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Find the farmers, growers and makers near you. Learn to grow, cook and distribute your own food. Support British food directly — and know exactly where it comes from.
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More than a directory
BFFD isn’t just a place to find local food. It’s a place to learn the skills that put food back in your hands.
Our set of growing tools allow you to learn what to plant and when with our growers calendar — from your first herb pot to a full plot. We are trying to get the nation growing again.
For the growers already keen to become sovereign we have built seasonal, local ingredients into real meals with recipes built around what’s fresh near you.
Our directory lets you sell or share what you produce to an enormous keen audience. List your farm, your shop, your niche, a stall or small-batch food production for the season and reach local buyers.
How it works
From finding a producer near you to buying direct — or getting listed yourself.
Search Your Area
Open the map and search by place, product or supplier type to see what’s near you.
Discover Producers
Explore farm shops, markets, butchers and growers — each with a clear, detailed profile.
Buy Direct or Get Listed
Buy straight from the people who make your food — or create an account and list your own.
From finding a producer near you to buying direct — or getting listed yourself.
Growers Calendar
Know exactly what to sow, plant and harvest, month by month. Whether you’re growing herbs on a windowsill or running a market garden, the calendar keeps you a step ahead of the season.
Novice
Simple, month-by-month guidance to get growing with confidence.
Professional
Detailed sowing, planting and harvest windows for serious growers.
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Each account unlocks a different level of access, support and community. Start free and grow from there.
Don’t worry — you can switch your account preference any time.
Explore local food properly, without barriers.
Everything you need to start discovering and buying local food.
A cleaner experience, and a simple way to support the platform.
Everything in Free, plus more resources and an ad-free experience.
Help shape the future of how people find local food.
Everything in Supporter, plus rewards, influence and a verified badge.
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Such a lovely idea. I found a farm shop ten minutes from me that I never knew existed. Fresh produce, fair prices and real people behind it. Brilliant.
Such a lovely idea. I found a farm shop ten minutes from me that I never knew existed. Fresh produce, fair prices and real people behind it. Brilliant.
Such a lovely idea. I found a farm shop ten minutes from me that I never knew existed. Fresh produce, fair prices and real people behind it. Brilliant.
Being listed here has made a real difference for us. More locals are finding our produce, and we’ve met customers who genuinely care about where their food comes from.
More than a marketplace
Every account and every purchase helps keep British producers visible — and a share goes straight to good causes. Supporting local food supports more than farmers.
Good to know
We offer a free account for the big foodies out there who just want to give us a shot and use the map to find their supplier. The tool can be found under ‘MAP’ header. We really want to keep things as affordable as possible while still giving you loads of value.
You can become a ‘supporter’ or an ‘advocate’ which are our premium plans. With these premium brands you’ll also get special promotional codes sent via email, discounts with our sponsors, early access to events and updates which you will also be able to share with your friends and family.
Yes! We actually have made the process as simple as possible. To sign up as a supplier you simply go to ‘make an account’ ensure you pick all the categories that apply to your product offering and fill in all the necessary details. The total time to finish your profile should take around 5 minutes and if you need a hand then bumble, our mascot, will be there to assist.
Because we want to make sure everyone feels looked after we have separated the account structures for the folk who love finding new food stores and the heroes who supply them. The difference is that a supplier will get featured on the map and have access to all of our resources straight away where a patron will simply be able to use the resources available but have no benefits being featured on the mapping software.
However if they want to promote themselves, generate awareness around their passion or simply network with like minded people they can always become a YouTube partner.
NO! We understand that you may just want to get on and find your suppliers. We get it.
However free users or anon users will be seeing ads, prompted to make an account and have no access to a large range of perks that we have through our platform.
Overall we don’t want to take away functionality so an account creation is not mandatory.
Let’s build the community together!
Your food, back in your hands
Discover local producers, learn to grow and cook your own, and support the people behind your food — for less than a Netflix subscription.
“Our promise to you is that the platform will stay independent — always.”
Want to get food independence, support your local grower, get better prices and shop more privately?
Local food isn’t just something you find. It’s something you protect. A free account helps keep local supply visible, supported, and resilient.
….it takes 30 seconds for food lovers and 5 minutes for suppliers
We built this for people who care where their food comes from. For people who want to remain food secure. For Farmers to get to the local people, who deserve a better income and to deliver a better price for you. For the environmentally conscious and the privacy-conscious. An account simply helps us make the map and supplier reach more useful to you, without changing how open it is. You’re always in control.
Find local food. Stay connected to it. Create a free account to support local producers and be part of a growing food network.
