SUMMER 2007 ISSUE 17

Eating the Street Event Catering in

3 Covent Garden wholesale go local 5 City Harvest Festival 6 Someone wants your old cooking oil 7 Surrey Docks Farm 9 New network for London’s restaurants 2 - Jellied Eel E A S I O C E A Contents B L network allthatshare theseaims. London Food Link welcomestoits members worktowards: projects. BothLondon Food Linkandits writers, caterers andcommunityfood are asdiversefarmers andfood about sustainablefood.Ourmembers organisations andindividualswhocare London Food Link runs anetworkof D M N CLTO OCAL HOP THICAL THE ATING ULLETIN HANGING LLOTMENT ROUND IARY N EMBER Cover imagebyPamela Troni Printing: RAP Spiderweb Illustrations: CiaraDevine Design: GavDupee Editor: Ben Reynolds P WEB: WWW.LONDONFOODLINK.ORG EMAIL: FAX: 02078371141 TEL: 02078371228 94 WHITELIONSTREET, LONDON,N19PF LONDON FOODLINK diverse foodculture protecting andcelebratingLondon's all Londoners to healthyandsustainablefoodfor tackling thebarriers preventing access sustainable foodinLondon increasing theavailabilityof T RINT HE W ...... 16 . INDOW E M ...... 5-6 ...... 12-13 . T F ATS L OWN EATURE [email protected] C ONDON ENU S S TRN TRAINING ATERING TREET LOT ...... 9 . : W : A ...... 3-4 . : S ...... 11 . VANI ...... 14-15 . OEFOODS HOLE ...... 8 . URREY O RGANICS D OCKS ...... 9 . M ...... 10 . ARKET F ARM ...7 . ..12 Editorial N around London. So we havestarted would like tovisitsomeproducers inand have beenhearingfrom youisthat bottle ofwine).Onethethings thatwe to StephenHurtonwhowonthe free through (welldone the members’survey from allofyouatthelasteventand like toattend,thendogetintouch. what yourproject isupto,orwouldjust in doingafiveminutepresentation on included inthisEel.Ifyouare interested foodlink.org andontheflierwhichis details are onourwebsitewww.london- pub, TheDuke ofCambridge.More Geetie Singh’srenowned Islingtonorganic next one,whichwillbeon the3rd July, at months! So,we're noworganizing the network do,andinfactithasbeen It seemslike monthssincethelastLFL networking more and - Networking involved. restaurant, caféorcaterer then doget page 3oftheFinancial Times). Ifyouare a its launchinMarch (includinganarticleon which hasstimulatedalotofinterest since report onourEthicalEatsnetwork(p9) mentioned onp6.We're alsopleasedto work dovetailswithournewresearch oversee thecateringatgames.This they willbeemployingamanagerto have thisready bytheNewYear when sustainable foodpolicy. LOCOG aimto Paralympic) Games(LOCOG), todevelopa Committee oftheOlympic(and working withtheLondon Organising caterers willhavestalls.We've alsobeen members andotherlocalproducers and the people'svillagewhere afewofour running abestofBritishfoodmarket in We're pleasedtoseethattheeventwillbe a lookatthecapital'seventcatering(p8). of theTour deFrance toLondon, wetake tasty morselsthisissue. namesakeculinary andofferyouupsome jest. ButIhopewecanliveuptoour people gotconfusedwithourmagazine!I Worcestershire sauce.Maybe,whenasked, along withclottedcream and world, British contributionstotheculinary by UKTV hasputjelliedeelsinthetopten that I'mintheminorityasarecent survey a gelatinousmass.Butitwouldappear We've hadsomereally usefulfeedback With thissummerseeingthefirstvisit or, in truth betold,anythingserved actually thatpartialtojelliedeels ow callmeuncultured, butI'mnot in Enfieldorhopefullybefore…. send materials,dogetintouch.Seeyou through astall,orrun activities,orjust would like topubliciseyourproject you involvedinthissomeway. Ifyou farming themesowewanttogetallof event. Itwill,ofcourse,haveafoodand Community Gardens toorganize this the Federation ofCityFarms and (p5), becausethisyearwe'llbehelping Festival in EnfieldthisSeptember Harvest Finally Iwantedtohighlightthenext City capital the in festival Food sponsorship from theprivatesector. of acceptingfinancialsupportor evaluation, foodmappingandtheethics a presentation ontopicsasdiverse experiences. Thisround upisfollowedby may havehadsimilarprojects or to getadvicefrom othermemberswho they mayhave,providing anopportunity the lastmeetingaswellfuture plans the worktheyhavebeeninvolvedinsince each quarter, withprojects talkingabout few milesapart.Theforum meetsroughly even whentheywere sometimesonlya projects, butlacked opportunities todoso, that memberswere keen tomeetother Sustain project, theFood AccessNetwork, both ourmembers,andthoseoffellow Spring lastyearfollowingfeedbackfrom you alittlebackground. Itwascreated in don't knowabouttheforum, letmegive more information. For thoseofyouwho [email protected] for on theafternoon ofthe17th.Pleaseemail focusing onolderpeopleandwilltake place London Food AccessForum whichwillbe more information seepage6. Peace Garden, inNorth-EastLondon. For July toLambourne EndandForest Farm rest oftheyear, andthefirstison11th arranging aprogramme ofvisitsforthe by London Food LinkorSustain. does notimply thattheproduct isendorsed orservice Disclaimer -Inclusion ofinformation inThe JelliedEel assistance: volunteers fortheirtimeand We wouldlike tothankthefollowing Pamela Troni Sarah Rutter Leon Pearson Vanessa Domenzain Wayne Atkinson July alsoseesournext meetingofthe Around Town London Sustainability Weeks Back for the fifth year running, London Sustainability Weeks promises to be every bit as good as last year. Although officially scheduled from 3rd - 17th June, it's clear from the LSW website that this isn't stopping people from organising events from May through to August! So even if you happen to be on holiday for the whole festival, don't let that stop you from checking out the website www.lovelondon.london21.org.

