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Nov212022

A team of six community food researchers are working with FoodSEqual in Whitleigh, Plymouth.

21st November 2022

As community food researchers we work with the local FoodSEqual team, based at University of Plymouth and Food Plymouth CIC, to plan and organise various food and community based events…

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Oct252022

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Food Plymouth Community of Dragons 6-8pm 25th November @ The Community Climate Centre

25th October 2022

Is your food-related enterprise or organisation looking to step up to a new level or kickstart a new project? Or perhaps you’re in a position to support a Plymouth organisation…

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Sep212022

Cooperative Food Organiser for Plymouth

Co-operative Food Organiser for Plymouth job opportunity

21st September 2022

Looking for a new way to make a difference in your community through the power of co-operation, organisation and food? Check out this fantastic two year part-time job opportunity as…

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Sep212022

All Ways Apples Autumn 2022

The All Ways Apples Festival is back this autumn

21st September 2022

The All Ways Apples Festival 2022 returns this autumn with a jam-packed programme across the city and a day-long festival, back for the first time in two years at Devonport…

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May252022

Food Plymouth work opportunities for Fit and Fed 2022

25th May 2022

Love growing vegetables? Have experience of working with children? Looking for a work this summer? We’ve got an opportunity for you!

Apr272022

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From Plymouth to Copenhagen: we’ve joined the FoodSHIFT2030 programme

27th April 2022

We’re delighted to share news that Plymouth has been selected to participate in the FoodSHIFT2030 peer learning programme.

Apr202022

Thanks to our Fairtrade volunteer Charlie

A fond farewell to our Fairtrade Plymouth volunteer

20th April 2022

April is the month we say thank you and goodbye to Charlie, our Fairtrade Plymouth volunteer, who has been developing his social media skills as part of The Duke of…

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Mar312022

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Plymouth community growers: are you ready for Good to Grow 2022?

31st March 2022

Calling all community growers in Plymouth! Whether you’re growing in a garden, school, park or community space, there’s an exciting nationwide weekend of activity coming up to help raise awareness…

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Feb252022

Fairtrade Fortnight 2022: Choose the World You Want

Fairtrade Fortnight 2022 and beyond: how to get involved

25th February 2022

It’s Fairtrade Fortnight 2022 between 21st February and 6th March. Here’s you can get involved to support Fairtrade now and into the future.

Feb232022

All Ways Apples on Tour 2021

Building a fruitful future: a look back at All Ways Apples on Tour 2021

23rd February 2022

It’s time to take a look back at another amazing year of the Food Plymouth All Ways Apples on Tour in 2021

Feb212022

Real Bread Week 2022

Loaves at the ready – Real Bread Week 2022 is here!

21st February 2022

We’re all invited to help buy, bake and boost real bread in Real Bread Week 2022 and beyond, as part of the Real Bread campaign from Sustain: The Alliance for…

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Feb162022

Founders for the Future - a programme for 18-30 year olds in Devon

Founders for the Future: a free startup programme for young adults in Devon

16th February 2022

Do you think that Devon’s economy could be fairer? Do you think that running a business with others is better than going it alone? We hear from Abby Gordon-Farleigh at…

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Nov22021

Cash First Leaflet Plymouth

Vital resource for Cash First approach to food insecurity in Plymouth

2nd November 2021

Last month saw the launch of an important resource for Plymouth communities, in the form of the Worrying About Money? leaflet,

Nov22021

Putting Plymouth’s Best Food Forward at the Plymouth Social Enterprise City Festival 2021

2nd November 2021

Food Plymouth are excited to be hosting an event as part of the Plymouth Social Enterprise City Festival 2021

Nov22021

Winter squash

Plymouth: share your food news at our winter network event

2nd November 2021

Food Plymouth will be hosting a virtual Partnership & Network session on Friday 3rd December 10:00-11:30. Will we see you there?

