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donate your surplus fruit and veg

Is your fruit tree, garden, or allotment producing more than you can use? We are inviting residents across Cambridge and South Cambs to donate their spare fruit and veg to CSF, so we can redistribute it to low income households through the food hub network.

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Want to help save perfectly good surplus food from going to waste by transforming it into delicious, nourishing meals? We are looking for volunteers to help in the CSF kitchen over the next few weeks making nourishing plant-based lunches for our su
FREE Holiday Lunch events taking place across Cambridge this May half term🍉🍊🍇🍏🍍🍒🍋 Come along to a holiday lunch next week for a fun-packed session of crafts, activities, delicious, nourishing meals, and a chance to meet new people in your com
The May half term is fast approaching and we are still in need of volunteers to help out at holiday lunch events. The holiday lunch network provides FREE lunches and activities for families of nursery and school-aged children in the school holidays
We are very excited to share the final report from our youth-led peer research project exploring issues and solutions relating to food for young people in North Cambridge. In 2025, CSF commissioned taproot to support a youth-led exploration of food,
CSF would like to say a huge thank you to Farmer Luke @downondaintreefarm for donating us an incredible 375kg of potatoes yesterday! 🥔 These will be very gratefully received at the local food hubs and social food projects we work with to get good f
The next set of our popular Men's Cooking classes starts next week at Cambridge United Foundation's Abbey Stadium. Come along and join a fun and friendly free group, learn to cook some simple nutritious meals and make some new friends along the way.
Spotlight on Sam Riches, one of our fantastic speakers at next week’s Food Justice Alliance Conference, which focuses on multi-generational approaches to community food. As Executive Head Chef, for six years, Sam has pioneered sustainable scho
We’re delighted that Adam Carter will be our keynote speaker at this year’s Food Justice Alliance conference, taking place on 26th March. Adam is Delivery Manager for Community and Place-Based Food at the Soil Association. He's lead many
A huge huge thank you and congratulations to our team of runners who completed the Cambridge Half yesterday - for several of whom it was their first half marathon!! We're very grateful for their efforts and between them they've raised almost £4
We’re delighted to announce that building work is now underway and we want your help in shaping this exciting new project! The Arbury Social will truly bring our values to life: Good Food for All. 🍎Affordable, climate-friendly food cooked fro
Join us at this year’s Cambridge Food Justice Alliance conference Across the Table: Good Food for Every Age, in Every Neighbourhood, to explore how multi-generational approaches to food could strengthen our communities. With plenty of space fo
Amidst the increasing risk of food shocks, and growing calls for work to increase food system resilience, we have been thinking a lot about what this looks like for us here in Cambridge. In our latest blog, our CEO Sam reflects on what we learned fro

The big urban blackberry pick

This summer we are on a mission to collect enough blackberries to provide 50 free, seasonal recipe kits to low-income households - and need your help to pick them! Gather some friends, go blackberry picking, and drop your fruit off with us by Monday 3rd August.

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We’re a Sustainable Food Places Gold Award Winner!

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New report just published: Young People and Food in North Cambridge
New report just published: Young People and Food in North Cambridge
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Learnings from Covid: Building a resilient Cambridge
Learnings from Covid: Building a resilient Cambridge
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New Community Food Initiative to Build on CoFarm Cambridge’s Legacy
New Community Food Initiative to Build on CoFarm Cambridge’s Legacy
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It's a wrap! Christmas Project 2024
It's a wrap! Christmas Project 2024

More than 1,000 hampers, 800 toys, and 648 bags of vegetables distributed and over £5,000 raised to support those in need across Cambridge ahead of Christmas.

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Cambridge Sustainable Food launches Winter Fundraiser Appeal 2024
Cambridge Sustainable Food launches Winter Fundraiser Appeal 2024

As we approach the festive season, Cambridge Sustainable Food (CSF) is launching its 2024 Winter Fundraising Appeal to ensure that no family in our city faces hunger this winter and beyond. Donate today to make a difference to those facing food poverty in Cambridge this Christmas.

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The Big Urban Forage - Join the Autumn Challenge
The Big Urban Forage - Join the Autumn Challenge

This autumn, Cambridge Sustainable Food are on a mission to save unwanted seasonal fruits. Find out how you can help.

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We did it! Cambridge Sustainable Food Partnership receives prestigious award for transforming the city’s food system
We did it! Cambridge Sustainable Food Partnership receives prestigious award for transforming the city’s food system

Cambridge Sustainable Food Partnership has been awarded a prestigious Gold Award from Sustainable Food Places on behalf of the city.

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Team building cookery sessions that make a difference for homeless shelter
Team building cookery sessions that make a difference for homeless shelter

Cambridge businesses can now take part in a team building day that makes a difference, working together to provide hearty meals for a local homeless shelter.

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Cambridge Sustainable Food launches winter fundraiser
Cambridge Sustainable Food launches winter fundraiser

This winter many people in Cambridge will struggle to make ends meet. It is vital that people are able to keep food on the table - but the reality is that many won’t be able to cope with competing demands for rent, energy and other bills. Donate to Cambridge Sustainable Food and help us get food where it needs to be.

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Supporting Cambridge City Foodbank's Christmas Hamper Appeal
Supporting Cambridge City Foodbank's Christmas Hamper Appeal

Cambridge City Foodbank has launched its annual Christmas Hamper Appeal in partnership with Cambridge Sustainable Food and Cambridge City Council, and is aiming for a record number of pledges to back its campaign.

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