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# Lewes District Food Partnership

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- [Young Filmmakers Inspire Lewes to Think Differently About Food Waste](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/young-filmakers-food-waste-lewes/) - Every year, tonnes of perfectly good food goes to waste. While we can all do more to waste less food, recycling the food we can’t east is another simple step that makes a real difference.That’s the message at the heart of Bin Today, Beans Tomorrow!, a new short film created by three young filmmakers from
- [Why Regenerative Farming Matters in Lewes District](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/why-regenerative-farming-matters-in-lewes-district/) - Across the UK, regenerative farming is gaining momentum as farmers, communities and policymakers look for ways to produce food while restoring nature. Here in Lewes District, however, this is not simply a national trend. At Jamie’s Farm, on the edge of the South Downs, regenerative farming is already helping to improve soil health, increase biodiversity
- [How important is the local town market? The Case for Seaford Town Market](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/4745-2/) - Growing up in Manchester I was used to visiting the market regularly with my mum where she bought the majority of our food. Moving to Brighton when I was nine, we’d visit London Road market and do the same, stopping for a hot Vimto at the café, and me and my brother holding Discover local food support, community initiatives, and ways to get involved in improving food access across Lewes District.
- [School Food Standards](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/school-food-standards/) - It has been 20 years since Jamie Oliver’s school dinners. The government has just announced they’re focusing on them again. Wasn’t the problem fixed back then? Before Jamie’s highly successful campaign to improve school food which played out on TV, young people were able to buy chocolate bars, fizzy drinks, and endless chips for their
- [Help to fight hunger in Lewes District this winter](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/fight-hunger-lewes-district-emergency-food-network-winter-fundraiser/) - The Lewes District Emergency Food Network is launching a Winter FundraiserThe Lewes District Emergency Food Network is a collection of projects; food banks, community supermarkets and food waste hubs helping people to access food in Newhaven, Lewes, Peacehaven, Seaford and rural areas.Working on the frontlines of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, we work with Lewes District
- [Lewes District Food Partnership Autumn Newsletter](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/lewes-district-food-partnership-autumn-newsletter/) - Read our Autumn 2025 newsletter.To receive the quarterly newsletter, subscribe to the Lewes District Food Partnership mailing list.
- [Food Bank Misconceptions: myth vs. reality](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/food-bank-misconceptions-myth-vs-reality/) - Here we bust 4 common misconceptions around food banks, or community food projects, and those that use them. Misconception 1People that use food projects don’t know how to budget…Reality:Over 7 million low-income families are going without essentials, including 82% of families on Universal Credit – food being among the most likely items to be cut
- [On National Food Bank Day, a reminder that support is needed all year round](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/on-national-food-bank-day-why-support-is-needed-all-year-round/) - National Food Bank Day is a chance to raise awareness that there are still millions of people using food support every day in the UK. While the 5th of September is ‘Food Bank Day’, it’s important to remember that people face food insecurity all year round, not just on one day of the year.In Lewes
- [Right to Food Conference reflections: Changing the narrative](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/right-to-food-conference-reflections-changing-the-narrative/) - As someone working in local food systems, hearing news of a whole conference dedicated to food meant only one thing: I had to go along. And with an agenda packed with inspiring and expert speakers grappling with the most pressing issues connected to our food systems, the Right to Food UK Conference on 13 September
- [Small grants programme now open for applications](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/small-grants-programme-now-open-for-applications/) - Lewes District Food Partnership is pleased to have launched the latest round of small grants for communities in Lewes District on 24 July 2025.There are two categories of grant available:Category A: up to £400 for events to celebrate Good Food East Sussex month in October 2025. (Deadline 5 September)Category B: up to £1500 for projects tackling food insecurity in Lewes District. (Deadline 16 January)Grants
- [Lewes District Food Partnership Summer Newsletter](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/lewes-district-food-partnership-summer-newsletter-copy/) - Read our Summer 2025 newsletter.To receive the quarterly newsletter, subscribe to the Lewes District Food Partnership mailing list.
- [Grow, Cook, Eat and Compost workshops at Lewes FC](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/grow-cook-eat-and-compost-workshops-at-lewes-fc/) - Grow, Cook, Eat, Compost is a series of fun and informal free weekly workshops held in the grounds of Lewes FC on Tuesday mornings. They are currently running from April to July, and is open to all with lunch included.The aim of the workshops is to provide the local community with practical food-related skills and
- [Lewes District Food Partnership Strategy 2025–2028: Building a good local food system](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/lewes-district-food-partnership-strategy-2025-2028-building-a-good-local-food-system/) - Read and download our Strategy and Action Plan for 2025–2028. Since 2020, Lewes District Food Partnership has been working to build better local food systems by connecting communities and organisations. We seek to build momentum for a good food movement and support collective action to improve the accessibility, nutritional quality and sustainability of the food
- [Social prescribing for food security and health: Seasons community meal kits](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/social-prescribing-for-food-security-and-health-seasons-community-meal-kits/) - While we may all recognise the importance of eating healthily, putting nutritious, home-cooked meals on the table is more challenging for some than others. Low incomes paired with the high cost of ingredients, health challenges, caring responsibilities and a lack of cooking skills are some of the factors that make it harder for some to
- [Reflections on Sustain’s Annual Conference 2025](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/reflections-on-sustains-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 of talks from experts, change-makers and peers a critical time for systems change in food.The UK government has committed this year to develop a new
- [New report examines reality of 'Moral Injury' and distress behind the scenes of community food support sector](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/new-report-examines-reality-of-moral-injury-and-distress-behind-the-scenes-of-community-food-support-sector/) - Community psychologist, Adur & Worthing Food Partnership Director and founding member of the Alliance for Dignified Food Support Carl Walker and team have shared with us a new report called 'Managing Hunger Trauma in Community Food Support: Systemic Betrayal, Moral Injury, and Distress in Staff and Volunteers'. Research interviews were conducted with staff and volunteers
- [New Lewes youth club brings food and nutrition skills to diverse young people](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/new-lewes-youth-club-brings-food-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 group of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. By focusing on developing life skills and promoting good citizenship, the project aims to make a significant difference
- [Lewes District Food Partnership Spring Newsletter](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/lewes-district-food-partnership-spring-newsletter/) - Read our Spring 2025 newsletter.To receive the quarterly newsletter, subscribe to the Lewes District Food Partnership mailing list.