Central Fairtrade New Covent Garden Market Film Festival goods, dairy, packaged meats and fish. During London Sustainability Weeks the Tasting London: While many of the catering distributors London Fairtrade Campaign will screen a based at the Market are small compared variety of films that show how unfair Tasting Local to national operators, they offer quality, trade practices affect the lives of service and flexibility as well as specialisms producers and growers in poor countries. Covent Garden Market Authority (CGMA) such as organic supplies. One of these At each screening a discussion panel will and the South East Food Group Partnership companies, Chef's Connection, has just consider the importance and the impact (SEFGP) are launching a joint three year beaten national competition to win the of Fairtrade. There will also be Fairtrade project to increase the volume of South East title of Foodservice Supplier of the Year. samples and information from the produce in London's food service and public This project fits well into the London London Fairtrade Campaign showing how sector through New Covent Garden Market. Food Strategy, particularly having the you can get involved. Films being This South East of England Development potential to develop NCGM as a consoli- screened include Black Gold on 27th Agency (SEEDA) funded project will have a dation point for South East produce for June at the Prince Charles cinema, person dedicated to using the Market as a onward delivery into London's food 6.30pm. distribution hub for products from the South service sector, leading to fewer 'white The London campaign is supported East region, to forging closer links between van' miles. It will enable producers to by companies and organisations producers and wholesalers, to quantifying focus on their core strengths and including The Co-operative, Divine the demand for South East products, to capitalise on the existing sales and distri- Chocolate, Cafédirect, the Greater establishing links with local schools and to bution network at NCGM. London Authority, London Food Link and exploring the potential for a speciality South For more information about this the Fairtrade Foundation. For more East products outlet at the Market. project please contact: information please contact: New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) is one of the UK's leading wholesale markets HELEN EVANS, CGMA 020 7405 5942 for fresh produce (fruit, vegetables and 020 7501 3487 [email protected] flowers) and also houses the largest [email protected] WWW.FAIRTRADELONDON.ORG.UK/ concentration of catering distributors in the LISTINGS.ASP country. Many of the catering distributors HENRIETTE REINDERS, SEFGP at NCGM handle other goods including 023 9245 2288 For tickets please contact the individual fresh, chilled and frozen, semi-prepared [email protected] cinema box offices. and processed produce and also dried 3 - Jellied Eel 4 - Jellied Eel cling.org.uk orcall0845337 2939. coming soon,please visitwww.aardvarkrecy- see whatotherexciting initiativeswillbe andto information onanyofthese services well asreducing packaging.For more farmers andmore sustainableagriculture, as affordable food,butalsosupportboth British should notonlyprovide goodquality, applying forthese). (speak toyourhealthvisitorormidwifeabout also acceptNHSHealthyStartvouchers farm, and Aardvark aprons. Theschemecan needs, alongwithrecipe ideas,tripstothe will beavailabletomeetresidents' particular award winning UKfarm. Avarietyofbox sizes delivered totheirdoorstepsdirectly from an can haveaffordable, great qualityproduce Funding meansLambethresidentsService. Affordable Fresh Fruit andVeg Delivery your ownvegetables. groups forimproving soilqualityorgrowing made availabletoresidents andcommunity Lambeth. Itisthenturned intocompostand back toaprocessing plantintheheartof bottles. Thekitchenfoodwasteisbrought as paper, cardboard, glass,tinsandplastic recyclables such kitchen foodwasteanddry area. includecollecting Aardvark’s services operating across manyestatesintheLambeth Aardvark Recycling isanewsocialenterprise scheme recycling box South This new fruit and veg delivery service This newfruit andvegdelivery Aardvark Recycling alsohasanew Aardvark vegetable-growers alike. gardening novicesandseasoned received anenthusiasticreception from into aburgeoning network.Theideahas next year, Food UpFront willdevelop community fundingandhopes that,by but theproject hasappliedfor taking onalimitednumberofgardens, for thescheme,Food UpFront isonly allotments flourishing.Inthispilotyear given adviceonhowtogethome