Featured Project: Pippa’s Group Nursery
Coordinator Nancy had the chance to meet some of the youngest - and most enthusiastic - members of the Good Food Movement in Lewes District. Read on to find out…
“A humbling and enriching experience” – what happens when buyers, suppliers and supporters of Good Food in East Sussex connect
On a sunny Monday in March, over 50 people came together at Montague Farm on the Pevensey Levels to reimagine shorter, more human and tastier local supply chains in East…
Lewes FC Community Garden Open Event
By Gemma McFarlane, Grow Cook Eat network coordinatorWhen we invited people to join us gardening at Lewes Football Club last week, some were a bit confused! I could see a…
BamBam Dance fitness gets the Pineapple Party moving
“It makes me feel proud about Newhaven” – celebrating 2 years of Hospitable Environment’s Soup and Social
Since 2022, Hospitable Environment has been bringing people of all ages and backgrounds together for a community meal and conversations around the central question "what does it take to make…
“I’m more open to trying different things now” – SDCA community supermarkets evaluation published for 2023
The 2023 evaluation report for the Peacehaven & Newhaven Community Supermarkets reflects on the challenges and opportunities of alternative models of community food support. SCDA runs two community supermarkets in Newhaven…
Guest post: Lunch Positive Seahaven Social
LDFP are delighted to welcome a guest contribution from Lunch Positive Project Coordinator Jim Stanford. Read on to find out more about the community connections being built at the Seahaven…
Sustainable Food Places Bronze Award tour gets underway
Lewes District Food Partnership have kicked off the New Year with celebrations of our Sustainable Food Places Bronze award. The award is a national, evidence-based recognition and celebration of places…
Winter edition of Grow Cook Eat newsletter released
Our new edition of the Grow Cook Eat Network's newsletter is a one stop shop for anything to do with growing, cooking, sharing, preserving and eating Good Food in Lewes…
How 11 people spoke truth to power in Sussex
In May and June of this year we ran a project called Feeling the Pinch: Have Your Say! which aimed to amplify the voices of residents through the Cost-of-Living Crisis. (Click…
Lewes District Council group call for action on the cost-of-living crisis
Read the Joint Letter from the Cost of Living Partners Action Group 90% of low-income households on Universal Credit are currently going without essentials. Some food banks in Lewes District…