- [Growing Community Toolkit](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/growing-community-toolkit/) - Building Communities through Gardening and VolunteeringThe Growing Community Toolkit is a project helping local groups and volunteers across East Sussex. The online resources, written by experts and captured from webinars and events, provide practical advice on everything from growing fruit and vegetables to setting up a community project and recruiting volunteers.With expert guidance, free workshops,
- [Friends of Bishopstone Station recognised for community work](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/friends-of-bishopstone-station-recognised-for-community-work/) - In March, Friends of Bishopstone Station received two awards at the National Community Rail 25th annual awards ceremony in Newcastle. They came first in ‘It’s Your Station’, recognising the community projects and work that we run, including Meet up Mondays, Man Space, the Community Food Project and the station gardens. They also won the small
- [Denton Island Community Garden: project update](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/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 for us!They were a wonderful group of individuals who gave their free time to help support us in taking the next steps towards making this
- [Pinch Points: summary of phase 1 of our participatory research project on financial inclusion](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/pinch-points-project-phase-1-summary/) - 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 of using support services at the centre of efforts to drive positive change. This work follows on from ‘Feeling the Pinch’, which gave ordinary people from
- [Food Waste Action Week: 20 tips to prevent food waste in the home](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/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 and at home.UK households threw away 6.4 million tonnes of food in 2021/2022, of which 4.7 million tonnes (almost three-quarters) could have been eaten.Binning food
- [Seedy Saturday kicks off the growing season in Lewes](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/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 in the season, a flurry of excited anticipation filled the air as people got their hands on the seeds they plan to sow, sharpened their
- [Guest blog: Three years of the Alliance for Dignified Food Support](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/guest-blog-three-years-of-the-alliance-for-dignified-food-support/) - Lewes District Food Partnership would like to introduce our Project Support Officer, Jay, who has been working across several projects including the Alliance for Dignified Food Support. Below, they take us on a journey from past to present as the Alliance continues to grow. It’s been a hugely exciting year for the Alliance for Dignified
- [Celebrating a month of Good Food East Sussex!](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/celebrating-a-month-of-good-food-east-sussex/) - This October, Good Food East Sussex took the county by storm for the second year running. There were a huge range of events, workshops, volunteer drop-ins and more across Lewes District, including: Find out more about what went on: Guest post: Grow, Cook, Eat, Compost at Lewes FC community garden – Lewes District Food PartnershipGuest Post:
- [Guest Post: A day of local food and climate action at the Lewes District Food Summit](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/guest-post-a-day-of-local-food-and-climate-action-at-the-lewes-district-food-summit/) - Lewes District Food Partnership is delighted to introduce Holly, a student at the University of Sussex, who has joined us for her Global Work Experience placement. Throughout Good Food East Sussex month, Holly has been coming along to different events, workshops and drop-ins. In her final guest post, Holly reflects back on the Lewes District
- [Guest post: Pressing matters - celebrating the apple harvest with Fitzjohn's Community Food](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/guest-post-pressing-matters-celebrating-the-apple-harvest-with-fitzjohns-community-food/) - Lewes District Food Partnership is delighted to introduce Holly, a student at the University of Sussex, who has joined us for her Global Work Experience placement. Throughout Good Food East Sussex month, Holly has been coming along to different events, workshops and drop-ins. In this guest post, Holly reports back from an afternoon of apple
- [Guest post: Grow, Cook, Eat, Compost at Lewes FC community garden](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/guest-post-grow-cook-eat-compost-at-lewes-fc-community-garden/) - Lewes District Food Partnership is delighted to introduce Holly, a student at the University of Sussex, who has joined us for her Global Work Experience placement. Throughout Good Food East Sussex month, Holly has been coming along to different events, workshops and drop-ins. In this guest post, Holly reports back from the iconic Lewes FC
- [Guest Post: celebrating Good Food East Sussex month with the Lewes Community Fridge Harvest Festival](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/guest-post-celebrating-good-food-east-sussex-month-with-the-lewes-community-fridge-harvest-festival/) - Lewes District Food Partnership is delighted to introduce Holly, a student at the University of Sussex, who has joined us for her Global Work Experience placement. Throughout Good Food East Sussex month, Holly has been coming along to different events, workshops and drop-ins. This is the first of her guest posts, reporting back from the
- [Grown in Lewes: A Vibrant Tapestry of Local Food, History, and Community Action](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/grown-in-lewes-a-vibrant-tapestry-of-local-food-history-and-community-action/) - Lewes’ food story comes alive in “Grown in Lewes”, a vibrant new book celebrating our town’s rich horticultural heritage and community spirit. From historic markets to modern community gardens, in this guest blog by co-editor Sarah Bayliss, discover how local passion transforms our food landscape. Grown in Lewes is a new book written by more
- [The Lewes Food Conversation: what really matters to us about food?](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/the-lewes-food-conversation-what-really-matters-to-us-about-food/) - Across the country, groups of citizens have been getting together to discuss what they really think about the food system and their priorities for change. Led by the Food Farming and Countryside Commission, the voices of ordinary citizens are being fed back to decision-makers at a national level, to put food on the agenda from
- [Rethinking Food Systems: Lessons in Food Solidarity from the UNESCO Chair for World Food Systems in Montpellier](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/rethinking-food-systems-lessons-in-food-solidarity-from-the-unesco-chair-for-world-food-systems-in-montpellier/) - In late September, a diverse group of researchers, community organizations, policymakers, and citizens gathered in Montpellier, France, to share learnings from projects and research inspired by "food solidarities". Hosted by the UNESCO Chair in World Food Systems, the two-day event focused on the intersection of research and local action to reimagine local food systems.LDFP coordinator
- [Good Food East Sussex month 2024: connecting local buyers and suppliers to build a local Good Food economy](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/good-food-east-sussex-month-2024-connecting-local-buyers-and-suppliers-to-build-a-local-good-food-economy/) - On the 21st October, over 50 people from different organisations and local food businesses across East Sussex came together at Longbridge Regenerative to celebrate local produce and build relationships for a local Good Food Economy. LDFP coordinator Nancy supported the event as part of Good Food East Sussex month. Read on to find out more.
