600 potatoes were grown collectively by the Frome community. They became a fantastic potato salad, paired with lamb, falafel, and flatbread, a meal rooted in a collective of creatives and collaborative driven folk.

We picked blackberries from nearby hedgerows. We dug potatoes from local plots. We watched puddings take shape in the kitchen. And then, in Vicky Park, a long line of up to 200 people gathered: neighbours, friends, strangers.

A patchwork of local growers, chefs, bakers, food journalists, green fingers, business initiatives, and a whole lotta potatoes.

From soil to plate, everything that makes Canteen happen begins with community.

A garden bed with purple flowers in a rusty metal planter, two gardening tools on dry dirt, one rake and one small shovel, in sunlight.
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A smiling woman with short gray hair and glasses, wearing an orange shirt and a green apron, stands in a kitchen.
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A woman with glasses and curly hair, wearing a maroon shirt, is pouring flour onto a large mixing bowl filled with dough in a kitchen.
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Person preparing halved grapes on a baking sheet in a kitchen.
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A woman with glasses preparing berries in a kitchen. She is mixing something in a large metal bowl on a table with bowls of red and dark berries, a bag of flour, and other baking supplies.
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People serving and getting food at a buffet-style meal, with trays of salads and cooked meats.
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A man and woman at an outdoor gathering under a wooden structure, with bunting decorations, the woman wearing a hat and glasses, the man with dark hair and beard.
People at a buffet line serving themselves food, including salads, roasted meats, and other dishes.
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People gathered at an outdoor event, sitting at picnic tables and under tents, with some gathered under trees, and blankets placed on the ground.
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