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Hirst Herb - Community café joined: Crowdfund North of Tyne 1 year ago
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We are planning to create a Community Café on our site in Ashington , we will use produce grown from our community garden and surplus food donations to provide healthy meals on a pay as you can basis.
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In the café we will use produce grown from our community garden and surplus food donations to provide healthy meals on a pay as you can basis to give a affordable option to improve food poverty in the area. The café will be manned by volunteers, to equip people with training for work in the hospitality industry. The building we will use in our our site in Ashington which is situated in Hirst Park within a a large community and will be in our unused conservatory area. The funding will accommodate the purchase of the furniture and equipment to get the café up and running.
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Why it's a great idea:
- Use surplus, donated food to reduce food waste - Give healthier food options to the community - Make use of home grown produce - Work on a 'Pay as you can' basis to allow for those with a lower income to access healthier food options - Gives hospitality training to volunteers and gives valuable employment skills - Adds to a sense of community and gives an opportunity to get involved with the larger community at full circle foods such as the community garden
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Bringing together people and opportunities to create vibrant communities
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VolunteerThe Full Circle Food Project (FCFP) is a registered Charity that educates people living in Northumberland about growing food to eat, healthy cooking on a budget; and supporting people to lead healthier lifestyles. We place community members at the heart of service delivery.
The Full Circle Food Project has gained a solid reputation in a short time with just a couple of staff and a handful of loyal and passionate volunteers. We have secured funding from local and national organisations including the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, the Community Foundation, Newcastle Building Society, the Peoples Postcode Lottery, BBC Children in Need, Northumberland County Council,Tudor Trust and Northumberland Children’s Trust to support our work to date.
We have kitchen gardens at Hirst Welfare Centre and a wonderful large community garden space in Seaton Hirst, Ashington, both available to individuals, families and groups. You will be supported to learn about growing organic and sustainable food, that tastes good too ! Recently we have equipped our large shed with cooking facilities and a social space to have a cuppa and a chat.
We always welcome new volunteers to help. If you can give you a few hours of help, we can offer you support, encouragement and a worthwhile experience. We ask for no previous experience or skills, but can support you to move into training or employment if that is your wish.
The Full Circle Food Project offers hands on cooking experiences for all ages from families with young children to older people living alone. The emphasis will always be on health, taste,limited budgets and fun. Challenge us to show you how to make a tasty, nutritious meal for very little money.
The cooking sessions we offer vary from using a structured kitchen environment, to something a bit more ‘wild’ outdoors, and to something in between. For organisations/groups who are interested we have the equipment to come to you.
But why eat alone? Come along to one of our sessions and have fun cooking and eating with others. This could be a cuppa down at the community garden or a hot meal eaten together after cooking. The project will increase skills levels, it will address the effects of poverty, it will reduce incidences of diet-related ill-health, it will make our communities more socially inclusive and it will make the charity more sustainable.
Project Owner: Full Circle Food The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