- [Sustainable Food Places Day of Action and Celebration - we have the solutions!](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/sustainable-food-places-day-of-action-and-celebration-we-have-the-solutions/) - On Wednesday 13th November, Lewes District Food Partnership Stef joined food partnerships from across the country in Westminster to show decision-makers the innovative ways that food partnerships are already promoting healthy, sustainable, affordable food in their local communities. The Sustainable Food Places Day of Action and Celebration underlined 10 years of Sustainable Food Places with
- [Dear Prime Minister: Lewes Residents Lead National Conversation on Poverty](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/dear-prime-minister-lewes-residents-lead-national-conversation-on-poverty/) - Earlier in the month, two residents of Lewes District joined with voices from across the UK to call for people’s experiences of poverty to be included in decision-making. Their journey from the LDFP Feeling the Pinch expert panel to speaking at Parliament shows how lived experience can shape national – as well as local –
- [Your Good Food East Sussex Event Guide](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/elementor-3457/) - Good Food East Sussex Month kicks off! Join us and like-minded foodies across the county as we celebrate all the ways we create a Good Food Culture. Take a look below at the fantastic range of activities in your area to sink your teeth in to.For a full list of events take a look at
- [Lewes District Food Summit: Meet the Speakers](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/lewes-district-food-summit-meet-the-speakers/) - We are delighted to introduce an incredible range of community projects, activists, researchers and local people making a difference to the face of food in Lewes District. Take a look below at the range of speakers and the fascinating workshops we’ll be hosting at tomorrow’s Food Summit.Limited tickets still available here: Lewes District Food &
- [LDFP launch another round of small grants!](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/ldfp-launch-another-round-of-small-grants/) - We are delighted to announce another round of grants available to local groups. Following the success of previous rounds, we will once again be offering two categories of grants: A) up to £400 for events celebrating Good Food East Sussex month in October 2024 B) up to £1500 to support projects fighting food insecurity in
- [Guest Post: "a lift to the spirits!", Inroads Productions report back on Digging Down with community growers](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/guest-post-a-lift-to-the-spirits-inroads-productions-report-back-on-digging-down-with-community-growers/) - Over the last 6 months, Lewes District Food Partnership have awarded grants to local groups fighting food insecurity by building community capacity. In this guest blog, Judith and Sarah from Inroads Productions tell us about their DIGGING DOWN project. Funding from LDFP was put towards a sharing event that celebrated the simple joys of growing
- [Lewes District Food and Climate Summit to take place on 9th October, 2024](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/lewes-district-food-and-climate-summit-to-take-place-on-9th-october-2024/) - Lewes District Food Partnership and Ouse Valley Climate Action are coming together for a day of food and climate action and celebration.WHEN?Wednesday 9th October 9.30-4.30Half day and full day tickets availableWHERE?Denton Island Community Centre, NewhavenWHAT TO EXPECT? The morning led by Ouse Valley Climate Action to hear the voices of the valley and look to the
- [Guest blog: Positive Times in Lewes District with Lunch Positive](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/guest-blog-positive-times-in-lewes-district-with-lunch-positive/) - Over the last 6 months, Lewes District Food Partnership have awarded grants to local groups fighting food insecurity by building community capacity. In this guest blog, Jim from Lunch Positive tells us about how the funding has helped create Positive Times with the Seahaven HIV Hub. Read on to discover how links with other local
- [Discovering the magical world of living compost in Lewes District](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/discovering-the-magical-world-of-living-compost-in-lewes-district/) - Composting closes the loop from field to fork. Through composting we can to use our waste to rebuild the living web of nutrients and microorganisms that is missing from our soils. To find out more about this magical process, Nancy went to visit the Compost Club at Phoenix Place. Michael Kennard has been working on
- [Pinch Points - Have Your Say!](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/pinch-points-have-your-say/) - Are you passionate about making sure local residents have access to the support they need? Do you want to be part of a movement to include the voices of ordinary residents in local decision-making? We are looking for people to share their experience of the cost-of-living crisis and drive change in Lewes District..
- [Lewes District residents at heart of new £100,000 project to improve support systems](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/lewes-district-residents-at-heart-of-new-100000-project-to-improve-support-systems/) - People on low incomes in Lewes District will have a key role in a new project to combat financial hardship, thanks to a £100,000 grant secured by Lewes District Food Partnership. The two-year Pinch Points initiative, funded by Lloyds Bank Foundation, will improve systems of support, advice, and guidance by putting residents’ experiences at the
- [General Election special - LDFP attend local hustings](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/general-election-special-ldfp-attend-local-hustings/) - On Thursday, Lewes District Food Partnership coordinator Nancy and members of our networks attended a packed-out hustings at King’s Church to hear how candidates for the general election will address hunger in Lewes District and support the development of a local Good Food Movement. The hustings was attended by Danny Sweeney of Labour, James McCleary
- [Guest blog: celebrating pride month with Taste the Rainbow](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/guest-post-celebrating-lgbtqia-month-with-taste-the-rainbow/) - Over the last 6 months, Lewes District Food Partnership has awarded grants to projects building local food security by developing a Good Food Movement. This month, to celebrate pride month, we hear from LAST about their Taste the Rainbow project. LAST is an LGBTQIA+ ally and support group that runs fromNewhaven Youth Centre every Tuesday
- [Lewes District Emergency Food Networks ask general election candidates how they will fight hunger in Lewes District](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/lewes-district-emergency-food-networks-ask-general-election-candidates-how-they-will-fight-hunger-in-lewes-district/) - With the general election coming up on the 4th July, Lewes District Emergency Food network have written to candidates to ask what they’ll do if elected to address the increasing demand for emergency food in Lewes District. See our full letter below: Dear Candidate,I am writing to you on behalf of Lewes District Emergency Food
