Teign Valley Larder

22/08/2026

There’s loads of great produce in the larder this week so please do make use of these supplies.

07/08/2026

https://www.devon.gov.uk/news/more-families-benefit-free-school-meals-september/

Hundreds more children in Devon could become eligible for free school meals this September following a change to Government rules.

06/08/2026

“Britain could face food shortages” was a recent news headline. Sadly, the larder is already facing food shortages.

This photo of our stock trailer was taken just 24 hours after being refilled with our weekly supermarket order.

That’s six cans of chilli con carne and five cans of beans left to feed all of the people in the Teign Valley who are struggling to buy enough food, for the rest of the week.

We’ve had to cut back our grocery orders quite drastically recently because the grants that used to keep us going are now smaller, fewer and less frequently available.

If it wasn’t for the generosity of our wonderful community donors we’d be in serious difficulty so a very sincere thank you to all of you.

The fact that we know each month how much we’ll receive from your standing orders allows us to budget accordingly. At the moment, we are only spending what we know is covered by community donations. And sadly, it’s not enough. The amount we can buy has become less and less as the price of many basic foods continues to rise. The result is what you see in the photo: supplies running out within a day or two which means that some people in the Valley are going hungry.

Imagine visiting the Larder because you have nothing at home to give the kids for tea, and all you find is some packets of instant noodles or a can of soup.

Here are three ways that you can help:
• Set up a standing order for a regular donation. If 50 people could give just
£10 a month, that would make a massive difference.

• Join our team of volunteers. If we do secure more funds, so we can resume
our normal weekly shop, we’ll need a bit more help to get it delivered to the trailer and stacked.

• If you already donate or volunteer, wonderful - and thank you! Talk to your friends about our situation and encourage them to donate and/or volunteer too.

Teign Valley Larder CIC | Acc number: 67471517 | Sort code: 08-92-99
Or visit https://teignvalley.org/larder/ for other ways to donate.
Email [email protected] for information about volunteering.

19/06/2026

With the hot weather forecast, please save all this lovely fruit and veg from going to waste!

We also have a few meal kits available in Christow, Dunsford and Bridford so if you’re in need, please make use of them.

30/05/2026

Our Try Something New recipe kits are back! This week it’s Coronation Chickpea Baguettes. There’s also fresh produce that needs eating up so please do take what you can make use of.

12/05/2026

Do you have an hour to spare once a fortnight? Teign Valley Larder could do with some additional volunteers to help with transferring our shopping order from the delivery point in Christow to the trailer in Christow church grounds. Ideally 2 people working together and using a car makes this job easier. Induction shift will be arranged. If interested in role or learning more, please direct message me

15/04/2026

Our main Teign Valley Larder in Christow church needs another volunteer, alternate Wednesdays. It only takes 30-40 mins to top up our larder shelves so that stocks are readily available to those who need a bit of help to provide food for themselves and their families. Full training shift will be arranged and you would be joining over 40 other volunteers. If interested, please DM me (Vinny Logan)

10/04/2026

We have some lovely fruit and veg available in the larder today 🙂

04/04/2026

The Teign Valley Larder has become a well-oiled machine. Thanks to the dedication shown by our volunteers, the Larder ensures food and other essentials are available for those who need them at key village sites.

Sadly, keeping the volume up is becoming more difficult. More on that later, but first, here is a message from Alison (not her real name), who recently contacted one of our volunteers.

“I would like to express my gratitude for the Teign Valley Larder and the work that people like you put into it. The Larder has been a vital source for myself and partner in Christow. We are both in our mid-twenties and working full time but, at minimum wage, we often struggle to make ends meet.

“This was worsened significantly as I had to take a significant amount of time off while my father was ill and even more after his passing. We would not have coped during this time if we could not have relied on the Larder.

“Not only did the Larder provide food when money was desperately tight but its near presence in the village allowed me to make meals even when I was so despairing I could barely leave the house.

“I am immensely grateful for the community support the Larder provides and for those that make it possible. I cannot thank you all enough. I can only hope that this testimony can go some way to supporting its continuation so that others may benefit as I have.”

And we are grateful to Alison for letting us share this message. There are many stories like this that don’t get told, and it is why we work hard to keeping the Larder running.

Right now, though, things are tough. We rely heavily on standing orders. While we need at least £500 a month to keep the Larder locations stocked, we are getting just over half in donations.

If you would like to help people like Alison, please consider donating to the Teign Valley Larder, which you can do by bank transfer or standing order: Teign Valley Larder CIC | 08-92-99 | 67471517.
As always, thank you for your support.