Wandsworth Freecycle. Theywillalsobe pots, from therecycling service are provided withcompost,seedsand country," headded. - anythingyoucouldgrow inthe through tolettuce,tomatoesandbroccoli grow from anythingandeverything herbs together," hesaid."We wantpeopleto used atall.We justputtwoand are lotsoffront gardens thataren't being and 10yearsforanallotment,butthere the borough. interest ingardening andorganic foodin friend, ZoeLujic, tomeetthegrowing developed theideawithagreen-fingered vegetable patches.MrMayfield balconies andconcrete drivewaysinto residents ofWandsworth toturn their project earlierthismonth,encouraging Mayfield, launchedtheFood UpFront London Food Link member, Seb Food UpFront [email protected] Residents whosignup tothescheme "People are waitingbetweenthree Food UpFront out more aboutNFAP Newham. Visit www.nfap.org.uk tofind sustainability ofthefoodchainin started lookingatwaystoimprove the Newham's Fairtrade campaignandhas issues. For example NFAP coordinates partnership alsorecognises widerfood improving accesstohealthyfoodsthe focused onpromoting healthand partners. community-based Network todeveloptheirworkwith also recently launchedaNewhamFood any workinfoodandhealth".NFAP has approach, whichiscrucial tothesuccessof FBHO commendedourpartnership recognition ofthehard workofNFAP. The explained "We are delightedwiththe for thepeopleofEastLondon. which run manycommunityfoodprojects NFAP andCommunityFood Enterprise, East Thames,akey supporterofboth food. Thepartnershipiscurrenty basedat since 2001topromote accesstohealthy working inNewhamalongsideitspartners in thecommunity. NFAP hasbeen Outstanding CommitmenttoHealthCare Housing Organisations (FBHO)for an award from theFederation ofBlack Newham Food AccessPartnership haswon Access Partnership East how torun ashort communityproject. smoking cessation andphysicalactivity, and eating butwillalsocoverthebasics of community. Thiswillfocusonhealthy Healthy EatingChampions'intheir residents whocouldactas'Community organising workplacementsforlocal course tobuildtraining,support and to changetheireatinghabits. the difficultiesothersmayfacewhentrying people thatcanrelate toandunderstand promotion skillsinthecommunity with healthily. Theideaistoembedhealth motivate andencouragepeopletoeat teering inNewhamsotheyhavetheskillsto training forpeopleworkingandvolun- Renewal Fund andEastThames,willoffer funded byNewham'sNeighbourhood Eating ChampionsinNewham.Theproject, new programme totrainHealthy but ithasalsojuststarteda won anaward (seeabove) hard! Notonlyhasitjust NFAP hasbeenworking Newham Champions cometo Healthy Eating [email protected] Although muchofNFAP's workhas Sarah Williams, managerofNFAP There will alsobeamore intensive Newham Food B estate theyliveon". community, friends,andabreak from the weekend benefitedfrom "asenseof project whotookpartinthelambing explained thattheyoungpeoplefrom his a denselybuilt-uppartofLondon, manager ofBrooks Farm inWalthamstow, about lambing.Tommy Gallagher, inner cityprojects visitthecentre tolearn city kidsfrom built-upareas. placed toprovide break for acountryside (on theborders ofEssex), itisideally because, givenitsproximity tothecapital advantages toit’smore rural location based projects. Fortunately there are not asclosetopublictransportcity is inanarea where incomesare lowandis many facilitiesincludingaworkingfarm. It Centre. Thecentre isa54-acre sitewith weekend atLambourne EndOutdoor Gardens (FCFCG)organised alambing Federation ofCityFarms andCommunity March, theLondon branchofthe To celebratethelambingseasonthis Lambourne End Lambing at WWW.LEOC.ORG/ ?OPTION=CONTENT&TASK=VIEW&ID=100 WWW.FARMGARDEN.ORG.UK/INDEX.PHP Credit: Pamela Troni Pamela Credit: The weekend sawchildren from seven u l l e t i n Festival City Harvest include: Some oftheactivitiesatthisyear'sshow Gardens (FCFCG),isinitseighthyear. Federation ofCityFarms andCommunity the consumer. is grown andproduced andhowitreaches young peoplelearn more abouthowfood initiative aimedathelpingchildren and Farming, agovernment andindustry-led London launchoftheYear ofFood and Growing Food intheCity, andwillbethe The themeofthisyear'seventwillbe College, Enfieldon22ndSeptember2007. farms andgardens, heldatCapelManor celebrating theworkofLondon's city Festival, anevent the CityHarvest and communitygardens inthebuildupto many thatwilltake placeacross cityfarms The Lambourne lambingeventwasoneof event, builtonsitebeforebread-oven the bread-making displaysusingaspecial displayed, range ofcrops grown inthecityare a horticulture marquee where thehuge show theiranimals, children from