- [Charleston Festival 2024 - Food Wisdom from Bee Wilson, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Leyla Kazim](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/charleston-festival-2024-food-wisdom-from-bee-wilson-hugh-fearnley-whittingstall-and-leyla-kazim/) - To help us better navigate today’s oftentimes disorienting food landscape, Bee Wilson and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall shared their Food Wisdom in a packed-out tent at the Charleston Festival last month. With Leyla Kazim as chair, the result was a generous and empathetic conversation about the daily dilemmas we face around food. By unpacking the anxieties of
- [Guest blog: the Russell Martin Foundation, using food to create new learning environments](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/guest-blog-the-russell-martin-foundation-using-food-to-create-new-learning-environments/) - Over the last 6 months, Lewes District Food Partnership have awarded grants to local groups fighting food insecurity by building community capacity. In this guest blog, Guy from the Russell Martin Foundation shares how the funding has impacted the young people they work with. The grant money has been so very well received. It has
- [A visit to Rodmell Food Forest, an adventure in edible biodiversity](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/a-visit-to-rodmell-forest-garden-an-adventure-in-edible-biodiversity/) - Nestled on a slope with views of the downs and the sea beyond, Rodmell Forest Garden is open every Wednesday to volunteers to learn more about forest gardening, share the produce over lunch and enjoy being in the wild garden. This week, coordinator Nancy and Grow Cook Eat coordinator Gemma went along to find out
- [Featured project: Seaford Environmental Alliance](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/featured-project-seaford-environmental-alliance/) - From a community pantry sharing surplus food, to a courtyard bursting with seedlings looking for loving homes, a visit to to the SEA Climate Hub gives coordinator Nancy lots of food for thought The SEA Climate Hub on Clinton Place in Seaford town centre is a one-stop-shop for community building through climate action. Their community
- [Featured Project: Pippa's Group Nursery](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/featured-project-pippas-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 more about her visit to a Pippa’s Group session at the Landport Community Garden, Lewes. Swinging open the iconic blue door, Nancy found a group
- ["A humbling and enriching experience" - what happens when buyers, suppliers and supporters of Good Food in East Sussex connect](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/a-humbling-and-enriching-experience-what-happens-when-buyers-suppliers-and-supporters-of-good-food-in-east-sussex-come-together/) - 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 Sussex. Hosted in one of Montague’s historic farm buildings, nine suppliers of local produce set up stalls backed by iconic views of the Pevensey Levels. From market
- [Lewes FC Community Garden Open Event](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/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 vision of digging up the football pitch going through their minds. Be reassured, the immaculate football field was untouched by us! We were helping in
- ["It makes me feel proud about Newhaven" - celebrating 2 years of Hospitable Environment's Soup and Social](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/it-makes-me-feel-proud-about-newhaven-celebrating-2-years-of-hospitable-environments-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 a hospitable environment?”. As they celebrated their second birthday with a legendary Pineapple Party last Week, LDFP coordinator Nancy reflects on two years of Soup and
- ["I’m more open to trying different things now" - SDCA community supermarkets evaluation published for 2023](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/im-more-open-to-trying-different-things-now/) - 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 and Peacehaven, supporting over 220 households each week to access free and affordable food. As opposed to traditional foodbank models, the supermarkets operate on a
- [Guest post: Lunch Positive Seahaven Social](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/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 HIV Hub through facilitated peer support, friendship and cooking and sharing Good Food. Lunch Positive is a local charity supporting people living with HIV in
- [Sustainable Food Places Bronze Award tour gets underway](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/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 taking a joined-up, holistic approach to sustainable and healthy food. It belongs to everyone – communities, individuals, businesses and organisations – working to build more
- [Winter edition of Grow Cook Eat newsletter released](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/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 District. Click here to download the e-version. If your workplace or community organisation would like to stock print copies, please email growcookeat@lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org and we can drop
- [Lewes District Council group call for action on the cost-of-living crisis](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/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 have experienced a 60% increase in members in a year. Lewes District Food Partnership as part of the Cost of Living – Partners Action Group
- [How 11 people spoke truth to power in Sussex](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/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 here for more info about the project.)Church Action on Poverty asked to interview the participants in the project as part of their Speaking Truth to
- [Emergency Food Network Christmas Appeal](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/emergency-food-network-christmas-appeal/) - The Lewes District Emergency Food Network is a network of projects across the district that collectively support over 500 households to access food.The rising cost of living is leaving an increasing number of people unsure where their next meal will come from. Some community food projects in Lewes District have seen more than a 60% increase
- [A Visit to Lovebrook Farm](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/a-visit-to-lovebrook-farm/) - In between two very wet, dull days, we were lucky to get a beautiful sunny Friday for a Grow Cook Eat Network visit to Lovebrook Farm in Kingston. We were warmly welcomed with hot drinks and delicious pastries while the group of 24 introduced themselves and shared information about the project they volunteer with.We then
- [Lewes District Annual Food Summit 2023](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/lewes-district-annual-food-summit-2023/) - Now is the time to reflect on what a brilliant event the Food Summit was. Over 80 of you showed up to join the discussion on building a Good Food Movement in Lewes District. We had representation from all age groups from 18 to the over 65s and from a wide range of different sectors.Thank
