Farm to Fork: The Open Database that Lets People Buy Food Direct from Source

"A new project launched in lockdown by a group of food activists and farmers is helping to bring fresh produce directly from farms to people’s plates.

Farms to Feed Us is an open database of small-scale farms and growers from around the UK selling vegetables, meat, dairy items and other produce direct to the public. There are more than 300 producers listed on the database, with more being added every week.

The initiative is the idea of Cathy St Germans, a writer and organiser of regenerative agriculture events. When restaurants closed to comply with restrictions to stop the spread of Covid-19, she knew that many small farms that supplied them would be wondering how to make ends meet.

"I wanted to show that great small-scale farms and farmers are still out there, providing amazing food," she told Positive News. "And the quality of their soil and the compassion they show to their livestock really does make a difference to the quality of the food.""