London's cityfarms a children's animalshow, where the The show, whichisorganised bythe Ben Reynolds [email protected]. e-forum. For more information contact categories willsoonbecirculated viathe spuds! More information aboutthe tin, orreclaiming adisusedbathtogrow growing tomatoesoutofanoldtomato container. Theprizemightgotosomeone but alsoforthemostimaginative be rewarded fornot onlythebestproduce space atapremium inthecity, entrieswill to grow theirownfood,althoughwith competition aimstoencourageLondoners Open toanyonelivinginLondon, the imaginative foodgrown inthecapital. competition forthebestandmost Link. your work,pleasecontactLondon Food activities youwouldlike torun topromote to getinvolved,andhaveanyideason members attheevent.Ifyouwouldlike promote London Food Linknetwork by London Food Link,soweare keen to treats! and gardens willbeturned intotasty grown overtheyearatLondon's farms demonstrations where foodthathasbeen providing "green" catering,andcookery As partoftheshowthere willalsobea This yeartheeventwillbeco-hosted There willbeadditionalmarquees an enjoyabledayforthewholefamily. many children's activities,makingthis

5 - Jellied Eel 6 - Jellied Eel in attending. Ben Reynolds ifyouwouldbeinterested limited forthesevisits,sopleasecontact include foraging,andafishery. Placesare in thesummerandautumn,whichmay morning. Hainault tubestationwithpick-upinthe non-members. Transport isarranged from costs £6forLFLmembersand£10 plan tovisitanotherlocalfarm. Thetrip farm, BBQlunch,andintheafternoon we This full-daytripwillincludeatourofthe visit toLambourne Endfarm on11thJuly. supply chain.Thefirstofthesewillbea be organising project visitsalongthe Link members,from thissummerwewill In response todemandfrom London Food Farm Visits dioxide (CO enough UCOtosave380tonnesofcarbon customers, andisscheduledtocollect carrier -has already secured 140 Proper Oils-aregistered approved waste animal fats. waste cookingoilfrom bothvegetableor caterer intheLondon area whoproduces council daycentres and,infact,any torestaurants, cafés,takeaways,service from mineraloil. diesel vehicles,inplaceofmade and, oncerefined, thebiodieselcanpower then suppliedtolocalbiodieselrefineries along theM3/M4corridor. TheUCOis charge from caterers insidetheM25and collects UsedCookingOil(UCO)free of Proper Oilsisanewlocalcompany, which collection used cookingoil member startsfree London FoodLink save 7,500tonnesofCO 0845 4708091. please callStephenorDavidon forUCO,scheduled collectionservice would like more information onthisfree, catering businessesupto£500ayear. UCO butusingProper Oilscouldsave registered wastecarrier todisposeoftheir Independent caterers usuallypayfora year, soitneedsmore customers! 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These Europe andbeyond,hasdevelopeda the Eastern Countiesaswellpartnersin produce from smallscalegrowers allover company thatbringstogetherorganic Over thepastyearEostre Organics, a and restaurateurs Calling allcaterers envrpgas-annexes.pdf environment/business/envrp/gas/ per litre used.www.defra.gov.uk/ GOL, detailing theexperience of- and suppliers from EastAnglia. hospitals andlinked them withsustainable buyer groups inLondon councilsand Procurement Initiative, theproject setup Government's PublicSectorFood help GOLworktowards theaimsof by London's publicsector. Designedto of localandsustainablefoodbeing bought short-term project toincrease theamount Anglia Food Link(EAFL)tocarryouta Food on the PublicPlateproject andEast recently commissioned Sustain'sGood Government OfficeforLondon (GOL) WWW.EOSTREORGANICS.CO.UK [email protected] WWW.PROPEROILS.CO.UK 07970 045826 STEPHEN HURTON Technical note:CO The workculminated inareport to 2 savings are worked 2 Olympics food at2012 Have yoursayon on London plates. sustainable foodfrom EastAngliaisserved and thesupplierstoensure thatmore continue workingwithboththebuyers doing so. and incontinuingtoreceive assistancein both inbuyinglocalandsustainablefood, with ahighlevelofinterest expressed wellattended, meetings. Thesewere very brought togetheratanumberof their placeofbusiness,thebuyerswere mostly through visitingeachcompanyat soon. contracts comingupforrenewal fairly would focusmore closelyonspecific suggestions forfuture work.Suchwork lessons from -theproject, aswell June. [email protected] up untiltheendof Robin on 02078371228or could bemadetoprocurement processes? any recommendations forchangeswhich London inthelong-term? Doyouhave will theeffectonfoodsystems inEast produce to the Games?Whatdoyouthink nities willbeopentoyousupply your Olympics? Doyouthinkenoughopportu- information