Good luck Blythe Hill with your Green Flag award.
The whole park, planting, swales, trees and pond are all looking fabulous in the sun.
Truely demonstrating the power of an amazing community of volunteers, and how gardening together can transform our city green spaces and and local parks. 🌞🫶🏼💫 #lewisham

Please join us at the next Good Food Lewisham Network meeting on Food Coops - at the beautifully restored Catford House
Tour, networking and learning from GCDA’s Coop experience also come hear about the Lewisham Harvest network.
Please DM if you would like to get involved before hand and or contribute Eventbrite LInk in Bio ⬆️ #lewisham

New addition to the Lewisham High St New food waste bins! This initiative is a step in the right direction:
- Reduced rodent issues
- More composting
- Environmental benefits
- Less landfill waste

☀️🌱💚The latest Lewisham Community Gardens listings is out showing
🌱 volunteer sessions days and times
🌱 Facilities and accessibilities
🌱 addresses and contact details
To make contacting to your local garden easier.
message us if you would like a copy. LInk to Good Food Lewisghams Website and growing page and resources in bio ⬆️

Earth Day - The perfect time to appreciate what is good and to cherish what we have #earthdayeveryday

WIld Cat Wilderness is an lush green Oasis in the heart of our borough.
A beautiful sunny weekend was just had for The Wild Cat’s soil festival Digging The Dirt and Open Garden event and Capital Growths Good to Grow week. Family fun, singing, Rock painting, seed bombs, and seed planting.
Catford’s Community garden is open nearly all year to help people engage with growing and the natural world. More info on Lewishams community Gardens in the link in the bio or follow and connect with Wild Cat for more info on this fabulous community garden @wildcatwildernesscatford @capital_growth

Coco Collective have grown from strength to strength with a highlight of starring in last years gardening exhibition at the British Library Unearthed
The Lewisham Black led gardening group is welcoming and hosts weekly volunteering sessions at their 2 sites Bellingham and Catford Weaver Estate allotments. Featuring in the Lewisham Spring open gardens and Capital Growths Good To Grow event series of events. There are so many choices to get involved with food growing in the borough. Please check out Lewisham’s Community Garden page for more details and map link in Bio above⬆️

Photo slides of 3 of the 7 groups that participated in last Sundays open garden day.

Slide 1 Blythe Hill Fields
So much work with their community gardening group. A new pond, Orchard, tiny Forest, Food growing, and nature areas. @blythehillfields volunteer sessions every Saturday if you would like to help and get involved in a thriving group.

Slide2 One Tree Hill Allotment tour - well established and loved allotments bordering Southwark and Lewisham- many Lewisham residents have well maintained plots and well organised. Keep an eye open for open days and events coming for gardening tips and inspiration @othas2026

Slide 3 Grow Lewisham. A fab community growing space and new orchard in South Lewisham - Downham volunteering sessions every Sunday afternoon family friendly activities growing, picking cooking and eating always part of the day. @growlewisham

☀️Some snippets from Sundays Lewisham’s Spring Open Gardens.
gardens participating with workshops, planting, cooking, foraging, allotment tours, seed sowing and worm related funfor families. Thank you for all that helped make this happen. Time to be inspired and volunteer and join in with a local community growing group. For volunteering options and linking please message us goodfood @lewishamlocal.com or find the gardening info on our web site. Link in bio
@bridgehouse_gardens @croftongarden @blythehillfields @wildcatwildernesscatford @cococollective_org @othas2026 @growlewisham @capital_growth #lewisham

Straight out of the oven wild garlic and feta and marmite and cheddar swirls 💫 @iamedbaker

April is here and we are so excited about this new growing year.
There’s a jam packed month ahead
-Lewisham’s Open Garden Day on the 19th April with Gardens open to all to explore and learn about , growing, worms, seed bombs , allotment tour at One Tree Hill and more.
-Capital Growths Good To grow Week 18th - 26th April
And the Wild Cat Wilderness Soil Festival continuing to June

If you would like to be added , get involved please do and get inspired to start growing for the new year.

