Author: Laura Stratford

  • Covid19 Update from Lincoln Community Larder

    Covid19 Update from Lincoln Community Larder

    From the first realisation of the impact of Covid-19 Lincoln Community Larder determined to remain open throughout the restrictions despite many volunteers being unable to continue due to extra hours working, e.g. for NHS, or self-isolation. We’ve been using a new online system of vouchers, developed with Lincoln Food Bank and deployed earlier than expected…

  • Castle Hotel feeds NHS workers

    Castle Hotel feeds NHS workers

    Castle Hotel is providing free, nourishing meals to NHS workers in Lincoln. The scheme means that hospital staff can eat a decent meal whilst on shift or take it home after a long stressful shift. Many front line staff are already working very long hours and this will only worsen with the pandemic. With cafes…

  • Feeding the Planet in a Changing Climate

    Feeding the Planet in a Changing Climate

    Dan Magnone (senior lecturer at University of Lincoln) talks about the challenges of feeding the global population in a climate changing future.

  • Helping to Feed Children and Adults in Wragby

    Helping to Feed Children and Adults in Wragby

    Wragby Children Eat Free (ChEF) is a volunteer run service, and has been operating for two years, providing free lunches to any child in its local community in the school holidays. The service became active earlier than the Easter school holidays this year on the 23rd March – in response to school closures as a…

  • From Palestine to Lincoln: the Importance of Fair Trade

    From Palestine to Lincoln: the Importance of Fair Trade

    Last autumn, City Councillor Helena Mair went to visit a Community Interest Company that imports organically grown products from small scale farms in Palestine under the Fairtrade scheme – including the worlds first Fairtrade olive oil.

  • Self-sufficient Lincoln?

    Self-sufficient Lincoln?

    Here at the Lincoln Food Partnership we have been examining the potential for food growing in the City’s open spaces. Whilst it is not possible to identify private land, a number of other spaces can be estimated. For example, there are 22.5 hectares of allotments (many already growing food). The seven largest areas of open…

  • Getting the Message Across

    Getting the Message Across

    Listen to Professor Nigel Curry talking about Lincoln Food Strategy and food projects going on in Lincoln, on Lincolnshire Kitchen on BBC Radio Lincolnshire.

  • Washingborough Academy Steps up to the Plate!

    Washingborough Academy Steps up to the Plate!

    Washingborough academy’s school chef has expanded the provision of hot meals to include all children who would otherwise have free school meals, over 70s and local residents in self-isolation. An 87-year-old resident had been to the school himself in 1937 and said that the school action made him feel proud.

  • Food at the School Gate

    Food at the School Gate

    St George’s C of E Community Primary School in Gainsborough has designed a ‘Grab n Go’ food station at the school gates, which is feeding their school and the local community. They have painted white lines 2 metres apart on the path to ensure social distancing.    Anybody else – including passers-by – can help themselves…