- [Stir Up Sunday with Friends of Bishopstone Station](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/stir-up-sunday-with-friends-of-bishopstone-station/) - Last week, members of the community were invited to the community hub at Bishopstone station to join in with Stir up Sunday. We had 15 people weighing ingredients, zesting and squeezing oranges and lemons and chopping up apples. Everyone had a stir for luck before filling bowls ready to be steamed. The puddings were vegan and gluten
- [We did it! - Lewes District Food Partnership receives a Bronze Award from Sustainable Food Places](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/we-did-it-lewes-district-food-partnership-receives-a-bronze-award-from-sustainable-food-places/) - Lewes District Food Partnership have achieved a bronze award from Sustainable Food Places for work achieved locally on building better food systems for people and for the planet. The Sustainable Food Partnership network makes up over 90 local food partnerships across the UK. Lewes District Food Partnership along with 14 others, have achieved recognition in this
- [Lunch Positive's Seahaven Social](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/lunch-positives-seahaven-social/) - Lunch Positive’s Seahaven Social is a peer led support group for people living with HIV. We aim to overcome social isolation and loneliness, creating a safe, shared peer-led friendly food environment. Sharing and talking across a light meal has helped people overcome social anxiety and share conversations with people they would otherwise not have, including across
- [The Friends of Sutton Downs Growing Project](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/the-friends-of-sutton-downs-growing-project/) - The Friends of Sutton Downs (FoSD) formed in the winter of 2020 with the aim of renaturing around the Downs Leisure Centre in Seaford. Coming out of the pandemic the group envisaged this busy outdoor sports and recreational amenity becoming a more welcoming place for wildlife and well-being of the community.The land is owned by
- [The Seaford Head school vegetable garden](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/the-seaford-head-school-vegetable-garden/) - The Seaford Head School Vegetable Garden I began helping with the Seaford Head school gardening group in April. The students planted lots of vegetable seeds which grew very well in their care. Sadly when they were planted outside, the local foxes and badgers had fun digging them up! There were lots of plants leftover though
- [Feeling the Pinch: Have Your Say full report published](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/feeling-the-pinch-have-your-say-full-report-published/) - Feeling the Pinch: Have Your Say Report published Feeling the Pinch: Have Your Say Report 2023 ‘Feeling the Pinch! Have Your Say’ is an innovative participatory project designed to give ordinary people from across Lewes District the opportunity to share their stories and experiences of the cost of living crisis.Over two months, 11 local residents,
- [Helping out in the SCDA community kitchen](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/helping-out-in-the-scda-community-kitchen/) - I love finding out more about the projects in the Grow Cook Eat Network and learning about how they work. Last month I offered to help out in the SCDA community kitchen. It happened to be one of the hottest days of the year! The sun didn’t keep the regular volunteers away – Cat, Nancy
- [Lewes District Annual Food Summit this October](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/lewesdistrictannualfoodsummit/) - Are you interested in local food security and sustainability? Join us at this years Lewes District Annual Food Summit which will be held at Plumpton College on the 18th of October from 1-5pm. Book your FREE ticket here: www.tinyurl.com/LDFPFoodSummit Contact info@lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org if you have any questions or if you need help travelling to Plumpton College. We will be facilitating
- [Evaluation of the Seahaven Community Food 'Community Supermarket' model](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/evaluation-of-the-seahaven-community-food-community-supermarket-model/) - Seahaven Community Food is SCDA’s Community Food Team; they run two community supermarkets in Newhaven and Peacehaven as well as a Community Kitchen, a Community Fridge at Denton Island Community Centre and various community events & cookery courses, as well as supporting over 100 volunteering opportunities with food at the heart of what they do. Community
- [Grants for Community Food Projects & Events in Lewes District](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/grants-for-community-food-projects-events-in-lewes-district/) - Category A: up to £400 for Community Food Events to help celebrate Good Food East Sussex Month this October. These grants aim to support events that bring communitiestogether through food. Groups could use the ‘Good Food EastSussex’ month to trial events that could continue throughsubsequent funding from Lewes District Food Partnership. connecting people to local &
- [This October is Good Food East Sussex Month](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/this-october-is-good-food-east-sussex-month/) - In October 2023, organisations and communities across East Sussex will be coming together to hold the first ever Good Food East Sussex Month. There will be a series of events across the county celebrating everything food in East Sussex, and exploring how we can build a food system that works for our people, our economy and
- [Make Your Own Kebab Workshop with Table Talk Foundation](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/make-your-own-kebab-workshop-with-table-talk-foundation/) - Chef John from Table Talk Foundation came along to Christ Church in Lewes to show us how to make our own fresh kebabs. With the help of the keen sous-Chefs (aged between 8 and 13 yrs) we made fresh lamb kofte kebabs, falafel, tzatziki and a Greek salad. It was delicious and we learnt a
- [Lovebrook Farm - regenerative food production and community well-being](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/lovebrook-farm-regenerative-food-production-and-community-well-being/) - I take every opportunity I can to visit Lovebrook Farm in Kingston Nr Lewes, it’s a wonderful place with a deep connection to nature. Hannah and Richard are the custodians of the land and bring their experience of community work to the 33 acres, wanting to share the rewards of being in nature and going
- [Community Cafe at Fitzjohns Food Bank](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/community-cafe-at-fitzjohns-food-bank/) - Fitzjohns Food Bank has been running in it’s current form since 2017, located out of Christ Church on Prince Edwards Road in Lewes it is volunteer-led and supports households with food and other essential items like toiletries. Between April 2022 and June 2023 the number of households accessing support from Fitzjohns increased by 66%. But it’s
- [Community Food at Friends of Bishopstone Station](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/community-food-at-friends-of-bishopstone-station/) - In November ’22 Friends of Bishopstone Station (FOBs) brought this Art Deco listed station building into use as a community hub.Every Monday FOBs run a drop-in facility, ‘Meet up Mondays’, addressing social isolation and building community resilience. They host a variety of speakers, such as Care for the Carers, SCDA (Online/ telephone fraud and LDC
