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The Hackney Food Partnership brings people together to create a healthy, sustainable food system in Hackney. Contact us at hackneyfood@sustainablehackney.org

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Want to volunteer with us? Dates on renatureldn.uk or follow us on Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/renature-l...

23.05.2025 12:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿ“ขFree workshop announcement below๐Ÿ“ข

To book or find out more details, email: mauro@madeinhackney.org

19.05.2025 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New Report: Food Partnerships Driving Local Delivery, National Change | Sustainable Food Places We are excited to launch the Sustainable Food Places Partnership Impact and Priorities Survey Report โ€” capturing the work, ambitions, and impact of food partnerships across every nation and region of ...

The new SFP Impact and Priorities Survey captures the powerful role food partnerships are playing in strengthening food systems across the UK...

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15.05.2025 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weโ€™re hiring. Weโ€™re looking for an administrator. Part-time, freelance. Weโ€™ve been volunteer-led for 25 years but weโ€™re now doing so much more! Please circulate.
@greenerhackney.bsky.social @sustainhackney.bsky.social

10.05.2025 10:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Grow Urban Festival 2025: Londonโ€™s bold green future starts at the roots | Sustain Capital Growth joins the annual celebration of urban food growing in conjunction with Great Big Green Week from the 7 to 15 June 2025.

Grow Urban Festival 2025

Sustain's Capital Growth joins the annual celebration of urban food growing in conjunction with Great Big Green Week from the 7 to 15 June 2025.
www.sustainweb.org/news/may25-g...

11.05.2025 08:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Since 2020, #hackneyschooloffood has helped thousands of children learn about food and supported our mission to tackle food poverty.

We're proud to join them in opening the new Garden Room, a space for year-round community meals and workshops!

07.05.2025 08:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Do you have the skills to help the ORFC team deliver an exceptional two-day event for the real food and farming movement? ๐ŸŒพ

We're looking for an Operations Assistant to support the smooth delivery of ORFC 2026.

Read more and apply now: realfarming.org/news-feature...

29.04.2025 15:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today, weโ€™re celebrating the incredible work of Food Partnerships across Wales with the publication of the Local Food Partnership Status Report 2025

Read the report here โฌ‡๏ธ

www.foodsensewales.org.uk/app/uploads/...

And watch our trailer here ๐ŸŽฅ

29.04.2025 07:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸชดTwo plant sales ๐Ÿ…
๐ŸฎA visit to Hook & Son's organic raw milk dairy farm in Sussex ๐Ÿฅ›
๐ŸนA cocktail and pizza supper club with Flat Earth Pizzas ๐Ÿ•
... we have loads of brilliant events coming up soon. Subscribe to our weekly email Time to Eat so you don't miss out on any of them: eepurl.com/duZRbj

24.04.2025 19:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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To ensure as many voices, faces, and organisations as possible join the knowledge-sharing that will take place at the 2026 conference, we've extended the call for submissions to Sunday, April 27th at 23:59 BST.

Share the call widely with your networks: orfc.org.uk/orfc-session...

15.04.2025 16:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our Good Food Local report finds more London councils are working with residents, businesses and food partnerships to tackle complex, cross-sector food issues.

๐Ÿ”ฝ Listen to Sandy Persaud from Lambeth Food Partnership on how the Good Food Local approach has helped.
โ–ถ๏ธ Report here: buff.ly/evc2lId

11.04.2025 09:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Hap-pea Carlin Sunday! A regional food seed festivity โ€“ Seed Sovereignty

Tomorrow is Carlin Sunday. A tradition of eating Carlin peas on the 5th Sunday of Lent that stretches back centuries. Find inspiration for what to do with these fabulous protein flavour bombs below. www.seedsovereignty.info/hap-pea-carl...

05.04.2025 07:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Popped in to gardening workshop for @hackneycouncil.bsky.social estate community gardening groups today led by Hackney Herbal. Learned a lot - so much knowledge and variety amongst our community gardeners. Hope some of you will enter the gardening competition: hackney.gov.uk/garden-compe...

05.04.2025 16:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Volunteer Centre Hackney and Cooperation Town collaborate to produce fabulous food co-op in Hackney - Volunteer Centre Hackney Volunteer Centre Hackney and Cooperation Town show how working together benefits Hackney.