More info on the Good Food Lewisham Blog link in bio

https://www.goodfoodlewisham.org/post/lewisham-is-good-to-grow link in bio. @wildcatwildernesscatford @growlewisham @croftongarden @capital_growth @bridgehouse_gardens

So many amazing independent Good Food businesses in Brockley Rise and Honor Oak Park. All going above and beyond to accommodate local people, offering amazing food and friendly faces.
When a business signs a Good Food Charter they may be offering a array of great aspects such as
Lewisham Local discounts, breastfeeding friendly, offering Faretraide, refill, eco friendly , London Living Wage, or supporting the Community through food -such as donating food surplus to Lewisham Food projects, or offering food offers to children or elderly. GOod Food loves to highlight these champions, so please get in touch if you would like to part of the Good Food Business network.

Who needs to ever leave Lewisham? #lewisham @lewishamlocal

Amrutha another amazing community hearted business in the Lewisham Community. This beautiful, tasty vegan/ vegetarian restaurant has become a beloved part of Honor Oak an beyond.
It’s half term raining and they are offering free meals to children and on Fridays to over 60 year olds 🫶🏼⭐️🤩
💚 Serving the community through food
💚FairTrade
💚Breast Feeding Friendly
💚Vegan/Veg restaurant
💚Sugar Smart
💚Refill
#lovelewisham #lewisham @amruthauk

Brockley Rise has an awesome community of local businesses. Marvellous Greens and Beans is one of them.
A beautiful shop selling a vast array of exotic fruit and veg, flowers, plants, coffee, baked goods and even their own branded Juice.

Fantastic Community champions, we love how they offer free fruit to school children in the mornings. And free babychinos 🫶🏼
The Good Food Charter highlights all their postive credentials they are offering their customers and community
💚 Refill - bring your own coffee cup for discount
💚 Breastfeeding friendly cafe
💚Healthy Start Card accepted
💚Serving the community through food with free fruit for children
💚 FairTrade
💚London Living Wage employer
💚Offer Vegan Vegetarian options
💚Locally sourced farm fresh fruit and veg boxes.

if you know a community hero💪
or would like to join the Good Good Lewisham Business network please DM us.

#shoplocal #lewisham #lovelewisham

Please read our new guest blog from Maria at Wild Cat Wilderness on the new exciting Lewisham project for 2026 all enthusiastic artists and gardeners wanted. link in bio ☝️ @wildcatwildernesscatford

Thank you for all you do Pristine Eats and The peoples Soup Kitchen, and of course FELIX #lewisham

Lewisham at its best ⭐️
Lewisham Donation Hub (Laurence) picking up surplus eggs from Catford Fridge,(Lana) whilst Food. Cycle prepare a 3 course vegetarian meal for the community. With a buzzing team of community volunteers helping to make this happen #LoveLewisham 💚#communitychampions #Connectedfoodnetworks @lewishamirish @catfordfridge @lewishamdonationhub @foodcyclelewisham

Well done to all volunteers and food giving projects that go above and beyond to help their communities. Here is CC Foundations last day at the Leander Centre Deptford - before moving to their new site in Catford in 2026

We love to see the recognition shown to all volunteers thank you @fekkyofficial for understanding the power of communities 💫✨🌟

2026 @ccfoundation_org @peabodycommunityfoundation @lewishamlocal @gflewisham #lewisham

Please share the Lewisham Christmas Guide to Free Meals, Food providers opening times and Essential Services to anyone that may need support and help during the Christmas period. Link to this on the Good Food Website above in the Bio ⬆️
#lewisham @communityconnectionslewisham #goodfoodlewishamchristmasmeals
https://www.goodfoodlewisham.org/christmasmealslewisham

The wonderful Sujan at Panas is offering a time and place where “No one eats alone” at his Black Heath Restaurant. invitation free via Eventbrite link in Bio ⬆️