aboutthefoodat finding itparticularlyhard toget to tellabouttheOlympics.Haveyoubeen producers andcaterers whohaveastory interested tohearfrom suppliers, of thisproject, Robin wouldbeparticularly and London Food Link/Sustain.Asapart Association, NewEconomicsFoundation piece ofresearch commissionedbytheSoil Robin Webster whowillbeundertakinga questions, weare pleasedtowelcome on earth?To tackletheseandother communities affectedbythegreatest show Games' foodpoliciesandpracticesonthe will bethelong-term impactofthe catering systemsfortheGames?Andwhat get localandsustainablefoodintothe course oftheGames.Will itbepossibleto million mealsbetweenthemduringthe need toeat,consumingatotalof13 have somethingincommon-theywillall team officials,VIPsandspectatorswillall the athletes,volunteers,technicalofficials, the OlympicsGamescomestotown.And one oftheworld'sgreatest festivalswhen In fiveyearstimeLondon willplayhostto [email protected] 020 78371228 HOCKRIDGE EMMA Both SustainandEAFLhopeto While theworkwithsupplierswas If youhavesomething tosay, contact , SUSTAIN, MEMBER FEATURE SURREY DOCKS FARM What goes on at Surrey Docks Farm? Surrey Docks Farm is 2.2 acres of thriving and dynamic farming in the city. It's a real working farm or, to be more precise, a smallholding in the city. All of our projects work with individuals or groups from our local communities, local schools and young people in . We offer lots of opportunities to learn about sustainable farming, food production, and the environment. Participants in the farm's volunteer programmes enjoy hands-on experiences that contribute to their own development and that also provide an opportunity to work in a uniquely peaceful and therapeutic environment. The farm has a herd of milking goats, a flock of sheep, and some pigs, cattle, poultry, bees, and donkeys. These herds and flocks are farmed ethically, without intensive methods, to ensure the animals' good Seeta works to make Café Nabo “conventional farming free” quality of life. There are also a variety of Credit: Alistair Dow - [email protected] green areas including an orchard, herb garden, dye garden, and organically managed horticultural gardens. the land! She has written about her develop a mobile farm so that people in The farm provides structured training for experiences in a book entitled and can have contact adults with learning disabilities in the New 'Docklandscape'. with animals. We are also building up our Leaf and Farm Produce projects, and via the hives and hope to have local Southwark new Cow Pat training project. These projects Who is involved in your work? honey very soon! As a working farm we are all encourage trainees to choose the focus currently working on breeding turkeys for and direction of their own work. Learning Sarah, education coordinator, works with Christmas! activities are based around horticulture, schools to provide education outside the dairy work, bee keeping, food production classroom. She liaises with various classes Is there anything that has really and cooking, crafts, and animal care. and relates the national curriculum to worked, or really hasn't worked at The farm also has a community café, learning at the farm. I am the coordinator. which makes delicious home-cooked food. of Café Nabo. I set up the café and opened the Farm? Daily "specials" and friendly staff, with in February 2006 to give the community an The box scheme we run, which is a pick up flowers and animals sounds in the understanding of food and farming issues scheme, hasn't really worked but we keep background, make the café an appealing and how they relate to their daily lives. Café trying. environment to have a latte and a slice of Nabo is self-financing and we hope that it homemade banana loaf or have lunch! will help to finance the farm's future What does the future hold? The farm has a resident artist-blacksmith development. Our aim, I would say, is to be who operates the forge and produces works able to provide the local community with Sarah would like to develop a project of art for schools, councils, and community good, healthy, wholesome quality food working with pupils who are excluded or at spaces. The forge project also facilitates a without costing the earth! We also try to risk of exclusion from school. We also have a variety of workshops and training educate the public about sustainable food festival on August 4th which is set to be a programmes for volunteers, apprentices, and farming by having information available great day, with an auction and great enter- and enthusiasts. to read in the cafe. tainment!

