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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...
May 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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📢Free workshop announcement below📢

To book or find out more details, email: mauro@madeinhackney.org
May 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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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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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 — capturing the work, ambitions, and impact of food partnerships across every nation and region of ...
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May 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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We’re hiring. We’re looking for an administrator. Part-time, freelance. We’ve been volunteer-led for 25 years but we’re now doing so much more! Please circulate.
@greenerhackney.bsky.social @sustainhackney.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Could you be our new Impact and Evaluation Manager or Data and Insights Officer?

These roles will help turn our data into direction, measure what matters, and share the story of our impact with those who need to hear it.

Apply now ➡️
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May 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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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...
Grow Urban Festival 2025: London’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.
www.sustainweb.org
May 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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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!
May 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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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? 🌾

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

Read more and apply now: realfarming.org/news-feature...
April 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Today, we’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 ⬇️

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

And watch our trailer here 🎥
April 29, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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🪴Two plant sales 🍅
🐮A visit to Hook & Son's organic raw milk dairy farm in Sussex 🥛
🍹A cocktail and pizza supper club with Flat Earth Pizzas 🍕
... 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
April 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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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...
April 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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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.

🔽 Listen to Sandy Persaud from Lambeth Food Partnership on how the Good Food Local approach has helped.
▶️ Report here: buff.ly/evc2lId
April 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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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...
Hap-pea Carlin Sunday! A regional food seed festivity – Seed Sovereignty
www.seedsovereignty.info
April 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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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...
April 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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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!

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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.
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April 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Discover how the new “Food Hub Impact Evaluation Toolkit” 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
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
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March 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Tahiara Munshi & Cllr Rathbone explore the history of Hackney's markets and their recent resurgence in popularity. #HackneyHistoryFestival #HackneyMarkets #LocalHistory
March 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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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 £5 each on their first order!
March 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Where can you buy the country's best organic cheese? 🧀
Our farmers' market in Stoke Newington 🙌
Brighton Blue from High Weald Dairy took the top prize at last week's British & Irish cheese awards 👑
Try it for yourself and see who else will be there tomorrow: growingcommunities.org/market#stall...
March 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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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
March 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Woodberry Aid’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.
March 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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▶️ Report launched today finds more councils in London are supporting food partnerships and taking a joined-up approach to food policy.

▶️ Read the full #GoodFoodLocal London report www.sustainweb.org/good-food-lo...
March 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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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...
Community orchards bloom as growers harvest forgotten plots
About 100 orchards — on council estates, near village halls and on allotments — are popping up each year, providing free fruit and a haven for wildlife
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March 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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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...
Cherry Blossom & Pollinators of Springfield Park
Celebrate Spring with Sakura cherry blossom, fruit trees and their pollinators guided by tree expert & ecologist Russell Miller.
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March 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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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 🔽
www.capitalgrowth.org/whats-on/
March 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM