Queen Edith’s Good Food Neighbourhood

There are two ways you can apply for an allotment in your neighbourhood. You can either apply through Cambridge City Council for a plot on one of the allotments they manage or apply for a plot which is ran by a local allotment society. Visit Cambridge Allotments Network to find your closest allotment.

Growing Spaces is ran by Transition Cambridge, aiming to reclaim unloved and underused public spaces around the city and transform them into edible landscapes. Find out more about how to get involved in your local growing space here.

Queen Edith’s Community Food Hub and Cafe operates every Saturday morning from St James’ Church.

St James’ Church run a Holiday Lunch Club, providing a meal and activities for children and their families each school holiday. Keep an eye out on St James’ event page here for the next event.

The Evelyn Charnley Memorial Lunch Club at Queen Edith’s Chapel, Wulfstan Way - takes place every third Wednesday ran by COPE Cambridge. Bring your own lunch and eat together.

Coop and The Stock Shop accept healthy start vouchers to help pay for milk, fresh, frozen, and tinned fruit and vegetables, fresh, dried, and tinned pulses, infant formula milk and vitamins.

Visit the Cambridge Sustainable Food Directory to find the sustainable food businesses operating in and around your neighbourhood.

To keep up to date with what good food focused events are happening in your neighbourhood keep an eye on the events section of the CSF website.