The 1st August sees the start of World Breastfeeding Week, with a focus on helping support women to breast feed. GCDA has always been infant feeding friendly, and we want to do even more to help support women to breast feed their babies and children in comfort and confidence. We will soon be putting up posters in all of GCDA’s venues to let people know we are there to help and … [Read more...]

There is no better way to shop for fresh sustainable produce or taste exciting new dishes than at an open-air market. Not only that, but traditionally, many new businesses cut their teeth on market stalls and go on to develop in exciting new directions. GCDA has been involved in running markets and supporting new market-based businesses for decades, and we are extremely proud … [Read more...]

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 has now joined five other locations in the UK to receive the … [Read more...]

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 and enterprise support? Now, forty years on, we’ve grown beyond recognition. We offer a fully funded accredited training programme, support a range of social enterprise projects and manage a network of community hubs. Co-ops … [Read more...]