May Updates

Hello! Things have been quiet on the blog recently, but if you join our Facebook group there are always interesting articles being posted and discussions going on about food waste in the UK and actions to tackle it.

Here's what our waste warriors have been up to recently:

Caitriona and Mei-Wah have begun planning the next Good Food for Good Causes event, which will take place in July or August. We will post an announcement once we've set a date, and once again we will be welcoming volunteers to help out on the day and in the run up to the event. Watch this space...

Back in March, thanks to Vera's hard work, we were awarded £500 by CityCamp to help further our cause. Meetings have begun to decide the best way to use these funds, and one of the ideas being discussed is getting an FWC mobile phone so that we can be contacted easily by charities and volunteers without any confusion about who to call!

If you've been down London Road recently you'll have seen that the brand new, revamped Open Market is almost ready to launch, and our waste warrior Josie is leading the new Foodshed venture that will be promoting local food producers through a rent-a-shelf scheme. Keep up to date with Foodshed on Twitter: @foodshedbtn. Good luck Josie!

FarmDrop (online, click & collect shopping that supports local farmers and food producers) is launching in Brighton & Hove at the end of the month. A FarmDrop results in zero waste for producers, as everything they bring to the drop has already been sold. FWC volunteer Sarah will be selling her delicious cakes as a Guest Producer for Brighton. Keep up to date with Hove FarmDrop @hovefarmdrop and Brighton FarmDrop @FarmDropBtn, which is being run by FWC volunteer Mei-Wah. 

And finally, good luck to our volunteer & Sussex Gleaning Co-Ordinator Bernie as he hurtles towards the finish line of his MA!