Grow and Repair

It was great, very sweet remarks - parents said they loved making things but never got the chance to.”

What a magical community event out in nature. Everyone there seemed to love it. Thank you!”

An amazing opportunity to learn and I really, really appreciate that. I’ve had a fun time and I feel like it’s given me some direction.”

This evening was really cool and I enjoyed the fact that a space I might feel uncomfortable in the dark, felt really safe and welcoming.”

Such a fun Event, great results. Enjoyed looking at tiny seeds through the microscope, thanks”

One grandmother felt ‘inspired’ to start making things again, rediscovering the joy of natural crafts she hadn’t experienced for years.”

Get involved at Future Shed

Come along to Green and Healthy events and activities organised by our Future Shed networks - there are many to choose from depending on your interests.

Become a member of the networks which interest you to link up with like minded people and help make great things happen in Frome.

Find out how our Future Shed residencies are helping community-led groups become networks of green and healthy action.

Come along to our free training and coaching sessions for individuals and organisations who are working to make positive change in Frome.

Come along to 'Future Shed Fridays' to share green and healthy ideas, get support to bring them to life - or to use the Edventure Hub as a working space on Friday's between 10am -12pm.

Go to our Story/Team page to meet Sue who leads Future Shed.

Super Roots – Green & Healthy play events in 2025 and a play toolkit to empower young people and communities to build positive futures and co-create playful, climate resilient opportunities through the DIY spirit of Adventure Play.

Frome Seed Library – Sprouts children’s activities at Frome Library, workshops and outreach to support new and existing community growing spaces, Seedy Socials connecting seeds to wellbeing.

Everyone Needs Pockets – a network of 150+ makers, designers, stitchers and secondhand clothing fans, running activities including Mend In Public Day, How to Mend Your Clothes repair sessions, and hosting the Frome hub of Sustainable Fashion Week from 20 – 29 September 2024.

Sewing the Seeds – a community fibre project, growing and processing flax for food and fibre have been given some funding to support their fibre/food workshops.

Pockets of Resistance

April 22, 2025

On an overcast April morning in the heart of Frome, something quietly powerful unfolded in the shadow of the Westway Shopping Centre. Organised by Everyone Needs Pockets and Future Shed than 30 locals gathered wearing […]

Playful and Positive Futures for Frome: a meet up

April 22, 2025

A growing movement of people in Frome want to create a world where kids, young people and adults can build positive futures around the environment and community, develop skills and resilience in projects that are […]

It’s Official: Nature is Good for You

March 28, 2025

It’s Official: Nature is Good for You On a crisp Saturday morning in Frome, a group of nature lovers, community members, and curious minds gathered for the Riverside Walk & Talk. Part of the Kindness […]

Canteen 2024, credit at Peter Halpin @artfultographer

Frome Food Network’s Canteen shows Frome’s appetite for delicious, responsibly sourced and affordable food

October 31, 2024

Pumpkin Day & Harvest Swap

October 29, 2024

Celebrating local food on Sat 2nd Nov from 10am – 2pm @ Cheese & Grain, Frome Green and Healthy Frome will be at this year’s Pumpkin Day and Harvest Swap on Saturday, November 2nd, from […]

Sustainable Fashion Week 2024 in Frome

October 7, 2024

Sustainable Fashion Week Ignites Passion for Clothing Repair in Frome. For the second consecutive year, continuing our mission to inspire a shift away from fast fashion. With record numbers in attendance, Everyone Needs Pockets hosted 17 […]

Sewing the Seeds of Sustainable Fashion: how a Somerset town is re-growing its textile heritage

September 26, 2024

Written by Owen King A project inviting people to grow a square metre of flax is exploring the relationships between ourselves, nature and clothing. Photo credited to: Valentina Culley-Foster: photo@vculleyfoster.com Mobile: +447510126858 Website: www.vculleyfoster.com In this job, […]

“Despite all our accomplishments, we owe our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact it rains.”

September 20, 2024

Paul Harvey (1978) U.S. radio broadcaster Don’t miss the screening and subsequent Q&A of Six Inches of Soil on Thursday 3rd October from 7pm to 9.30pm. This inspiring documentary feature film tells the stories of three […]

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Pockets of Resistance

Playful and Positive Futures for Frome: a meet up

It’s Official: Nature is Good for You

Frome Food Network’s Canteen shows Frome’s appetite for delicious, responsibly sourced and affordable food

Pumpkin Day & Harvest Swap

“Despite all our accomplishments, we owe our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact it rains.”