Website restructured and updated
After months of work, the structure and content of this website now fully reflects what we offer – a combined veg and fruit share which contains veg all year round and fruit when in season.
We hope you find the new structure informative and easier to navigate. Please contact us if you find a broken link so that we can fix it!
Summer party tickets now on sale!
You can now buy tickets for our annual summer extravaganza on Saturday 11th July.
* Live music * Dancing * Food * Licensed bar * Children’s play area * Fire circle *
Full details are here
Buy your ticket here (small booking fee applies), or head to Gaia, 7 Regent Place, Leamington
Opportunity to win local food hamper!
If you use our website, can you spare a few minutes to take part in some research that is being carried out by Coventry University? If you complete the survey by Monday 16th June, you can opt to be entered in a prize draw to win a local food hamper – there are 2 up for grabs one worth £50 and the other worth £30.
https://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/coventry/socialmedia_canalside/
Veg fermenting workshop – Sat 31st May 2014, 1.30pm onwards
This workshop, run in partnership with Action 21’s Skill Share project and led by Canalside Community Food member Erica Moody, will run from 1.30pm for about 2 hours. Come and spend the afternoon learning how to ferment almost any vegetable that you can think of.
There are limited places, which are available to book on a first come, first served basis – pre-book yours below. The deadline for bookings is noon on Thursday 29th May. You will be contacted after the deadline to confirm your place on the workshop.
You will need to bring your own: sharp knife, chopping board, large bowl for mixing and medium-large jar, ideally with a wide neck for easier filling.
The workshop is free to Canalside Community Food members. Non-members will need to pay a £5 donation to cover the cost of ingredients.
Working in partnership with local providers, Action 21’s Skill Share project provides a low-cost way to gain traditional skills. For more information visit www.action21.co.uk/projects/skill-share/
Please complete this form to book your place.
Please select a valid form.Help save Cubbington allotments
Cubbington Allotments are under threat from developers. Please take a moment to help prevent this from happening!
We now have a petition on-line at Warwick District Council here.
Organised by Jane Boynton
Christmas present idea – 4 week trial veg share!
Do you know someone who has everything, and hard to find a Christmas present for? Or perhaps someone who loves food and cooking? Or someone who loves the idea of seasonal produce, grown locally to organic standards?
If they live or work in/near Leamington Spa, why not get them a 4-week trial veg share, to be taken from any start date in January, from Tuesday 7th January onwards. Our vegetable shares are available in 3 sizes, to suit different households, and can be collected from our farm site during one of 3 collection slots each week, or from our collection point in Leamington Spa. More details can be seen on the page for buying a trial share.
Order before Monday 16th December and we can post a gift certificate and information sheet to your address for the intended recipient, for you to give to them on Christmas day.
House wanted for rent in Leamington Spa, Warwick
Canalside Community Food member family of three, non-smoking, pets free looking for a minimum two bedroom house to rent preferably in Leamington Spa, sometime from the first half of this year.
Please contact: Laz 07799587671 or Zita 07961058905
New page added to website
A new page has been added:
https://www.canalsidecommunityfood.org.uk/the-produce/vegetables/canalside-veg-through-the-year/
Have a look to find out how the Canalside veg share changes from month to month.
Leamington Community Kitchen’s Sunday lunch
Leamington Community Kitchen (LCK) is a new venture organised by some pro-active Warwick Uni students. LCK uses waste food from local businesses to cook delicious Sunday lunches to give away. "The project is aiming to rescue perfectly edible food that is thrown away everyday and use it to feed the community. By doing this we want not only to target food waste but to create a friendly space where people can come together to share a meal" The students are using the Veggie Table cafe at Bath Place as their base, and so far have collected food from the kind people at the Spa, Gaia, and Bread & Co. Rebecca and I went along on Sunday with the kids to check it out and received a warm welcome and a very generous lunch - all for FREE, but small donations are welcome to buy some provisions. Whilst some people may think the project is simply a "soup kitchen" aimed at the homeless and long-term unemployed, the students were keen to point out that they are targeting the wider community. Sustainability is where they are coming from. Could this be the start of a larger Freeconomy / Freegan movement in Leamington? Please spread the word and come and support LCK. Donations of food are welcome, the group soon hope to have a chest freezer at Bath Place. Ring Lewis on 07932 540813 Bruce Knight
(Read more at: http://www.bathplace.org/news/community-kitchen.html)
Feeding the 5000
Friday saw the ‘Feeding the 5000’ event, at which 5000 members of the public in Trafalgar Square ate curry made from surplus food that would otherwise have been wasted. Its aim was to highlight how easy it is to reduce the unimaginable levels of food waste in the UK and internatonally, and in doing so benefit those who don’t have enough to eat.
The event urged the public to sign the Feeding the 5000 pledge calling for acton from governments, retailers and food businesses: ‘I pledge to reduce my food waste and I want businesses to do the same’. Fear not! Although the event is over, those unable to attend the event will be able to pledge through the Feeding the 5000 website (www.feeding5k.org). Around 80 percent of consumers want businesses to tackle food waste: this offers an opportunity for businesses to respond to the challenge in proactive, positive ways.