Reflections on Sustain’s Annual Conference 2025
Lewes District Food Partnership was pleased to attend the Sustain Annual Conference 2025, which brought together people across the nation working in sustainable food systems to hear an inspiring set…
Amazing community garden volunteer Tony at Lewes FC.
New Lewes youth club brings food and nutrition skills to diverse young people
The Pamoja After School & Weekend Youth Club is an exciting new initiative launching in April 2025 in Lewes. The youth club is designed to provide essential support to a diverse…
Lewes District Food Partnership Spring Newsletter
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Denton Island Community Garden: project update
We had the absolute pleasure of welcoming four fabulous volunteers from the Hillcrest Wood Creatives last Thursday who came to our Community Garden and made three enormous new growing planters…
Growing Community Toolkit
Building Communities through Gardening and Volunteering The Growing Community Toolkit is a project helping local groups and volunteers across East Sussex. The online resources, written by experts and captured from…
Friends of Bishopstone Station at the Community Rail Awards
Friends of Bishopstone Station recognised for community work
Friends of Bishopstone Station at the Community Rail Awards In March, Friends of Bishopstone Station received two awards at the National Community Rail 25th annual awards ceremony in Newcastle. They…
Vegetable peelings. Photo: Lenka Dzurendova/Unsplash.
Food Waste Action Week: 20 tips to prevent food waste in the home
Roughly one-third of food produced for human consumption globally is wasted. Food waste is generated at different stages of the food process – on the farm, by processors, by supermarkets…
Pinch Points: summary of phase 1 of our participatory research project on financial inclusion
Pinch Points is a participatory research project focused on improving support services for residents of Lewes District facing financial challenges including food insecurity. It puts local residents with lived experience…
Seedy Saturday kicks off the growing season in Lewes
Seedy Saturday, the annual seed-swapping event in Lewes, took place on 1 February 2025, coinciding with Imbolc: the Celtic festival that marks the beginning of spring. At this turning point…