- [Grow Cook Eat & Compost at Lewes Football Club](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/grow-cook-eat-compost-at-lewes-football-club/) - We chatted to Lucie Simon from Feel Good Food about the project she is working on at Lewes Football Club. Here’s what she had to say about the Grow Cook Eat & Compost workshops they’ve be running: We are now 7 weeks into the Grow Cook Eat and Compost project at Lewes FC. We meet every
- [Feeling the Pinch: Have Your Say - Lewes District Residents talk about their experiences of Food Insecurity](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/feeling-the-pinch-have-your-say-lewes-residents-talk-about-their-experiences-of-food-insecurity/) - Ruby Makepeace Somerville, Coordinator of LDFP and Jane Perry, independent social researcher, have been running Lewes District Food Partnership’s ‘Feeling the Pinch: Have Your Say!’ project, which involves participants from across Lewes District (including coastal strip towns of Peacehaven, Newhaven, and Seaford and rural areas) sharing their stories and experiences of living through the Cost-of-Living
- [Video: One Extra Item - The Lewes Food Bank Story](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/video-one-extra-item-the-lewes-food-bank-story/) - Stef Lake, Chair of Lewes District Food Partnership, spoke at the premier of a short film made by Sarah Clifford from InRoads production about Lewes foodbanks and the Lewes Against Food Poverty collections. The panel included Debbie Twitchen Chair of Landport Residents Association and Foodbank, Mark Perryman from Lewes Against Food Poverty, Matthew Bird Mayor
- [A visit to Newhaven Harbour](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/a-visit-to-newhaven-harbour/) - Recently I was lucky enough to be shown around Newhaven Harbour by David Guy, the site manager and Secretary of the Newhaven Fish & Flake Ice Society Ltd. Harbours and docks provide beautiful scenery and bring a slice of the ocean to the peri-urban areas we find them in and Newhaven Harbour is no different. I
- [Food Justice at the Extinction or Regeneration Conference](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/food-justice-at-the-extinction-or-regeneration-conference/) - In May, Stef Lake Chair of Lewes District Food Partnership, was invited to speak as part of a panel exploring food justice, at the Extinction or Regeneration conference in London, hosted by Compassion in World Farming and IPES (International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems). She spoke about the role of food partnerships as
- [Healthy Eating Week at Seaford Head School](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/healthy-eating-week-at-seaford-head-school/) - Seaford Head school chose to use Healthy Eating week to promote a healthier lunch menu and provide other healthy food activities to raise awareness about good food and healthy diets. During a week in June on the Wednesday and Thursday after school , Gemma Mcfarlane set up a fruit stall offering every student a free
- [Case Study: East Sussex Food Partnerships - The Cost-of-Living Crisis](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/case-study-east-sussex-food-partnerships-the-cost-of-living-crisis/) - Sustainable Food Places is an alliance of three charities: Soil Association, Food Matters & Sustain: The Alliance for Better Food & Farming. The Sustainable Food Places network makes up over 80 food partnerships from across the UK. (View the network map here) We are lucky here in Lewes District to be neighboured with Brighton and
- [A visit to Peverells Community Garden in Seaford](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/a-visit-to-peverells-community-garden-in-seaford/) - Gemma Mcfarlane from Incredible Edible Seaford, who works with our Grow Cook Eat network went to visit Peverells Community Garden in Seaford. Here’s a bit about her visit: It has been exciting to watch this garden grow from an idea into reality. Miriam Thundercliffe and Dan Ori had a vision to create a community garden
- [Wasting sausages is the Wurst - working together to save food from landfill](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/wasting-sausages-is-the-wurst-working-together-to-save-food-from-landfill/) - There are endless disturbing facts and figures around how much food is wasted every day in the UK, these numbers are usually accompanied by some data about how many people are going hungry or the number of foodbank parcels given out each week. It’s enough to make you feel really quite angry, how can we
- [Landport Community Cafe - article in the Lewesian](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/landport-community-cafe-article-in-the-lewesian/) - We’ve written before about the incredible community food projects and support in Landport, Lewes. The estate is a great example of the impact joined-up thinking around food support can have for the local community. Since that last article the Landport Community Fridge has opened ensuring food ends up in bellies not bins. The below text is taken
- [A Conversation with: Ovesco Energy Champions](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/a-conversation-with-ovesco-energy-champions/) - Ovesco are a community owned renewable energy company in East Sussex with a vision in which “100% of our energy needs are generated locally from renewable sources” they have a number of inspiring missions but what does this have to do with food?One of the working groups of the Lewes District Food Partnership is ‘Food
- [Feeling the Pinch: Have Your Say!](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/feeling-the-pinch-have-your-say/) - What’s it really like to live through the Cost-of-Living Crisis? Time to get your views heard.Is the cost-of-living crisis affecting your household budget? Do you have first-hand experience of struggling to make ends meet? We are looking for ordinary people from across the Lewes District who are willing to share their experiences and work with others to
- [A visit to Lewes FC Community Kitchen Garden 'Brad's Pit'](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/a-visit-to-lewes-fc-community-kitchen-garden-brads-pit/) - On a frosty morning in December I ventured out to investigate what I’d been hearing people refer to as ‘Brad’s Pit’. I was keen to find out why a community gardening project on the land of the Lewes Football Club was named after a Hollywood A-lister. Upon arrival I could see the garden spread across
- [Lewes District Emergency Food Network Christmas Appeal](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/lewes-district-emergency-food-network-christmas-appeal/) - Lewes District Emergency Food Network is made up of 10 community food projects that are tackling poverty across the district. They partnered up for a Joint Christmas Appeal to offer an easy way for people to make one donation which will benefit hundreds of families struggling this winter. At the time of writing the appeal
- [Human Nature Fundraising Dinner](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/human-nature-fundraising-dinner/) - On the 10th of December, Human Nature held its first Dinner with Purpose and auction event in a repurposed warehouse on the Phoenix Industrial Estate to raise money for the Lewes Food Banks.Chef Daphne Lambert of Green Cuisine Trust cooked an incredible four-course vegetarian meal on the night, using locally sourced produce. Food and drink