Who set it up and when? What have you been working on Seeta Rajani recently? Café Nabo co-ordinator In 1976, Hilary Peters was partly employed Surrey Docks City Farm, South Wharf, by the council to clear land for building I’ve been trying to find more sustainable street, London SE16 5EY flats. She used goats to help clear the land, food for the café, so I can confidently say t: 020 7231 1010 and slowly but surely a farm was born; the we are "conventional farming free"! The e: [email protected] council being particularly slow at managing farm is working with people in Nunhead to w: www.surreydocksfarm.org 7 - Jellied Eel 8 - Jellied Eel explores. table? beyond thedining the foodweeatout But howsustainableis diversity ofthecapital. cuisines reflecting the wealth ofdifferent and eventshavea London's street markets expertise and recruit otherhospital clients does nothavethe timetoexploit this Georges hospitalinsouthLondon butshe gained expertise incateringforstaffatSt Christine Nelson,from DiverseCuisine,has of workfrom existing clients. For example, recruit newclientsorincrease theamount struggling tofindefficientmethods investment. Manycaterers are now maximum capacitytorecoup hercapital must use,orhire out,thesekitchensto meet the2006Food SafetyLaw. Shenow kitchens andoutsidecateringequipmentto Veggie Kitchen,hasinvested inproduction Paramjeet Kaur, forinstance,ofMama's business in stay to struggle The caterers. they are notthe firstconcern ofmany London Food Link.Unsurprisinglyhowever, good questions,andparticularlytousat waste attheendofday?Theseare all produced, andwhatishappeningtoallthe from? Howdoweknowhowtheywere hood. Butwhere dotheingredients come the specialitiesspecifictothatneighbour- London's multiculturaldiversity, butalsoof often agoodreflection notonlyof figure. all ofthiscontributesto£87.5billion for publicorprivatecorporateclients,and streets. Manycaterers offermeal services revellers. Andit'snotjustfoodonthe will beofferingupsomenoshtothe festival ofsomekind,whichinmostcases in London withoutwalkingintoanother as lunches,itseemshard togoanywhere (yes, I'mtalkingfrom experience!). Aswell in front ofthecomputerbackinoffice markets forsomethingtoscoff, nodoubt, queueing upattradersalongthestreet sandwiches tojacket potatoes,workers are From hotdogstoThaicurries, this "non-restaurant" expenditure isgoing. you willprobably findoutwhere mostof London, ifyoutake astroll atlunchtime, staggering £87.5billion.Across mostof outside thehomeingeneral-whichisa are spendingonfoodanddrinkconsumed a lot,untilit'scompared tothetotalwe A The plethoraofcuisinesonsaleare on eatinginrestaurants. Thissounds Mintel, weare spending£17.7billion ccording tomarket researchers, Ben Reynolds Ben school in Deptford lastyear. contract torun thecaféat Laban dance the reasons whyFeast Your Eyeswonthe above theircompetitors. Thiswasoneof believes thishashelpedthem to stand where possible,organic ingredients, Dawn By offeringfresh, local,seasonaland, mental policiesiscentraltotheir business. commitment tofairtradeand environ- explained tomethattheirpassionforand Dawn Safari,whoruns Feast Your Eyes, France, theworld'sgreatest cyclingrace. ceremony ofthe London legoftheTour De doing thecateringforopening sustainable caterers. Feast Your Eyesis most commonrequests wedealwithisfor seem peripheraltosome,butoneofthe This lackofsupportonsustainabilitymay rise the on food sustainable for Demand available reduces dramatically. advice onsustainability, thesupport it comestobusinesssupportincluding businesses whoare seekingsupport.When capital, andoftenaren't visibletothose these bynomeanscoverthewholeof operative DevelopmentAgency. However, catering businesses,suchasGreenwich Co- offering businesssupporttostartup Some partsofLondon haveorganisations littlesupportforthesebusinesses. is very funding prioritiesthanthis!Andyetthere something thatbetterfitsgovernment backgrounds. Itishard tothinkof from thelocalarea orfrom similarcultural diverse communitiesandemployingstaff specialising inthecuisinesofLondon's and run bywomenfrom ethnicminorities, in neighbouringboroughs. Eating thestreet Many smallfoodenterprisesare owned www.whiteloop.com [email protected] 020 74320565 Loop White - Playfoot Jim event. location ofthefirst'EatStreet' pilot currently indiscussionsaboutthe celebrating localfood.WhiteLoop is followed upwithmore activities community festivalbutwouldalsobe that itwouldn'tjustbeaone-off doorsteps.' Anotherpartofthisideais about thefoodthatisavailableontheir systems, withpeoplegettingexcited that thiswillhelpencouragelocalfood public andotherbusinesses.We hope chance toshowwhattheydothe caterers andprocessors willhavea that aren't inthepubliceyelike event a presence onthehighstreet andthose Loop explains, 'localbusinessthathave get publicity.. JimPlayfootfrom White the manufacturers thatdon'tnormally many ofLondon's bestkept secrets - just retail andrestaurants, butalso their doorstop.Thiswouldincludenot businesses sopeopleknowwhat'son raising theirprofile oflocalfood celebrating thelocalcommunityand Street'is tohaveafoodfestival markets. Theideabehind'EatYour up withanewconceptforstreet The organisation WhiteLoop hascome White Loop Credit: Pamela Troni Pamela Credit: visit www.bsi-global.com/bs8901. 