Food in Community – Invest in a Stable Food Future…

…Where nature-friendly food is never wasted – The building is ready. The farmers are busy.

But Food in Community need £100,000 to get up and running.

They’ve built a new community food production facility, and it will change everything.

This isn’t just a project. It’s a chance to do something meaningful about a food system that isn’t working efficiently. Right now, perfectly good organic food goes to waste while families, food banks, schools, hospitals, and community kitchens struggle to get hold of affordable, nutritious ingredients.

They knew there had to be a better way, so they built one.

For thirteen years, Food in Community has been increasing access to nutritious, nature-friendly food at an affordable price and without waste. A not-for-profit community interest company rooted in South Devon, and this facility is the next step in that journey.

Why now?

They need your help to get this facility fully up and running.

Thanks to significant early Government backing, the 10,000 square foot community processing facility at the South Devon Food Hub near Totnes is built, kitted out, and ready. It has the capacity to handle 1,000 tonnes of organic produce every year, washing, preparing, freezing, and preserving it so nothing goes to waste. The demand is there. The farmers are on board.  The communities who need this food are waiting.

Your donation takes the project from pilot to fully operational, and every pound gets them closer to a facility that will serve this region for generations.

The target is £100,000

The facility will rescue food that would otherwise be lost: Farmers across our region are facing increasingly extreme weather, prolonged drought followed by relentless rain, creating sudden gluts of organic produce and longer fallow periods. For farmers, it’s heartbreaking. For the communities who depend on that food, it’s a missed opportunity and a symptom of a wider problem across the country.

They already work with eight local farmers, and we want to grow that network. The more farmers supported, the more food rescued, and the closer they get to processing targets. But right now, too much of this hard-won food is still being lost simply because there hasn’t been the capacity to process and preserve it at the right moment.

One local farmer explained: “A facility like you’re building is absolutely needed. It will stop perfectly good vegetables going to waste.” With commercial-scale freezing and preparation equipment, the group can step in when the harvest peaks, capture what would otherwise be lost, and keep the nutrients and flavour locked in for months. Healthy, familiar, local food available all year round, whatever the weather.

And every new farmer who joins increases the impact.

Creating nutritious, ready-to-use food for those who need it most – This is where your donation makes a real, tangible difference to real people.

With the right equipment and expertise, they will turn fresh organic surplus into nutritious staples that organisations can use straight away. Starting with fresh and frozen produce, with plans to expand into longer-life formats, strengthening food security even further.

Who gets the food?

Food banks and community fridges. Hospitals and care homes. Schools and nurseries. Community kitchens and grassroots groups. Wholesalers, caterers, and local restaurants. If you serve food or feed people in this region, this facility is for you.

Behind every delivery is a real story. A school cook who can finally offer fresh, local vegetables at lunch. A food bank volunteer who no longer has to turn people away empty-handed. A family sitting down to a meal made with ingredients grown just miles from their door. That’s what your donation makes possible. “I do feel lucky to live in a corner of the world with such brilliant community support, getting organic veg from FiC has been vital these past few months.” EM

This facility puts food back in community hands. Stable local supplies mean more stable prices and better access to good food for everyone. By donating now, you help build a regional safety net that can withstand droughts, floods, supply chain shocks, and rising costs, keeping nutritious, organic food accessible and affordable. This isn’t just South Devon, the group can use these funds to help build a model that can be replicated more nationally.

Support for farmers

This facility gives local farmers a reliable, fair outlet for their surplus, reducing their costs, cutting their waste, and making sure their hard work actually feeds people. When a sudden glut hits, Food In Community can take it, process it, and get it to where it’s needed cutting waste and emissions

The facility is designed to keep going long after the fundraising ends. By processing and selling high-quality organic food to wholesalers, caterers, and retailers alongside supplying community organisations, the facility generates the income it needs to keep running. A community resource that doesn’t disappear when a funding cycle ends.

Food in Community is a not-for-profit organisation, with surplus funds going back into their social and environmental mission. The commercial activity isn’t separate from the community purpose and makes the community purpose sustainable.

The project is intended to:

• A resilient local food system that keeps good food flowing year-round.
• A fair deal for farmers, a reliable outlet for surplus that reduces their costs and cuts their waste.
• Nutritious, nature-friendly food reaching the people who need it most from hospital kitchens to community fridges.
• A real reduction in food waste and emissions.
• A stronger, fairer region with stable food prices and better opportunities.
• The long-term future of Food in Community so this work continues into the future.

To donate and help power this new food facility please click here