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 Business (Homestead Cafe)

Community Gardens Booklet

RMUK's New Food and Wellbeing Hub

The new INI centre opening in Downham

Good Food Business (Homestead Cafe)

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Good Food Map

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.

Explore the amazing food businesses in Lewisham today! 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.

Discover the fantastic food-giving network in Lewisham! Our community organisations are to providing support to those in need of food assistance. Explore the food map find a location near you and access the help or connect to volunteer or contribute with food donation or support.

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Good Food Lewisham es una red de personas apasionadas que trabajan juntas para cambiar el mundo de la comida en el distrito londinense de Lewisham. Nuestra visión es ver nuestro hogar convertirse en una comunidad diversa y animada que conecta a las personas con alimentos saludables, sostenibles y asequibles que se cultivan, producen y preparan localmente para promover una cultura alimentaria vibrante y una economía local próspera._cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_

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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

Please come and join us at our next Good Food Lewisham network meeting at the fabulous Horniman Museum. #lewisham #righttogrow @incredibleediblelambeth

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/octobers-good-food-lewisham-network-meeting-tickets-1693204031839?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Good Food Lewisham is now entering year two of our 3 year action plan.
Our top priorities
💚 More support growing locally
💚Support food growing in schools
💚More action on food waste
💚Support locally grown food and sourced food
💚 Food procurement to support sustainable local food procurement.
Great to see lots happening in our wonderful borough. If you would like to help us achieve any of these goals please do get in contact and help join the local food networ and make a difference. #lewisham

Lewisham has so many fabulous independent businesses. Please help support and give them a boost by voting for your favourites. #lewisham https://lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/business/business-awards

🍎🥕🥦🍅🍇 It’s harvest season!
Have you any additional fruit , veg or herbs fromyour garden, balcony, allotment or community garden to share? If so how about donating to a local community meal or food giving project?

Did you know Food Cycle Lewisham lovingly prepare 3 Community meals a week and are always looking for local veg supply’s.

(Veg drop offs to the meals prior to eating times)

Wed 1.15pm Catford / Lewisham Irish Centre

Sat 1.15pm

Thursday New X All saints church 1.15pn @foodcyclelewisham

Always serving a 3 course vegetarian meal to almost 200 people a week through the 3 days . Any additional supplies or help with volunteering always appreciated
#lewisham
For the lewisham food list link in Bio

https://www.goodfoodlewisham.org/_files/ugd/7db68e_5189ab7d668e4ff3b284ae0be0474a0d.pdf

Thank You to all involved in the Lewisham Open Garden Week. Beautiful projects with Beautiful people. #lewisham #lewishamopengardens25 #lewishamopengardenweek25

Volunteer session at The Edible Garden - Orchard Gardens. What a pleasure to meet Liam who proudly volunteers at 6 Lewisham community gardens. Thank you Liam you are a community super star. Anyone that volunteers within the community is entitled to a free Lewisham Local Card as thanks for all you do. 💪⭐️🫶🏼💚 #lewishamopengardenweek25 @sydenhamgarden. @hornimanmuseumgardens @wildcatwildernesscatford @frendsbury_gardens @bankofthingslewisham @foresthilllibrary @liam_gales_adventures #lewisham

So many benefits to volunteering including hanging out with this adorable dude.
This Wednesdays open garden at Beckenham Park gardeners cottage was a fine day. Jobs this week included picking green beans and tomatoes to supply the local food bank @downhammutualaid, cloud pruning, weeding, seed saving and a regular tea and biscuit break time around the volunteers beautiful oak table. 🍀💚🫶🏼🐝 #lewisham #downham #bellingam #lewishamopengardens25. Interested in volunteering? Please message us or email volunteering @lewishamlocal .com #lewishamopengardenweek25

Sun has come out for Coco Collective in their beautiful garden🐝☀️. If you would like to get into volunteering at a Lewisham Community garden contact volunteering@lewishamlocal.com #lewishamopengardenweek25 #lewisham

Lewisham Open Garden Week. Connect to a local community garden and see if you would like to get involved with volunteering. A great way to meet new people, learn new skills, fresh air and fitness. 💪. #lewisham #lewishamopengardenweek25
📍 Tuesday 19th August

Blythe Hill Fields 42 Blythe Hill Lane SE23 1SP

⏰6-8pm Weekly evening volunteer session, come join in with this ever growing community of people that are transforming this great park.

📍 Wednesday, 20th August

Coco Collective ITAL Community Garden Black Gate, next to 71 Firhill Road, Bellingham SE6 3SE

⏰ 12:00 – 14:00 Come and visit a session where they will be celebrating the recent food growing classes. A lovely site with seating, compost toilet, summer house and greenhouses and veg plots.

