The Annual Conference… from the Project Leader’s Mouth

With the FoodCycle Annual Conference mere weeks away, we’ve been asking some of our Project Leaders what they enjoyed about last year’s conference and why they can’t wait to come again this year! Here, the brilliant Geertje Van Rees of FoodCycle Cambridge describes her experience meeting other FoodCyclers from across the country, getting stuck into […]

The Annual Conference… from the Project Leaders’ Mouth!

With the FoodCycle Annual Conference mere weeks away, we’ve been asking some of our Project Leaders what they enjoyed about last year’s conference and why they can’t wait to come again this year! Here, the marvellous Maria Giorda of FoodCycle LSE shares her favourite memories from last year, the key things she learned, and what drives her to dedicate […]

Our Shining Stars – The Annual Awards 2017

At this year’s FoodCycle Annual Conference we have been delighted to recognise the brilliant efforts of our Project Leaders at our awards ceremony. Our Project Leaders give so much time, energy and creativity each week to their projects, and really do help to reduce food poverty, loneliness and food waste in their communities. They keep […]

Peter’s FoodCycle Hacks & Tips

Practical Peter from FoodCycle Finsbury Park loves a good hack. Whether it is making delicious food with very few ingredients, 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 […]

I attended a conference on a weekend and I loved every minute of it.

Liam is one of our newer Project Leaders doing fantastic work at FoodCycle Cricklewood. Here he tells us about what he did, what he learned and importantly… what he ate at this year’s conference! As a fledgling Project Leader I had no idea what to expect when Matt invited me to attend the two day […]

Let’s go gleaning!

As FoodCyclers, food fanatics and fans of the open air, both Sarah and Clare at FoodCycle HQ have been keen to go gleaning for a long time. Thousands of tonnes of fruit and vegetables are rejected every year because they do not meet supermarkets’ strict cosmetic criteria. Gleaning is a way of saving this food and putting […]

FoodCycle’s impact in 2016

We’re so happy to announce FoodCycle’s third impact report which we launched at the beginning of 2016! It’s a celebration of everything our volunteers do to build communities, support vulnerable people and make a difference to the lives of our guests. To celebrate, we launched the report at a special breakfast event attended by friends, […]