Feeding the 5000 is coming to Bristol!

Feeding the 5000 is coming to Bristol. Fill Bellies not Bins! Get ready for a feast of biblical proportions on the 12th of May, 1-5pm, Bristol, College Green, all free and all made from food that would have otherwise been wasted. In collaboration with FareShare SouthWest and a range of local organisations including FoodCycle Bristol, the Soil Association and Thali Cafe, we will be serving a free, delicious curry made from wonky carrots, blemished cauliflowers and other fresh surplus produce. Cooking demonstrations from some of the UK’s top chefs, live music from local bands and kids activities are also on the menu.

Please help by spreading the word by word of mouth, email, on Facebook and Twitter and RSVP here

Volunteers needed! A range of exciting and essential roles are available. Please get in touch if you can help out!

Find out more details here and here.

Sign the Feeding the 5000 pledge and make your voice heard!

In other news….

Gleaning Network UK

Earlier in April, another two tonnes of fresh vegetables that were destined to perish were saved from Geoff Philpott’s farm in Kent. Our happy team of gleaners did a fantastic job working their way through a field of cabbages and spring greens and the rescued food was delivered to FareShare to be given to a number of London’s food redsitribution charities.

Gleaning Network UK has salvaged several tonnes of excellent British produce, including apples, cabbages, cauliflowers, spring greens and kale on farms in Kent, Sussex and Lincolnshire and we are planning more gleaning days across the UK.

Get in touch if you would like to get involved and become a modern day gleaner or if you would like to donate to support the project.

That’s all from us now. Until the next one!

Best wishes,

The Feeding the 5000 team