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Slow Food Birmingham UK retweeted
I like this idea, not least because years ago I wrote up a proposal for BCC to put a Clean Kilo on every high street in the city using empty property it owned.
Would we still need weekly bin collections if everyone had a local plastic free grocers? theguardian.com/environment/…
Late to this, but had to share! This Birmingham Dispatch article (from Dec 2024) explores Birmingham’s rich history of growing fruit & flowers. Must read!
birminghamdispatch.co.uk/p/a…
Distribution of local food is a barrier. When we ran the Slow Birmingham Food Hub, many farmers described Birmingham as a “black hole” for local food. Traffic, time constraints and low sales made it economically unviable to bring fresh produce into the city
We need to rethink how local WM food reaches people. High Rise Harvest wanted to start a Brum community distribution center to wholesale food to restaurants, resi and community groups like @IncredibleSurp . Without better distribution, local food isn’t truly accessible
Slow Food Birmingham UK retweeted
Big thank you to @BrumSlowFood @IncredibleSurp and @ChurchfieldsIC organising the Apple Harvest event today, making the best use of the beautiful 🍎🍏 The weather was kind to us and the company was simply outstanding!
🌱 Proud to support @changekitchen, a Birmingham-based social enterprise, as they near the end of their crowdfunding campaign to fight food poverty.
💥 Just 13days left to reach their £50K goal, with every £1 matched 5x!
Donate here 👉 crowdfunder.co.uk/p/changeki…
We know how we’re voting here @1000TradesJQ 👇
Happy New Year! Our hub shop is now open for collection on the 11th January from @1000TradesJQ
If your resolution is to:
🌍 Eat more sustainably
🛍️ Shop more locally
🗑️ Reduce food waste
We can help you:
🍓 Eat in season
🥬 Buy from local producers
🍏 Start composting
Find out more and shop local produce from our JQ food hub here 👇 slowfoodbirmingham.co.uk
We have two more hub collections before Christmas and the shop is now open to preorder for 14th and 21st December here: openfoodnetwork.org.uk/slow-…
Slow Food Birmingham UK retweeted
we were on @bbcmtd last night - shoutout to the school, teachers, pupils, parents, and communities for making this amazing urban farm and community allotment happen 😄
keep your eyes peeled for what's next... 👀
"The farm at an inner city Birmingham school"
so proud to be a community governor at @stmichaelsb21 in Handsworth, supporting the amazing team to create exciting opportunities through the school farm and allotment!
report on @bbcmtd tonight 😁
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bi…
Slow Food Birmingham UK retweeted
🚨🎙️New Episode 🎙️🚨
Very important & interesting podcast today as we talk to Birmingham Director Of Public Health @DrJV75 about the Birmingham food strategy. The huge 8 year project set to revolutionise the city’s relationship with food.
➡️ ➡️ linktr.ee/Breakingbread – at Birmingham, England
🐟 Slow Food Birmingham Presents: "What's the Catch?" Sustainable Seafood Dinner 🍽️
November 11, 2023
Join us for a delectable evening celebrating ethical fishing practices and sustainable seafood.
🔗 Learn more: openfoodnetwork.org.uk/slow-…
Slow Food Birmingham UK retweeted
Proud of the #HighRiseHarvest project in #Birmingham which grew from community gardening to a community-led food hub. Kate Smith @BrumSlowFood leading on this @food_trails pilot presenting at @ERRINNetwork working group meeting
Slow Food Birmingham UK retweeted
Food waste is not rubbish but valuable in the circular economy - as we have learnt from the @food_trails #Birmingham composting pilot. “We cannot neglect the socio-economic impact of these projects either” added Kate Smith @BrumSlowFood. Thanks to @EatMakePlayB16 for this pilot!
Slow Food Birmingham UK retweeted
Pleased to host Kate Smith from @BrumSlowFood this week in Brussels promoting @food_trails “high rise harvest” project. Thank you so much to @BillonPol for the insightful exchange about @VilleBruxelles urban food projects and the visit to the community garden “potager terra nova”
We’ll be hosting a sustainable fish dinner at @MoseleyHive on 11th November, featuring a four course dinner and a talk on ethically sourced seafood from Caroline Bennett from @SoDiscretion - not to be missed! Tickets available here: openfoodnetwork.org.uk/slow-…