2007. To download acopyofthedraft June 2007,tobelaunchedin Autumn available forpubliccommentuntil 30th Monday 4June2007.Thedraft is contact [email protected] by To register interest intestingBS8901, [email protected] 020 78371228 Reynolds Ben sustainable getintouch. how tomake yourbusinessmore the bill,orare interested inlearning about care aboutsustainable issues.Soifyoufit getting fewerrequests forcaterers who thing's forsure, we're notgoingtobe more sustainable foodonoffer?One festivals andstreet markets starthaving in pilotprojects. to theirownactivitiesandbyparticipating to testthestandard byapplyingthedraft tions. TheBSIisinvitingtheeventsindustry and measure thiscapabilityinorganisa- management aswellhowtodevelop explains sustainabilityinevent standard shouldprovide aroute mapthat commitment tosustainability. The oragnisations todemonstratepubliclytheir fundraising events. festivals, airshowsandamateur such asthe2012Olympics,tomusic business conferencesevents andone-off complete rangeofeventsfrom large-scale sizes andtypes,encompassingthe and managingsustainableeventsofall good practicerequirements forplanning use'. Thisguidanceisdesignedtoprovide system -Specificationwithguidancefor BS 8901'Sustainableeventsmanagement Institute (BSI).TheBSIhasjustlaunched London OlympicsistheBritishStandards Another bodytakinganinterest inthe catering? for standards sustainability New ties available(seep6). might shedalittlelightontheopportuni- using". 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9 - Jellied Eel On The Menu Avani Organics

ne of our customers asked if we'd Organic bacon butties and more Take a break open a second branch in Kings While the café is not 100% vegetarian - The idea for the café came about when OCross," says Alpana Patel - co- you can pop in for an organic bacon butty Piyush, tired and stressed from his job in owner, finance director and dessert chef of for breakfast - it does offer an unusually the building trade, was ordered by his new Islington café, juice bar and food broad choice for vegetarians and vegans, acupuncturist to take a break. He and store, Avani Organics. "I told her that we as well as people on gluten or wheat free Alpana started juicing at home, and wouldn't rule it out, but not just yet - diets. "In the first few weeks it became became interested in the health benefits of we'd only been open two weeks!" clear that lots of our customers wanted fresh juices. They were both keen to leave Having spent a year researching, wheat or dairy free options - so we always their jobs (Alpana worked in marketing) planning and setting up their new make sure there's a main dish and dessert and set up their own business, and when business, Alpana and her husband and they can all eat." the lease came up on a unit on Goswell business partner Piyush have found that all At Avani, they enjoy introducing their Road next to the Goswells café, they the hard work and effort has been worth customers to new ingredients and dishes. decided to open a juice bar to help other it. Alpana, Piyush and their small team - "People are more open to trying new people "juice to health." As it turned out, Mark in the kitchen, Mehdi and Mel things these days. If there's something on the owner of Goswells decided to relocate, staffing the counter - clearly take great the menu they haven't tried before - the Patels took over the whole space and pride in their work, and the response from halloumi say, or tempeh or seitan - we the juice bar idea blossomed into an customers since Avani opened its doors in give them a bit to taste," says Piyush. organic café, catering business and January this year has been "fantastic," says Avani's menu changes daily, giving convenience store. Piyush. Mark the flexibility to make the most of 'Avani' means 'earth' in Sanskrit, "We haven't done any advertising so seasonal produce. Both Alpana's and reflecting the fact that the Patels wanted to far - word of mouth has done wonders for Piyush's families have their roots in the create a business which was environmen- us," he continues. "People just love the Gujarat region of India and they were both tally sustainable. At Avani they are very food. In fact they often ask whether our keen for the menu to have an Asian particular about the way things are done, chef is going to write a cookery book." influence, as well as reflecting Mark's using only organic ingredients in all their Chef Mark Senn, who previously worked background in vegan cuisine. Mark is half dishes, and as much Fairtrade produce as at Mildred's vegetarian restaurant in Soho, Australian and half Sri Lankan and this is they can. They also make sure that all has gone one better and set up reflected in the ingredients he uses. their take away packaging is either www.veginity.com, where keen cooks can Avani's daily specials always include recycled or biodegradable. watch videos of him taking them through two soups (sweet potato