Come to the Northampton Balloon Festival 18-20th August to find out how we ‘rescue’ surplus good food and find creative ways to share it – and perhaps even become part of our team. Wasted food is a huge challenge for the planet, so we work to promote a sustainable system and raise awareness of the…
We are delighted to have a level 5 category on our food hygiene awarded by the Environmental Health Department. It is thanks to the hard work and training of staff and volunteers. However, we must all be vigilant and there are some tips for customers we always share in the shop: Best Before dates are…
We are delighted to be finalists in the Weetabix Sustainability Award ! The organisers say, “Rewarding businesses for taking action to help build a more sustainable, greener and better future, must be celebrated. The Weetabix Sustainability Awards exhibit how our society can, with good leadership, move through post pandemic recovery into a new and more…
We are completely dependent on the amazing collectors, goods handlers and shop assistants who volunteer with us. They are all committed to the mission and we hope they get a lot out of knowing how much difference their hard work makes…but it is lovely that they are also recognised from recent award nominations as University…
Covid-19 led us to close our Kettering and Northampton community shops, as well as our community cafes: Elsie’s and Cafe Zero and end work with a number of affiliate cafes. After sustained loss of earnings for our social enterprise during the pandemic, only the Northampton Shop Zero reopened. At the beginning of 2022, it was…
We wish to thank Northamptonshire Community Foundation, Local Giving, Neighbourly, Waitrose, Fareshare and Happy to Help C IC for their financial support for their continued, and vital, support of our food aid project ‘Bags of Good’ during the Covid-19 crisis and since and in setting up Shop Zero’s new hub. Their grants have allowed our…
In the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, Revolution Zero cafes may be closed and Shop Zero stores on limited opening, but our food collections are not going to waste – they are feeding those in our communities who don’t have enough to eat, or are isolated in their homes. Since launching days into the lock…
Foodkind CIC couldn’t run without our wonderful teams of volunteers, who were recognised in the Local Food Hero Awards 2022. Our projects are run by people with diverse backgrounds and life experience. As well as wanting to save good food from going to waste, it can be a great way to get work experience -…
Even with our best efforts, bread is always is abundant supply at our projects. The chefs at The Good Plate have come up with some creative ideas for tackling the bread mountain. Breadcrumb Bites Ingredients 350g stale bread, sliced large pinch of sea salt 3/4 tsp baking powder 75-80g butter/marg 1/2 cup brown sugar 1…
Fruity Curry Ingredients 1-2 tbsp oil 2-4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped 1-2 onions or 6-10 shallots, finely chopped about 1 tsp ginger, finely chopped 1-2 tsp curry powder (any kind you like) 1 tsp water about 2 cupful vegetables: green beans, peppers, carrots, sweetcorn, peas, cauliflower, even salad leaves, ready-cooked chickpeas/lentils/beans 4-8 bananas 1…