TASTE NOT WASTE: MEET OUR DRIVING FOOD COLLECTION HEROES
If it wasn’t for our food collection heroes, none of our tasty, community meals could happen. They hit the streets, hop on bikes or jump in cars each week to rescue lots of food that would otherwise go to waste. The food often can’t be sold because it is past it’s best before or sell […]
A starter from surplus: Our top vegetarian recipes
Every week our volunteers are challenged with turning surplus food into delicious and nutritious three-course meals. They’ve gotten pretty creative at transforming a mismatch of food into a vegetarian feast. As it’s National Vegetarian Week, we’ve asked them to share some of their favourite recipes, so you can make a three course meal the FoodCycle […]
A main meal from surplus: Our top vegetarian recipes
Every week our volunteers are challenged with turning surplus food into delicious and nutritious three-course meals. They’ve gotten pretty creative at transforming a mismatch of food into a vegetarian feast. As it’s National Vegetarian Week, we’ve asked them to share some of their favourite recipes, so you can make a three course meal the FoodCycle […]
A dessert from surplus: Our top vegetarian recipes
Every week our volunteers are challenged with turning surplus food into delicious and nutritious three-course meals. They’ve gotten pretty creative at transforming a mismatch of food into a vegetarian feast. As it’s National Vegetarian Week, we’ve asked them to share some of their favourite recipes, so you can make a three course meal the FoodCycle […]
FoodCycle at 9
FoodCycle turns 9 this week and we’re delighted to have now served a quarter of a million meals! We’ve learnt a lot since we served our first ever meal (which was reportedly a pot of brown sludge). We now have 37 projects across the UK, led by 5,000 incredible volunteers, and supported by a regional […]
Peter’s FoodCycle Hacks and Tips
Practical Peter from FoodCycle Finsbury Park loves a good hack. Whether it is making delicious meals using food surplus, using simple methods to clean difficult stains or thinking up non-traditional cooking methods, Peter is your man. In this monthly blog, he will be sharing all his favourite FoodCycley knowledge with you, so you can get […]
Chef by Day, Volunteer by night
Joshua is a chef by trade but he is now also a volunteer chef with the FoodCycle Manchester team. We wanted to know why he signed up as a volunteer, how he gets to use his cooking skills and how it is different in a FoodCycle kitchen. Where did you hear about FoodCycle and why […]
FoodCycle in 2017
It’s been a year of growth for FoodCycle in 2017, in more ways than one. We opened 6 more projects this year – Salford Langworthy and Prestwich in Manchester, as well as Bow Road, Cricklewood, Finsbury Park, and Dalston in London – widening our reach across the UK and bringing tasty meals to more communities. […]
5 reasons why you should volunteer in 2018
In everyone’s rush to get ahead in this fast-paced age, it’s often very easy to have tunnel vision and forget about the communities around us. We don’t have time to stop and think about how our skills might be of use elsewhere. We don’t pause and look around to see if anybody needs a helping […]
5 realistic ways you can help reduce food waste in the UK
When you hear the term ‘food waste’ it can sound daunting, right? It seems like it’s something happening far away from us, and we have no control over it. But the truth is, food waste is all around us – and, more importantly, caused by all of us. The European Commission’s FUSIONS (Food Use for Social […]
How FoodCycle helps guests in the winter
At FoodCycle, our wonderful guests are at the heart of everything we do. Bringing communities together through the power of good food is our bread and butter! The long winter months can be hard for everyone, but those who are more vulnerable are often hit the hardest. We asked our guests how FoodCycle helps them […]
What’s going on in your community this spring?
Spring into action and get involved in your local community this season. There is an abundance of activities taking place in your community as the weather warms up and the outdoors begins to flourish. Here are some of our top picks of community events taking place across the country over the next few months. The […]