and coconut is a What's in store next for Avani? The some of his favourite vegan recipes. "It's favourite, as is Thai pumpkin Soup), two shop will be open within the next few like an online cooking lesson," explains hot dishes (such as teriyaki stir fry with weeks, stocking a range of organic food Alpana. "We were very lucky to get Mark. noodles, or pumpkin dahl with rice), and including fresh fruit and vegetables. And He used to run a cafe in the organic a selection of inventive salads (pear, who knows, further down the line, maybe section of Queen Victoria Market in walnut & smoked tofu with baby spinach that second branch in Kings Cross…. Melbourne so he's used to working with & raspberry vinegar, for example). The organic produce. He's a trained pastry tempting display of Alpana's cakes and AVANI ORGANICS chef, and he has lots of ideas foodwise - tarts and Mark's trademark handmade 364 GOSWELL ROAD, LONDON EC1V 7LQ especially for dishes that suit people with truffles is always hard to resist. As well as 020 7833 1628 different dietary requirements." serving food to eat-in or take-away, Avani [email protected] also cater for meetings and office lunches WWW.AVANIORGANICS.CO.UK and make cakes for special occasions. 10 - Jellied Eel Credit: Pamela Troni Pamela Credit: By MichaelWale Allotment Slot 2006. Busby, and Allison £6.99, farmer,” urban an as seasons four Shed: A From “View of author the is Wale Michael London menu. herbs, andputnettleomelette onthe than startwithproviding fresh andunusual As forthefoodchain,wecould doworse we couldfindarecipe thatusedbindweed! ingredients comingfrom afootaway. Ifonly wonderful nettleomelette,withthe one ofourItalianplotholdersproduced a other withon-sitebarbecues.Lastsummer for nothing.We already cookfoodforeach and wewillprovide theseedsandlabour food! Protected openspaceisallweneed, building developmentsdonotproduce fresh restaurants. 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Wherever previously loyaltotheirlocalhealth luring awaycustomerswhowere kets havetooffer?Orisitcountingon their backsonwhattheothersupermar- offerings ofallthingsorganic andturn customers beswayedbytheopulent already overcrowded market? Will s WholeFoods comingintoan At London Food Link,weare well Ben Reynolds this importantarea. Watch thisspace…. the comingyearwillseemore activity in engage withWholeFoods, itisclearthat Food Link'snetworkonhowtheymight from producers throughout London local tothatstore's location. local 'forager'charged withfindingfood throughout theUK)wouldemploya (there isa plantoexpand tofifty eating. Theyalsonotedthateachstore being apioneerinthearea ofethical in theUShasbeenpartlyduetoit that WholeFoods’ phenomenalsuccess with NorthAmerica.Thismightmean appeared tobeintheUK,contrast engagement withethicalfoodissues both notedhowmuchmore widespread for thecompany. At themeeting,they Brownstein, whoworkonfishsupplies met withWesley Rose andCarrie organizations. 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It understanding andraisingawareness of London inrecent yearsinincreasing our concludes thatmuchhasbeenachievedin housing andtransport.Thereport expectancy, infantmortality, education, level indicatorsofhealthincludinglife the latestanalysisandtrends on10high report inApril.Thisyear'sreport presents launched its2006/07HealthinLondon The London HealthCommission(LHC) Health inLondon [email protected]. 020 79835765 KOFI OWUSU, INPRINT This isthefiftheditionofreport, The documentshowsthat,overall, they waste,with90%believingwaste most peopleare notaware oftheamount awareness offoodwaste,andfoundthat ofconsumers' WRAP conductedasurvey food wastewere thatwe: year. equivalent to£250-400perhousehold Food wastealsocostsusmoney, and 30%ofUKgreenhouse gasemissions. chain, whichaccountsforbetween20% embeddedinourfoodsupply the enery potent greenhouse gas.Itisalsowastes landfill, producing methane(CO4),a domestic waste,mostofwhichgoesto totals 6.7milliontonnesor1/5of half ofwhichcouldhavebeeneaten.This much asathird ofallthefoodwebuy, UK. 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Roy quantities, themaximumbeinglessthan dioxide are onlypermissible insmall production whilesome,suchassulphur makers are forbiddeninorganic wine additives usedbyconventionalwine many humans andwildlife.Inthewinery are practisedto thebenefitofboth improvement, weedanddiseasecontrol vineyard; instead naturalmethodsofsoil in crops are allowedinthisEastSussex that couldpollutethelandandleavetoxins inherited from hisgrandfather. production onthelandRoy originally year, becelebratingtheir25thyearofwine tion. Together theCookswill,laterthis care ofsalesandmuchtheadministra- No syntheticpesticidesorherbicides of wineproduction andIrma taking equally divided,withRoy incharge esponsibilities inthevineyard are 'Highly Commended' in theEnglishWine White'forits2003vintage and Dry winning aseries ofawards, including'Best gain thetopEU "Quality"appellationand years, consistentlyproducing winesthat Vineyard has performed well overthe local winesandinorganics. 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