Claire Pritchard, GCDA’s Director has just returned from Seoul in South Korea where she’s been addressing the International Conference on Urban Food Planning. The aim was to target policy makers who are hoping to forge a regional food planning network in East Asia. Claire’s considerable expertise in establishing and running social enterprises and co-operatives meant she was … [Read more...]
999 Club Deptford and GCDA Cookery Clubs.
Congratulations to GCDA’s Fay Williams and the Cookery Club team for clocking up a special mention in the South East London Journal. Fay, who runs cookery clubs for GCDA throughout the whole of Lewisham, was commissioned to run a series of workshops for Deptford-based 999 Club, which is a charity for homeless and vulnerable people in South East London. Through a series of … [Read more...]
Jellied Eel Article – GCDA Fruit and Veg
GCDA’s Livia La Camera, who runs low cost fruit and vegetable stalls at various venues throughout the borough of Greenwich has just been featured in the Autumn edition of Jellied Eel – London’s magazine for good food! Livia’s been talking to Jellied Eel about Lewisham’s Veg City campaign – part of a bid to get people eating more healthily. Check out what Livia has to say … [Read more...]
Project Cassava
On Wednesday 19th September 11-3pm Borough Market will be hosting the Greenwich Co-operative Development Agency (GCDA) as they become the first British business to import fully traceable High-Quality Cassava Flour into the UK, in order to help create a sustainable future for female farm workers in West Africa. Cassava is an edible root which is naturally gluten-free. In … [Read more...]
Fruit and vegetable stalls reaching those in most need
article from the vegcities.org website 7 vegetable stalls have been successfully set up in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in schools and Children’s Centres. GREENWICH FRUIT AND VEG STAL Over forty percent of the population in the Royal Borough of Greenwich reside in the 20% most deprived areas in the country. Almost 1/3 of the borough’s children carry excess weight … [Read more...]