different experiences and celebrate the achievements of each group. The project has gone from strength to strength and now supports a network of over 50 growing groups in cities such as London, Bradford, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Sheffield. Through this work we have developed a unique approach as a national organisation, working to empower local food growing groups.

On–line Directory
WEN has produced an on-line directory which includes some of the members of the Taste of Better Future Network. This is a networking resource for all, click above to see if there are members in your region.

Get Networked!
If you or your group would like an entry in the directory or you need to update your entry please complete our on-line form.

Benefits of joining Taste of a Better Future Network		Click here to join WEN and receive WENnews Rangoli at Culture Kitchen 2005 An allotment pharmacy is demonstrated at a Walthamstow food gathering, 2005.
Receiving a quarterly newsletter (WENnews) which includes four pages of food news with contributions from network members, highlights from WEN’s local and national work, funding and training information. For news from members of the network click here. Be inspired and learn about other growing projects. An invitation to attend an annual celebration, which has now been popularly branded Culture Kitchen. Culture Kitchen events are fun, networking opportunities, where people bring their harvest for a feast. Complementing the feast there are often storytellers, herbalists, and fruity beauty specialists who run practical workshops to explore ritual, traditions and attitudes to food in different cultures. Advice on organising your own Culture Kitchen event. Support in organising regional networking days around the country. This includes advice for those wishing to host a regional food event and an offer of information and training at the event. Opportunities to participate in organised exchange visits where members can be enthused and inspired by each others’ work. Advocacy on issues affecting your project.

If you’d like to join but can’t afford the membership subscription, please still contact us.