During the summer 150 stakeholders including GCDA, Good Food in Greenwich and Good Food Lewisham and thousands of Londoners gave their feedback on the plan to ensure the final strategy is robust, ambitious and inclusive to reflect the food needs of all.  The strategy has taken 18 months and is now available to view. Claire Pritchard, Chair of London Food Board and CEO of … [Read more...]

Claire Pritchard, GCDA’s Director has just returned from Seoul in South Korea where she’s been addressing the International Conference on Urban Food Planning. The aim was to target policy makers who are hoping to forge a regional food planning network in East Asia. Claire’s considerable expertise in establishing and running social enterprises and co-operatives meant she was … [Read more...]

Whether you’re interested in food, gardening, health or business, GCDA would love you to get involved in our many programmes across Greenwich, Lewisham and further afield.  We run cookery clubs, skills workshops, market stalls and growing projects as well as co-ordinate the Good Food in Greenwich partnership, the Lewisham Food Partnership, the BE Inspired programme in … [Read more...]

Congratulations to GCDA’s Fay Williams and the Cookery Club team for clocking up a special mention in the South East London Journal. Fay, who runs cookery clubs for GCDA throughout the whole of Lewisham, was commissioned to run a series of workshops for Deptford-based 999 Club, which is a charity for homeless and vulnerable people in South East London. Through a series of … [Read more...]

The new Living Wage has been set at £10.55 in London and £9 outside the capital. The new rate is £2.72 higher than the statutory living wage for London workers and £1.17 higher in other parts of the UK. The London Living Wage highlights the importance of paying people a real living wage based on what they actually need to live day to day. Employers pay it … [Read more...]