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Mendip, South Somerset & Taunton Deane.

This project area encompasses a range of landscapes including the high Mendip Hills, the fertile Yeovil Sands, the Vale of Taunton and part of the Blackdown Hills.

Project work focuses on four key themes:

* Enterprise: helping businesses in the local food chain - farmers, food producers, retailers, caterers and others - with business advice, training and small grants.

* Health: working with community groups to develop food projects such as community gardens and cafes and fresh food co-ops.

* Education: working with schools to put locally produced food onto school menus.

* Awareness: communicating the benefits of locally produced food to the economy, the environment and the community, through public presentations and displays
Mendip District Council, South Somerset District Council, Taunton Deane Borough Council, Somerset County Council and the South West Regional Development Agency fund the work.