FLAVOURS

What is FLAVOURS?

The FLAVOURS project is all about finding ways for people from ethnic minority and refugee backgrounds living in Dorset, to explore and discover a range of farms and open spaces within their local landscapes and share incredible food and drink in all its glorious expressions.

The FLAVOURS project offers new opportunities for people to get a taste of Dorset’s outstanding landscape.  Here is a flavour of last year’s projects:

Inside Out Dorset Festival 2023

The South Asian dance company Akademi were among the creative extravaganza to roll up at Wild Woodbury for the Inside Out Dorset festival. The Wildlife Trust site at Bere Regis formed a peaceful backdrop for stories, performances and installations exploring nature, climate change, landscape and local food.

Launceston Farm

Alice and Tash from Grace the Space created a joyful day out at Launceston Farm, near Blandford for an inspiring group of women. A beautiful walk with Cath the farmer showed us pigs, cows, butterflies and blackberries. Then we made bread from the flour they produce. After a vegan lunch came fun and movement outdoors with Tash.

Middlebere Farm

Grace the Space welcomed a group of women with ICN Bournemouth to Middlebere Farm on the edge of Poole Harbour. After a trailer ride through the farm to look at how the cows are farmed and to hear about wildlife, there was time for a stretch and a delicious lunch!

FLAVOURS Partners

The vital ingredient for this project is the partnership between the Dorset National Landscape team, Dorset Race Equality Council, Dorset Food and Drink and Activate Performing Arts, with support from the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.