- [Landport Estate, Lewes](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/landport-estate/) - Food security can’t be achieved on a ‘one size fits all’ basis. The beauty of community food projects is that they are typically ultra-local, run by people from the very communities they serve and quick to adapt and respond to the particular needs of people living close by. Volunteers are passionate about the work that
- [Lewes District Food Summit](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/lewes-district-food-summit/) - The first Lewes District Food Summit took place on October 11th at the Linklater Pavilion in Lewes. Organised by Lewes District Food Partnership, the event brought together over seventy stakeholders from across the food system, including community food volunteers, local councillors and policy makers, health workers and chefs. A programme of speakers and participatory activities,

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- [Home page](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/) - Sustainable food businesses, local growers and producers, emergency food providers, food waste activists and social eating spaces – we connect the dots. Resources Emergency Food NetworkFind emergency food provision and financial support from across the districtFind out more Small grantsOur small grants programme have helped to support community groups tackling food povertyFind out more Collective
- [Summer holiday help - find low cost food, activities and support](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/resources/summer-family-support/) - Summer holiday Support Food SupportThese projects provide food support if your household is struggling to access enough food. Some projects require referral after the first visit.LewesFitzjohn’s Monday afternoons – food collection from 1–2.30pmCommunity Cafe from 12.30pmChrist Church, Prince Edward’s Road, Lewes, BN7 1BLTel: 07598 713444Email: coordinator@fitzjohnsfoodbank.co.ukLandport FoodbankMondays 2–2:45pm. Tenants Resource Centre, 2a Horsefiled Road, Lewes, BN7
- [Reports and Partner Updates](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/resources/ldfp-reports/) - Lewes District Food Partnership Reports and Updates We are funded by East Sussex County Council via the Public Health ‘Healthy Weights Forum’ and Sustainable Food Places Network. We feel that making our funding reports and monthly updates available to everyone is important for transparency, accountability & accessibility, which are all part of our vision. LDFP
- [Resources](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/resources/) - Resources Emergency Food NetworkFind emergency food provision and financial support from across the districtFind out more Small grantsOur small grants programme have helped to support community groups tackling food povertyFind out more Collective voiceRead our recent joint statements – together we have a louder voiceFind out more Reports and Partner UpdatesDownload funding reports and monthly
- [Upcoming Events](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/get-involved/upcoming-events/) - Upcoming Events Ongoing2nd & 4th Saturday of Each MonthSeaford Town Market, Church Street, Seaford BN25 1HD | 10am – 3pmLocal Foods, Local Producers, Artisans, Crafts, Bargains, Makers and More. Come and support your local town market.Weekly on TuesdaysGrow, Cook, Eat, Compost Workshop | Lewes Football Club | 10am–1pmFree weekly sessions where people can cook, learn new
- [News](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/news/) - News and Events Help to fight hunger in Lewes District this winter Seahaven Storehouse Fitzjohns Community Cafe Seahaven Community Food meals The Lewes District Emergency Food Network is launching a Winter Fundraiser The Lewes District Emergency Food...Read More Lewes District Food Partnership Autumn Newsletter Read our Autumn 2025 newsletter. To receive the quarterly newsletter, subscribe
- [Contact us](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/contact-us/) - “Lewes District Food Partnership is among the first in our network to demonstrate what’s possible at a district level. By taking a joined up approach to healthy, affordable and sustainable food for all, the partnership is making long term change for the better.” Chris Walker, network coordinator for Sustainable Food Places For general enquiries:info@lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.orgFind us
- [Local Food Producers](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/resources/local-food-producers/) - Local Food Producers Eat locally produced food Less transport, less carbon. local employment, food security. Local health, local wealth = Happy Planet. Collette Haynes. Ashurst Organics Explore the variety of food grown and produced in the Lewes District.Sourcing locally produced food is a healthier and a more sustainable way to eat. Supporting our local food
- [LDFP Strategy 2025-2028](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/resources/ldfp-strategy-2025-2028/) - Lewes District Food Partnership Strategy 2025–2028 PDF Title Download
- [About](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/about/) - We are Lewes District Food Partnership and we bring people, communities and organisations together to create better food systems for everyone. Sustainable food businesses, local growers and producers, emergency food providers, food waste activists and social eating spaces – we connect the dots. About us Lewes District Food Partnership is funded by East Sussex County
- [Accessing Emergency Food & Resources](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/resources/emergency-food/) - Accessing emergency food & financial support Emergency Food SupportThese projects provide food support if your household is struggling to access enough food. Some projects require referral after the first visit.LewesFitzjohn’s Monday afternoons – food collection from 1–2.30pmCommunity Cafe from 12.30pmChrist Church, Prince Edward’s Road, Lewes, BN7 1BLTel: 07598 713444Email: coordinator@fitzjohnsfoodbank.co.ukLandport FoodbankMondays 2–2:45pm. Tenants Resource Centre, 2a
- [Grow Cook Eat Network](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/resources/grow-cook-eat-network/) - Grow Cook Eat Network I’m pleased to be a part of the LDFP Grow, Cook, Eat Network. It’s a great way to meet people involved in these projects, learn more about what they do and share knowledge and experience. Gemma McFarlane, Sharing Skills CIC Our Grow, Cook, Eat Network brings people and community groups together
- [Small Grants Programme](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/resources/small-grants-programme/) - Small Grants Programme Small Grants Round 7 – Now Open We are pleased to have launched the latest round of small grants for communities in Lewes District on 24 July 2025.There are two categories of grant available:Category A: up to £400 for events to celebrate Good Food East Sussex month in October 2025. (Deadline extended to 12
- [Steering Group](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/about/steering-group/) - Steering Group Anna Card is a Health Improvement Specialist within East Sussex County Council’s Public Health team, she is a registered UK Public Health Practitioner and specialises in the following areas; physical activity, healthy eating and food, healthy weight, and promoting and utilising whole system approaches to create change. Clarissa Bromelle is head of Social Imagination at Human Nature.