Sep282021

Healthy lunch trays

Celebrate Sustainable Food Places with a Low Carbon Lunch on 29 September

28th September 2021

To raise awareness of how food relates to climate change, and celebrate local efforts to create a better food system, Food Plymouth is calling on residents, businesses and community groups…

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Sep62021

Valuable new Creative Methods Toolkit launched by the Plymouth Food Equality Project

6th September 2021

As The Food Equality Project comes to an end, we are pleased to share what we have learned through delivering creative workshops about food in local venues in Plymouth and…

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Jul72021

Co-op Fortnight 2021

A celebration of cooperation: Co-op Fortnight 2021

7th July 2021

We look back on two weeks of celebrating cooperatives of all kinds during Co-op Fortnight 2021, from food and land co-ops across the UK to those right here on our…

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Jun292021

ARC Plymouth project manager recruitment

Could you be a part-time project manager for the ARC in Plymouth?

29th June 2021

Food Plymouth CIC are recruiting a Project Manager to oversee the day-to-day activities of the Aid Redistribution Centre (ARC). We are looking for a passionate, flexible and dynamic person to…

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Jun172021

Join us in July

Join us in July to share your food news from across the city

17th June 2021

Here at Food Plymouth, in addition to our regular Partnership & Network meetings, we’re keen to provide opportunities for more informal, relaxed conversations and collaborations in between. With this in…

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Jun82021

Plymouth Food Aid Network website

Introducing the Plymouth Food Aid Network website

8th June 2021

Plymouth Food Aid Network (PFAN) recently unveiled their new website, jam-packed with easy to use resources, a handy interactive map and lots more. It is designed to provide information to…

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May192021

Food Talks People’s Assembly sharing findings

19th May 2021

We gathered on zoom last Tuesday to talk about the changes we have experienced to our food over the last year and quickly look at some headlines from our recent…

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May52021

Peas in a pod

Time to connect at our June Partnership and Network meeting

5th May 2021

As summer approaches, come and join us for Food Plymouth’s next Partnership and Networking meeting

Apr142021

Generous Earth: community composting in action with hotbin composter

Community, collaboration, compost: news from the Generous Earth project

14th April 2021

Food Plymouth’s Generous Earth community composting and earth repair project, led by Tess Wilmot, got off to a fabulous start in 2021 with the Fertile Edges initiative at Snapdragons in…

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Apr62021

Resurgam charter

Are you ready to support the Resurgam Charter for a fairer, greener future for Plymouth?

6th April 2021

Food Plymouth CIC, the infrastructure organisation behind the city’s local food partnership Food Plymouth, joined dozens of organisations as a founder signatory of the Resurgam Charter at its virtual launch…

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Apr22021

Take part in a conversation to help shape the future of food for Plymouth

2nd April 2021

FOOD TALKS – People’s Assembly!Β Join a big conversation about food. Between now and May Food Plymouth’s Food Equality Project and Food is Fun CIC will be talking to people all…

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Mar112021

Corkboard

Join us on 31 March for our next Partnership & Network meeting

11th March 2021

You’re invited to join the team at Food Plymouth to share news, challenges and opportunities from across the network on Wednesday 31 March from 10am-12 noon.

Jan272021

All Ways Apples 2020 (on tour!)

Pressing matters: reflections on All Ways Apples 2020

27th January 2021

On a cold January day in lockdown, what could be better than reflecting on the successes of All Ways Apples 2020, in a year that was so very different for…

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Peas Please Veg Advocate programme

14th December 2020

To take part in the workshop either scan the barcode above or follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/veg-advocate-workshop-16th-december-tickets-131879672651

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Nov32020

COVID Food Conversations – creative online workshop to gather thoughts and concerns about food and Covid 19.