All praise for what you have achieved RMUK and Sister Stella 💚🖤♥️💛

Have you listened to Mark Steels comedy episode on Lewisham? He particularly loves our infamous Lewisham Market And we do too!! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002l35f?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile. #lewisham #lewishammarket @marksteel7

💚Thank you @thefelixproject for delivering to Parkside community and @pristineyouthcic during half term to help families and local communities. Lots of fresh fruit and veg for all 🍋🥕🥬🍎🍏

Guest cook Claudette cooked up a storm with her skills, knowledge and love, taught from her family home in Jamaica.🇯🇲
🫶🏼Thank you Claudette and kitchen team your delicious meal was much appreciatived by the guests at Food Cycle New Cross.

#worldfoodday2025 #blackhistorymonth2025❤️🖤💚
@lewishamlocal @foodcyclelewisham
#blackhistorymonth2025
@foodcyclehq @comfortflavourskitchen

As the days are getting shorter and colder what could be better than
Hot soup, seasonal Curry and a lovely pear crumble lovingly prepared by a team of dedicated volunteers to serve those in need of company, friendship and a nice warm meal.

Food Cycle ❤️❤️❤️ three times a week
from a special team preparing a fresh hot three course meal
💚Lewisham Irish Centre Wednesdays
💚NewCross All Saints Church Thurs
💚Irish Centre on Saturdays

Always happy for new guests, volunteers and food and vegetable donations.
💚🐝🫶🏼🍎🥒🍋🌽🥕🥦🍅🍇🍲🍏

#lewisham @foodcyclelewisham

🌱Good Food Lewisham’s quarterly network meeting.
Thank you to all attendees, speakers, and contributors adding vibrancy to the important subject of
The Right To Grow🌱
Hosted at the autumnal setting of The Horniman and lucky to have fabulous guest speakers.

💚 Grow Lewisham with Julian and Kate speaking about what has already been achieved in Lewisham and Lewisham Park.
💚 Rachel from Capital Growth on the Right To Grow
💚 Anne Williams from the Right To Food
💚 Rudi from The Horniman on the Power of Kale, gut health and propergation techniques.
💚 Theresa Webb with seed saving.

Enjoyed harvest with seasonal organic produce and locally sourced food.

If you are interested in learning more on the Right To Grow or wish to get involved please DM us or email goodfood@lewishamlocal.com. #lewisham #righttogrow

Hot of the press!! the new Lewisham Community garden booklet. Listing Lewisham gardens with regular volunteering opportunities and opening times. Please DM us if you would like a copy

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Welcome to Good Food Lewisham

A network of passionate people working together to change our food environment for the better.

Our vision is to see Lewisham become a connected food community that links and inspires people to healthy, sustainable and affordable food that is grown, produced and prepared locally to promote a vibrant food culture and prospering local economy.

If you are a Food Grower, Giver, Business, Local Community group, school or more come and get involved. Good Food can help you connect you to Lewisham's vibrant community food network.

Good Food Lewisham Map

Food Map showing Growing, Food Giving, Community Meals, Markets, Businesses, Healthy Start fruit and Veg and Neighborhood hubs.

Good Food Business (Homestead Cafe)

RMUK's New Food and Wellbeing Hub

The new INI centre opening in Downham

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Food Map showing Growing, Food Giving, Community Meals, Markets, Businesses, Healthy Start fruit and Veg and Neighborhood hubs.

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Lewisham has an incredible network of Community Gardens.

Connect and visit a local garden.
Check out the gardens on our map. A great way to start growing if you don't have access to garden.

Food Businesses in Lewisham.

Sign the Good Food Business Charter.
Become a member of our network and contribute to a community committed to quality food and sustainability in our borough.
Help connect to the food giving network with surplus food stocks.

Discover the fantastic community food-giving network in Lewisham! Our community organisations have been providing support to those in need .

Explore the Good Food Map
find a location near you and access the help
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