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 Lewisham Community Food Hub was founded in April as part of the borough’s co-ordinated Covid-19 response, with GCDA’s Livia La Camera overseeing it. The Hub’s goal was to enable organisations across Lewisham to access surplus food … [Read more...]
Three Cornered Leeks
These are not something you want to encourage to grow in your garden. Once you have them, you will have them forever. The little black seeds have a very high germination rate and as an invasive species, it is an offence to deliberately plant it in the wild in the UK. Having said that, I was grateful for them recently when green vegetable supplies were running low. Unlike … [Read more...]
MADE IN GREENWICH
Our shop Made in Greenwich remains closed for the time being, but we are seeing increased traffic to our web shop www.madeingreenwich.shop where you can buy the work of our 50 local makers on-line and read about them on our blog. We are constantly reviewing plans for re-opening and we will let you know how and when it happens! MARKET BUNDLES You may not know this, but the … [Read more...]
FOOD SUPPORT IN LEWISHAM
From mid-March, GCDA was asked to work with Lewisham Local around the food emergency response in the borough as part of our Be Inspired programme, with a particular focus on facilitating surplus supply coordination for community projects. A Lewisham surplus food hub is now operating twice-weekly (Tuesdays and Friday) at The Barn, Phoenix, Green Man. Our GCDA colleague Laura … [Read more...]
FOOD SUPPORT IN GREENWICH
We are proud to say that the Royal Borough of Greenwich has become a blueprint for London’s emergency food response in the face of the Covid-19 crisis. A ground-breaking partnership between GCDA, the borough council and CACT (the Charlton Athletic Community Trust) has led to consistent and hugely valued food assistance for families and individuals in most need. To date we have … [Read more...]