Beckenham Park Community Garden Volunteers Garden Cottage, Beckenham Place Park, BR3 1UL

⏰ 10:00 – 13:00 Come and visit Mal will be in the garden maintaining the abundant veg and flower garden, all extra veg goes to the local food bank in Downham, The Downham Gleaning Pantry.

📍 Friday, 22nd August

Community Sensory Garden and Orchard Forster Memorial Park, Whitefoot Lane, BR1 5SD⏰ 10:15 – 12:00 A beautiful sensory award-winning garden. A pollinators delight with flowers and medicinal herbs and a newly planted fruit orchard.

Orchard Gardens Edible Garden Project Orchard Gardens Community Centre, SE13 7LQ

⏰ 10:00 – 13:00 Come and visit the new edible garden only started this year. Squash, tomatoes, wildflowers and herbs.

📍 Saturday, 23rd August

Bridge House Garden 61 Rollins Street,South Bermondsy, (At the end of Rollins St by the underpass) SE15 1EP

⏰ 11:00 – 13:00 Come along to a hands on session to learn and develop knowledge and skills in harvesting, making jam from the fruit from the garden to enjoy together. All welcome, suitable for all ages and abilities.

Frendsbury Gardens 1 Frendsbury Rd, London SE4 2BL

⏰11.00-14.00

weekly volunteer garden session Tea break at 13.30

📍 Sunday, 24th August

Coco Collective ITAL Community Garden

Walk past White Gate next to 104 Englehart Rd, Catford SE6 2HW

⏰ 11:00 – 13:00 Sundays volunteers session at The Weaver's Estate

Please come and visit some of Lewisham's Fab Community Gardens in the August open Garden Week
Tue 19th
💚Blythe Hill Fields 6-8pm 42 Blythe Hill Lane SE23 1SP
Wed 20th
💚Coco Collective 12-2pm Bellingham Black Gate 71 Firhill Rd SE6 3SE
💚Beckenham Park 11-1 Gardeners Cottage BR3 1UL
Friday 22nd
💚Forster Park Sensory Garden 10.15-12.00
💚Orchard Gardens Edible Garden 10.00 - 13.00
Sat 23rd
💚Bridge House Gardens 11-13.00 workshops and cooking and harvest and jam making session all welcome
💚Frendsbury Gardens 11-14.00
Sun 24th 1 Frendsbury Rd SE4 2BL
💚Coco Collective Catford Site Weavers Allotments 104 Engleheart rd. SE6 3SE 11-1pm
💚 Grow Lewisham The Plot Downham BR1 5RD 13.00-16.00

Get a chance to join the weekly garden session or just have a view and look at some of the brilliant community projects and gardens that have been created in #Lewisham #lewishamopengardenweek25

Thank you all that spoke and attended today’s Good Food Network Meeting at the RMUK’s INI food and Wellbeing centre. Today’s topic was access to kitchens and people living in temporary accommodation. Guest speakers Gifty from the Magpie Project @magpieprojectuk and Katya From Lewisham Borough of Sanctuary. The purpose was to bring people together to explore kitchen facilities and living in temporary accommodation and to explore situations and possible solutions to help with the current situation and the impacts it has on health and wellbeing. Stella Headley gave a tour of the new RMUK site and showed the potential for cooking and kitchen access for those needing space and help to produce nutritious meals in the future. If you would like to get involved in this topic please message us and please help sign the No Child without a kitchen campaign and help share in your networks. https://www.change.org/p/no-child-in-a-home-without-a-kitchen #lewisham @rmuk.wellbeing

Save the date for the our next Good Food Lewisham Network meeting Wed 16th July 10-12
Join us for a tour of the New RMUK INI Food and Wellbeing Centre and for talks and discussions on the Lewisham Borough of Sanctuary, insecure housing and access to kitchens. Ticketmaster via Eventbrite link in Bio

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Speead the word Felix Summer Market Place is coming to Parkside Bringing FREE fresh fruit and veg to residents and Locals.
🍏🍎🥕🥬🧅
Please remember to bring your own bags. Tue 8th July 2025 14.30-17.00. Please share to your friends. #lewisham @thefelixproject 💚

Weed or flower? Still extremely beneficial to our bumble bees and pollinators 🐝.