- [Volunteer](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/get-involved/volunteer/) - Volunteer Current Volunteering OpportunitiesLewesLewes FC Community Kitchen GardenWhat? Help in the community garden at Lewes Football Club. All levels welcome.Where? Lewes Football ClubWhen? Friday morningsHow? Contact Tony at info@diversitylewes.org.uk or complete this form.Lewes House garden projectWhat? Gardening sessions Where? High St, LewesWhen? Tuesdays 10am–12pm, Thursdays 1:30–3:30pm, Fridays 10am–12pmHow? leweshousegarden@gmail.com. See website.Landport Community GardenWhat? Gardening sessions Where? Hayward Road,
- [Vacancies](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/get-involved/vacancies/) - Vacancies Current opportunities are posted on this page when available. Please check back for up to date vacancies with sustainable food projects across Lewes District.For other job opportunities in sustainable food and farming, check out Roots to Work.We warmly encourage people who want to apply for a role at Lewes District Food Partnership to prepare
- [Community Food Project Support](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/resources/community-food-project-support/) - Community Food Project Support Beginning a project can be daunting. Luckily there is a wealth of advice available. Here are some handy links to get you started. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, please contact growcookeat@lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org and we’ll try and connect you to the right advice. Starting a community gardenHave you found the perfect
- [Community Meals](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/get-involved/community-meals/) - Community Meals Lunches – Spaces – CafesLewesLandport community cafe – monthly Lewes Repair Cafe – First Saturday of every month from 2-5 pm. Fitzjohns Food community cafe – Mondays 12:30 – 2:30pm (membership required). Kings Church community space – Mondays Lewes House of Friendship – Mon – Fri. Over 55’s PeacehavenKempton House Day Centre – Wed – Fri NewhavenNewhaven Baptist church
- [Independent and Local Caterers](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/resources/local-caterers/) - Local & Independent Caterers Whether it's a buffet for a thousand or afternoon tea for two, we have it all in the Lewes District. We’re championing our local food businesses. Find a local caterer to suit your needs here.To add your catering business please email info@lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org Seven Sisters Spices Lewes Chloe Edwardswww.sevensistersspices.comsevensistersspices@yahoo.co.uk vibrant, healthy food,
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- [Join the partnership](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/get-involved/join-the-partnership/) - Join the Food Partnership If your business, organisation or group produces, supplies or uses local and sustainable food, shares the values of the Lewes District Food Partnership Charter and is taking steps to work towards a better food system for Lewes District, you can sign the Charter and be listed here as a network member.Joining
- [Collective Voice](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/resources/collective-voice/) - Collective Voice A library of joint statements from our partners Read our response to Lewes District Council announcing a cost of living fund 13/07/22 Download pdf Read the South Coast Food Partnerships message to parliament 27/07/22 (see web page) Read more Read our statement on the cost of living crisis 08/07/22 Download pdf Read the
- [Jargon buster](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/resources/jargon-buster/) - Jargon Buster Access to affordable healthy food is fundamental to health and wellbeing, with poor quality diet being one of the biggest contributors to ill health, reducing life expectancy and increasing years lived in ill health.In the UK there has been a rise in emergency food providers such as food banks, designed as a short
- [Get involved](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/get-involved/) - Get involved Join the partnershipSign our food charter, join the network and connect with other groups who are passionate about food securityFind out more VolunteerAcross Lewes District there are hundreds of volunteers dedicated to reducing food waste and ending food povertyFind out more VacanciesAre you interested in a career in sustainable food? Check out latest
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- [Lewes Against Food Poverty](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/lewes-against-food-poverty/)
- [volunteers](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/volunteers/)
- [donations](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/donations/)
- [lived experiences](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/lived-experiences/)
- [speaking truth to power](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/speaking-truth-to-power/)
- [regenerative](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/regenerative/)
- [community](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/community/)
- [well-being](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/well-being/)
- [organic](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/organic/)
- [produce](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/produce/)
- [harvest](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/harvest/)
- [farmers markets](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/farmers-markets/)
- [shop local](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/shop-local/)
- [seasonal](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/seasonal/)
- [lovebrook](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/lovebrook/)
- [bishopstone station](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/bishopstone-station/)
- [friends of bishopstone station](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/friends-of-bishopstone-station/)
- [foraging](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/foraging/)
- [pay as you feel](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/pay-as-you-feel/)
- [volunteering](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/volunteering/)
- [good food movement](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/good-food-movement/)
- [Table Talk Foundation](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/table-talk-foundation/)
- [cooking](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/cooking/)
- [Good Food East Sussex](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/good-food-east-sussex/)
- [Wealden](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/wealden/)
- [Hastings & Rother](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/hastings-rother/)
- [Eastbourne](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/eastbourne/)
- [Sustainable Food Places](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/sustainable-food-places/)
- [Good Food Movements](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/good-food-movements/)
- [small grants](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/small-grants/)
- [Seahaven Community Food](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/seahaven-community-food/)
- [peacehaven](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/peacehaven/)
- [community food support](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/community-food-support/)
- [food sustainability](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/food-sustainability/)
- [justice](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/justice/)
- [equality](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/equality/)
- [plumpton college](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/plumpton-college/)
- [local businesses](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/local-businesses/)
- [Growing](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/growing/)
- [Feeling the Pinch](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/feeling-the-pinch/)
- [residents](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/residents/)
- [Friendship](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/friendship/)
- [emergency food](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/emergency-food/)
- [dignity](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/dignity/)
- [joint fundraiser](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/joint-fundraiser/)
- [Cost-of-living partners action group](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/cost-of-living-partners-action-group/)
- [Church Action on Poverty](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/church-action-on-poverty/)
- [bronze award](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/bronze-award/)
- [seeds](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/seeds/)
- [gardening](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/gardening/)
- [culture](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/culture/)
- [heritage](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/heritage/)
- [biodiversity](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/biodiversity/)
- [composting](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/composting/)
- [recipe](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/recipe/)
- [leftovers](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/leftovers/)
- [household waste](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/household-waste/)
- [nutrition](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/nutrition/)
- [youth club](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/youth-club/)
- [young people](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/young-people/)
- [education](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/education/)
- [diversity](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/diversity/)
- [food policy](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/food-policy/)
- [Sustain](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/sustain/)
- [resilience](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/resilience/)
- [national food plan](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/national-food-plan/)
- [social prescribing](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/social-prescribing/)
- [health](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/health/)
- [Healthy Start](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/healthy-start/)
- [families](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/families/)
- [Food Bank Day](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/food-bank-day/)
- [cost of living](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/cost-of-living/)
- [financial hardship](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/financial-hardship/)
- [right to food](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/right-to-food/)
- [hunger](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/hunger/)
- [campaign](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/campaign/)
- [free school meals](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/free-school-meals/)
- [food democracy](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/food-democracy/)
- [local authorities](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/local-authorities/)
- [community food project](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/community-food-project/)
- [misconceptions](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/misconceptions/)
- [myth vs reality](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/myth-vs-reality/)
- [emergency food support](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/emergency-food-support/)
- [fundraiser](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/fundraiser/)
- [children's health](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/childrens-health/)
- [school dinners](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/school-dinners/)
- [Government Policy](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/government-policy/)
- [Childhood Obesity](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/childhood-obesity/)
- [Seaford Town Market](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/seaford-town-market/)
- [Food Resilience](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/food-resilience/)
- [Sustainable Food](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/sustainable-food/)
- [Local Economy](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/local-economy/)
- [Farmers Market](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/farmers-market/)
- [Remove term: Seaford Town Market Seaford Town Market](https://lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org/tag/remove-term-seaford-town-market-seaford-town-market/)