Good Food in Greenwich (GFiG) is proud to announce that the borough has received the Sustainable Food Places silver award, recognising the borough-wide commitment to positive change across key sustainable food issues. GFiG has been working hard toward silver since receiving bronze back in 2016, and Greenwich … Continue Reading
Celebrate Co-op Fortnight
Did you know that GCDA started out four decades ago as a small co-op focused on helping local people access affordable healthy food, green spaces … Continue Reading
Good Food in Greenwich Community Kitchen is back!
Good Food in Greenwich Community Kitchen is back! The Good Food in Greenwich Community Kitchen, a monthly community meal organised by … Continue Reading
GCDA 3rd Annual is out
Read all about what we have been up to over the last year and a half. Meet our new members of the team. This is the third annual We … Continue Reading
GCDA AGM
We normally hold our AGM before Christmas, and it is usually a great opportunity for us to share some home-cooked food and let you all know what … Continue Reading
Holiday Meals at half term
Increased publicity in 2020 for the plight of thousands of UK children who go hungry during the school holidays has given added impetus to GCDA’s … Continue Reading
Seeds of Hope – You are loved
Here at GCDA we have been trying to sow the seeds of regeneration and hope this Spring. After the huge success of our Christmas card design … Continue Reading
GCDA End of Year News
It's especially hard to know how to draw this year to a close. Many people have lost dear ones during 2020 whilst others have also struggled with … Continue Reading
Half Term Meals Help Feed Hungry Kids
GCDA staff and volunteers were once again out in force throughout October half term offering holiday meals to school kids and their families. For … Continue Reading
BAME Library Opens At Woolwich Common Community Centre
We are proud to announce that GCDA has opened a new library at our community centre, WCCC, featuring the best of BAME writers. Our Centre … Continue Reading
Lewisham Food Hub Hits 50 Tonnes
GCDA along with its partner Lewisham Local has now clocked up 50 tonnes of food aid to help support the borough’s most vulnerable residents. The … Continue Reading
A Feeding Tower
Echium pininana is a stunning sight when it is in full flower. Endemic to the Canary Islands, it makes a stout rosette of coarse, hairy leaves, before sending up a flower spike the following year. The first picture … Continue Reading
GCDA Cookery Clubs Now Online
We are delighted to tell you that our FREE GCDA Greenwich Cookery Clubs are back, but this time we are online. Starting on the 26th of August. Eating well during these challenging times is so important for both … Continue Reading
Wild about Cherries
Cherries are one of my favourite fruits. Luckily for me, there is a stand of wild cherries not too far from where I live. When the weather is right, they provide an abundant crop of small sour-sweet cherries. Two … Continue Reading