3rd November 2020

The Food Equality Project is helping build a fair Food and Poverty Alliance for Plymouth, from the ground up, ensuring that the voices of local people, including those experiencing food…

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An incredible opportunity for new entrant agroecological farmers with the Ecological Land Cooperative in East Cornwall πŸ‘‡
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In #Plymouth, got green fingers and looking for a new #job opportunity with community at its heart? This brilliant part-time role, developing and supporting a #community #allotment in #Whitleigh, is open for applications until 6th February. Find all teh details at https://www.plymouthoctopus.org/job/gardening-support-worker-whitleigh/.
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Interested in learning more about the potential of #CommunitySupportedAgriculture for your growing project - a rewarding partnership between farmers and consumers where everyone gets stuck in? Ed Hamer of nearby Chagfood​ is running a weekend course in Brighton on 25-26th February about setting up and scaling up a CSA with the CSA Network UK - Community Supported Agriculture​. Watch the video at https://youtu.be/JzCchOy3g74 for inspiration and find full details at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/setting-up-scaling-up-a-csa-2-day-training-course-tickets-516494507977
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Find out why Ed Hamer started a CSA and why he thinks his course could help you if you're thinking of starting your own.Ed is running his intensive two-day '...
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🌍 Combining food, music and learning, Plymouth's next Earth Café - Plymouth, UK event is happening on Saturday 18th February, 7.30pm at Union Corner 🌎 Click below for full details.
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🌱 In Cornwall and passionate about supporting a sustainable food system that works for all? 🌱 Sustainable Food Cornwall - the county's local food partnership - need you! Applications for their Partnership Coordinator role close 5pm on 1st February - click below for all the details.
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Sustainable Food Cornwall Good Food For One and All We Are Recruiting! We are searching for someone in Cornwall who is passionate about helping us make our food system sustainable. Please take a look at the Partnership Coordinator Job Description and Person Specification here and email us
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Green Minds, Food Plymouth, and POP are hosting another Growing with Nature network event on 23 February at the HQ Building.

The theme is 'Growing for Spring' and we'll be sharing how to use the Good to Grow Harvest-ometer, adding to the rewilding network map, seed sowing, seed swapping and more! We'll also be joined by the Communities of the Soil team, who will share how their project is developing using permaculture design.

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Great to hear @petersamsom recognising the valuable role of @FoodPlacesUK local food partnerships as a way to bring people around the table to develop local food economy infrastructure as this @LandworkersUK panel session came to a close at #ORFC23 earlier today! https://t.co/EMM3bfnwRm
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🍞 Kicking things off this morning with the Local Food Economies session with our chair @petersamsom Sophie Paterson @fooddatacollab, Emma Shires #NottinghamMillCoop and Danny Fisher #BetterFoodShed @BetterFoodTrade

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So much inspirational work shared by @FoodPlacesUK in Leicestershire, Shropshire and Dumfries and Galloway at the Farmer Connections session @ORFC #ORFC23 https://t.co/yF7Ke4WNvS
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It most certainly was! #ORFC23 got underway with spectacular creative and physical energy, and inspiring calls to action from speakers @ORFC @LandworkersUK @PastureForLife @Resurgence_mag @UKSustain @SoilAssociation https://t.co/nlbMmlSaPy
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A rousing start to the unique #ORFC23 @ORFC with Taiko drumming (reflecting the heartbeat of the earth), kicking off the most diverse and far reaching sustainable farming conference in the world. Follow us for updates from the next two days! https://t.co/p2bpT8s01S
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Our Coordinator Sophie is excited to be at #ORFC23 for the next couple of days - stay tuned for insights and learnings from an amazing programme, including sessions with colleagues from @FoodPlacesUK and @UKSustain. Here's a view from the opening plenary starting shortly! https://t.co/n1ycHMJfky
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And that's a wrap! 🎁 Our final newsletter of the year is winging its way to inboxes with season's greetings to you all, @foodplymouth highlights of 2022 and a look ahead to more exciting work putting Plymouth's #BestFoodForward in 2023πŸŽ„ Read it now at https://t.co/ViFgTmtQ2X https://t.co/TBdkgP4Yfn
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Food Plymouth · 2 months ago
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Polish your dragon scales and get ready to join the fun - today's the day #FoodPlymouthCommunityDragons assemble to support 3 fab #Plymouth food enterprises! Registration closes 12 noon to join us 6-8pm (doors open 5.30pm) at the Community Climate Centre: https://t.co/SECJwUV5fg
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