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The People’s Food Fair – Hornbeam Cafe – 16.04.16

 On Saturday 16 April join us at the Hornbeam Cafe and Community Centre in Walthamstow to sample great produce and find out more about why local food systems matter. From 11am til 3pm there’ll be food stalls, family-friendly activities and games, practical activities and workshops. Who makes the food that we eat? How is it…

Press Release: London growers ask Mayoral candidates for land to feed capital

London growers ask Mayoral candidates for land to feed capital

Food growers from across London today have called on mayoral candidates to make the capital a global leader in progressive food economies by supporting policies for long-term tenures to new sustainable food projects.

The Community Food Growers Network – a democratic organisation of food growers that spans gardens across London – launched five policies based on two-years research for the new Mayor to implement in their London Plan once in office.

The group’s leading policy would mean London borough councils and the GLA would identify and publish lists of suitable land for community food production, and support groups and individuals to transform the spaces.