Grab yourself a free ticket for Capital Growths training on benificial weeds
https://www.instagram.com/stories/capital_growth/3667098951311684813?igsh=emVtNmJ3cGRvcHYw @capital_growth

Plastic Free July. Can we make small changes to reduce our ever growing use of plastic?
💚Use a reusable bag
💚Visit one of Lewishams Refill shops
💧Download the refill app, use your refill bottle and find a water source on the map. @refillhq @refilllondon @plasticfreejuly l
💚 If you would like to join Lewisham Refill link in bio ⬆️

The Catford weekender is on. Arts crafts, games, exhibitions, new openings and some fab local food traders @veganflavourss and Bill’s Caribbean 🎪😎🍦🏀

The beautiful and thoughtful Un Earthed exhibition at the British Library. Lewishams own Coco Collective feature so proudly with a beautiful documentary film of their Lewisham community ITAL growing space. Catch it while you can! On until 10th August #lovelewisham @cococollective_org

This week is refugee week and what a way to celebrate by highlighting the amazing growing space that AFRILL have worked so hard to develop and grow. A beautiful community garden and space for refugee, migrants and those without access to a garden Growing nutritious food that can be shared to all involved to enjoy. #refugeeweek2025 #lewisham @afril.org.uk

Did you know situated within Dradon Fly Yoga studios there is 0 Waste eco corner. A great place to come and have a workout, coffee, and a refill @dragonfly_yoga_london @leo_foood

It’s World Refill Day and we are highlighting Beetroot and Beans a beautiful Refill shop on Dartmouth Rd Forest Hill. The amazing owner Anna is passionate about the environment from using an electric cargo bike for home deliveries to offering fresh organic fruit and veg. Please Remember to bring your container and it helps not only the plastic epidemic but will save money. ♻️🍓🫜🚴‍♀️🐝💚
*Please note Beetroot and Beans are closed every Monday @beetrootbeans #lewisham @lewishamlocal #goodfoodbusinesslewisham

Are you ready for World Refill day on Monday 16th June?
Great time to get into good habits to save plastic , waste and money.
Check out some of Lewishams beautiful local independent stores
Download the refill app
You can refill water bottles, coffee cups, and food containers.
And your reusable bags.
#worldrefillday2025 #lewisham. If you would like to be featured on the day please let us know @lewishamlocal

Want a place to feel at one with nature? have you been to Forster Park Sensory Garden? Thank you Theresa for the tour of the beautiful garden and orchard such an achievement from all the hard working team involved. A lovely place for a meet up and a coffee @frothycoffeehut for the Good Food Lewisham Steering group meeting. Thank you all that for attending. #lewisham

Right to Grow meeting at the beautiful garden museum. Grow Lewisham and Good Food representing Lewisham and our passionate communities in becoming a right to Grow borough. if you are interested in becoming part of the movement please email goodfood@lewishamlocal.com we have a growing network group of passionate individuals and have begun mapping areas for potential sites. Southwark are now a Right to Grow Borough and we are hoping to follow soon. Great to learn from others around London big thanks to @incredibleedibleuk and @capital_growth for hosting the workshop and meeting #lewisham

Have you any suggestions or feed back for Good Food Lewisham? Have you a story or have we helped connect you to the wider Lewisham Food network? If so please let us know and you have the chance to win £100 #lewisham

With midsummer a month away we are in prime time to plant an abundant array of vegetables fruits and flowers. Here’s some inspiration getting outside and planting in June #lewisham #letsgrowtogether

What is your Good Food Pledge?
to cook from scratch? Grow your own herbs? Or to join a local community growing group. Link in BIO ⬆️

Fresh off the press the new funky Free, low cost food and community meals list and map. #love lewisham @gflewisham @lewishamlocal @foodcyclelewisham

Culturally amazing food in the heart of Deptford. Healthy Start card accepted at independent fruit and veg shop that accepts Mastercard. Look for the posters in #Deptford . @sustainablefoodplaces #healthystartlewisham #healthystart #lewisham

Food Waste Acion Week top tips to help us reduce waste.
Want inspiration to save money and cook make tasty recipes check out our food waste recipes ⬆️ link in Bio #lewisham @guardiansofgrub @thefelixproject @lfhw_uk

Spring News letter out. Check out Food Waste action week, food waste recipes, events, Food growing and connecting with community gardens. Link in BIO ⬆️ #lewisham #foodwasteactionweek25

The sun is out and spring is in the air. ☀️ Have you ever had a go at growing your own food? All you need is a window sill or you could join a Lewisham community gardening group. #lewisham Link in bio ⬆️

Fancy getting into food growing? Lewisham is one of the greenest boroughs in London with fabulous Community gardens and growing spaces. To connect please click link in the bio taking you to the Lewisham Local directory with the gardens listed. #lewisham #letsgrowtogether 🌳🌷

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