We're setting up new co-ops in Hackney! Here's a short write-up of one of the projects on of our organisers has been working on with @vchackney.bsky.social

If you want to get involved, or set up your own food co-op in Hackney (or anywhere else) get in touch with us!

vchackney.org/news/coopera...

02.04.2025 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Co-designing an impact evaluation tool for food hubs in the UK | Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development JAFSCD: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. Publication of the Thomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems

Discover how the new โ€œFood Hub Impact Evaluation Toolkitโ€ empowers food hubs such as food banks, social supermarkets, and community gardens, to measure and enhance their impact within their local communities. #FoodHubs #LocalFood #CommunityDevelopment Read the full study for free: shorturl.at/8oJa7

31.03.2025 22:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tahiara Munshi & Cllr Rathbone explore the history of Hackney's markets and their recent resurgence in popularity. #HackneyHistoryFestival #HackneyMarkets #LocalHistory

28.03.2025 13:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another new co-op founded this week! Say hello to Kings Crescent Food Co-op in Hackney! Look what they got for ยฃ5 each on their first order!

28.03.2025 15:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Table showing large piece of blue cheese, trophy, rosette and sign saying "Best Organic Cheese"

Table showing large piece of blue cheese, trophy, rosette and sign saying "Best Organic Cheese"

selection of seven cheeses, including soft, blue, yellow and herby, on white board

selection of seven cheeses, including soft, blue, yellow and herby, on white board

Where can you buy the country's best organic cheese? ๐Ÿง€
Our farmers' market in Stoke Newington ๐Ÿ™Œ
Brighton Blue from High Weald Dairy took the top prize at last week's British & Irish cheese awards ๐Ÿ‘‘
Try it for yourself and see who else will be there tomorrow: growingcommunities.org/market#stall...

28.03.2025 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our Local and Regional Action Panel explores the opportunities ahead for local action and how our speakers and the movements behind them - Sustainable Food Places, Good Food Local and Bridging the Gap - are harnessing the power of local. #Sustain25

27.03.2025 16:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Currently trying to grow Hackney carlin peas! Will let you know if I succeed๐Ÿคž

25.03.2025 19:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Woodberry Aidโ€™s community food shop provides a huge range of fresh food for a fiver every week. @hackneycouncil.bsky.social housing needs team and councillors run advice sessions here too. Really wonderful team of volunteers, come rain, wind or shine.

21.03.2025 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ–ถ๏ธ Report launched today finds more councils in London are supporting food partnerships and taking a joined-up approach to food policy.

โ–ถ๏ธ Read the full #GoodFoodLocal London report www.sustainweb.org/good-food-lo...

25.03.2025 07:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Community orchards bloom as growers harvest forgotten plots About 100 orchards โ€” on council estates, near village halls and on allotments โ€” are popping up each year, providing free fruit and a haven for wildlife

A bit of cheer!

Community orchards are on the rise, with about 100 new ones created each year as people seek connection and the joy of growing their own fruit

www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

23.03.2025 10:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Cherry Blossom & Pollinators of Springfield Park Celebrate Spring with Sakura cherry blossom, fruit trees and their pollinators guided by tree expert & ecologist Russell Miller.

Join us for a walk in Springfield Park as we celebrate Spring with Sakura cherry blossom, fruit trees and their pollinators guided by tree expert & ecologist Russell Miller. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cherry-blo...

16.03.2025 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Calling London growers - NEW Capital Growth training sessions!

Master ancient practice of companion planting, grow South Asian veg, unlock secrets to healthy soil & discover how to turn your plot into a haven for beneficial wildlife.

Book now ๐Ÿ”ฝ
www.capitalgrowth.org/whats-on/

16.03.2025 09:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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It's three weeks until ORFC in the Field touches down in London at OrganicLea! ๐ŸŒฑ

We'd like to introduce you to some of the amazing tutors who will be joining us at the event โฌ‡๏ธ

There are still a final few tickets available: orfc.org.uk/orfc-in-the-...

14.03.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This looks like a fantastic role.

14.03.2025 07:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Loved this, @vickihird.bsky.social and @beccasbutterfli.bsky.social .

12.03.2025 20:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lucinda Rogers reflects on her 2017 portrait series of Ridley Road, capturing its traders and stalls through large documentary drawings. In her talk, she explores the marketโ€™s changes and its role in the area's gentrification, with updates on recent developments. #HackneyHistory

12.03.2025 16:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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