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Food Access around East London: The view from Newham

Food Access around East London: The view from Newham. The disclaimer. This is a brief outline of what i know This is not a fully comprehensive list It may be slightly out of date Feel free to add at the end anything i may have missed out!. Here it is…. Newham (1).

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Food Access around East London: The view from Newham

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  1. Food Access around East London:The view from Newham

  2. The disclaimer... • This is a brief outline of what i know • This is not a fully comprehensive list • It may be slightly out of date • Feel free to add at the end anything i may have missed out!

  3. Here it is…

  4. Newham (1) Newham Food Access Partnership Community roots Strategic Partnership PCT and LA funded Newham Food Network Based at East Potential – projects Healthy Eating Champions Stay Well Older People Healthy Living Healthier Options Food Award Pilot www.nfap.org.uk

  5. Newham (2) Community Food Enterprise (CFE) • Established in 2002 • Current Projects include: • - Social Food Outlets (Food Co-ops)- Mobile Food Store- National Training Programme- Juice for Life (J4L)- Consultancy- Distribution Hub – local food • www.community-food-enterprise.org.uk

  6. Greenwich Greenwich CDA Support set up of coops Good Food Training for London Community Needs Assessments Greenwich Community Food Project Approx 8 stalls 24 food growing sites in Greenwich SE Ten+ Catering Business Support & Consultancy    www.greenwich-cda.org.uk

  7. Hackney (1) East London Food Access (ELFA) 6 Stalls and advice/ support Delivery service to schools and workplaces Healthy eating campaigns www.elfaweb.org.uk/

  8. Hackney (2) • Shoreditch Spa Healthy Eating Programme • Community kitchens and outreach sessions • Growing Communities • Food growing, organic boxes, training and volunteering • Groundwork • Food growing skills • Creating sustainable neighbourhoods

  9. Tower Hamlets Cooperative Development Agency- Manage/support 5 Fruit & Veg. coops- Support development of coops- Delivery Service including schoolswww.co-operation.coop/ Tower Hamlets (1)

  10. Tower Hamlets (2) • Women’s Environmental Network - Supports Food Growing- Training on Food Growinghttp://www.wen.org.uk • Spitalfields City Farm- Vegetable Growing- Coriander Clubhttp://spitalsfieldfarm.org

  11. Waltham Forest Organiclea - Vegetable Growing - Box scheme Hornbeam Environmental Centre - Vegetable Growing - Food Co-op (organic) and Box Scheme (organic) Community Food Enterprise (CFE) - SFO and MFS (from 19/03/09)

  12. Redbridge • Woodbine Clubhouse – food growing • Redbridge Night Shelter – homeless project providing horticultural and food growing skills • Forest Farm Community Garden - a community garden for all in the local and wider community. www.forestfarmpeacegarden.org Community Food Enterprise (CFE) - MFS Service (from 19/03/09)

  13. So what… • Lots of experience to learn from • Infrastructure and support • Still lots of opportunities for grassroots projects • Get in touch!

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