Eel events

Street food is going through a revolution as the grease merchants are replaced by affordable, fresh, well sourced and exciting food. Stroll down the banks of the Thames and ‘eat the world’ during the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations.

Local chefs and food heroes are being challenged to a cooking competition using waste food and veg from the park’s greenhouse. Locals can also bring food to share and enjoy the music, stalls, fairground, and learn about local food growing.

Now is the perfect time to get outside and learn about the many uses of the wild plants that grow all around us, but which are often overlooked. The walks will cover plant identification, potential hazards and tips on harvesting and preparation, including how to forage sustainably. You will be given a solid grounding in the basics of botany and learn how to group plants into their respective families. You will also learn about the folklore and medicinal uses of the plants we find. There will be a chance to sample some of the food and drink that can be made from foraged plants, such as wild garlic pesto, herbal teas and cordial. Cost: £20, £12 concession or £6 under 16s. No. of places: 10 Time: 16.00-18.30. Meet at 15.50 at Gospel Oak overground station.

The Big Jubilee Lunch is part of the events programme for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. A special four-day bank holiday from 2-5 June means there is plenty of time to enjoy lunching in your community. Find your nearest street party or set up your own. And of course, the ONLY loaves to use for sandwiches are Real Bread! Find recipes to bake your own or seek out your local Real Bread bakery at realbreadcampaign.org

Redbridge Green Fair 2012 It's BACK. After a two year break, Redbridge Green Fair 2012 is on Monday 4th June. This year promises to be an exciting time to be in London, but whatever your plans, the Summer starts right here in Valentines Park, Ilford. Just click on our flyer to go to our download page, then send it to all your friends. We are now taking bookings for : stalls and caterers and musicians. Make the day even more enjoyable by getting involved – you could give as little as one or two hours! Check our Volunteers page. For all other enquiries please email us now at redbridgegreenfair@gmail.com Attractions already confirmed include : - Live Music, two stages : the fully amplified Main Stage and the Acoustic Stage - Stalls area environmental, animal, human causes, arts, crafts, trade, food and drink - Eco House, giving some useful ideas about energy and materials in building homes - Eco Fashion show, in partnership with grassroots organisation Caramel Rock - Give or Take, your opportunity to donate your unwanted items and take something you can reuse - Professor Kayoss with his live theatre show on global issues and the importance of localism - Anniversary - an Act of Memory a recitation of all the acts in the UN Declaration of Human Rights - Land Art, join in the fun in layout out a Giant Planet Earth on the grass using natural materials

Learn how to make the perfect doughs to produce a white tin loaf, rustic brown bread and soda bread. Friendly expert Linda Dobbs will show you how. cost £75 includes lunch and a recipe/info pack to take home with your breads. Timing - 9.45 am - 3.30 pm

London's largest free environmental festival celebrates its 20th b-day! Featuring two music stages, a high profile debating arena, symphonic orchestra, BikeFest, large children\'s area, theatre & dance, permaculture and lots of ethical food & market stalls.

Revisit your favourite urban green spaces or discover new hidden squares and gardens that are opening their doors to the public over this - hopefully summer - weekend.

Scythe Association of Britain and Ireland Stall at the London Green Fair 9th and 10th June 2012 Come see us at the stall in the permaculture zone, or come to take part in some of the one hour taster workshops in the park. One hour taster workshops in the park at following times: Saturday 9th June 1.30pm 3.45pm 5pm - scythe improvers session, peening techniques Sunday 10th June 1.30pm 4pm Email ifabrizio@hotmail.com to reserve your place or call 07930 927 979 - or come see us at the stall in the permaculture zone to book a place

Now is the perfect time to get outside and learn about the many uses of the wild plants that grow all around us, but which are often overlooked. The walks will cover plant identification, potential hazards and tips on harvesting and preparation, including how to forage sustainably. You will be given a solid grounding in the basics of botany and learn how to group plants into their respective families. You will also learn about the folklore and medicinal uses of the plants we find. There will be a chance to sample some of the food and drink that can be made from foraged plants, such as wild garlic pesto, herbal teas and cordial. Cost: £20, £12 concession or £6 under 16s. No. of places: 10 Time: 16.00-18.30. Meet at 10.30 at Hampstead Heath overground station.

Now is the perfect time to get outside and learn about the many uses of the wild plants that grow all around us, but which are often overlooked. The walks will cover plant identification, potential hazards and tips on harvesting and preparation, including how to forage sustainably. You will be given a solid grounding in the basics of botany and learn how to group plants into their respective families. You will also learn about the folklore and medicinal uses of the plants we find. There will be a chance to sample some of the food and drink that can be made from foraged plants, such as wild garlic pesto, herbal teas and cordial. Cost: £20, £12 concession or £6 under 16s. No. of places: 10 Time: 10.30 - 13.00. Meet at 10.20 at Hampstead Heath overground station.

Now is the perfect time to get outside and learn about the many uses of the wild plants that grow all around us, but which are often overlooked. The walks will cover plant identification, potential hazards and tips on harvesting and preparation, including how to forage sustainably. You will be given a solid grounding in the basics of botany and learn how to group plants into their respective families. You will also learn about the folklore and medicinal uses of the plants we find. There will be a chance to sample some of the food and drink that can be made from foraged plants, such as wild garlic pesto, herbal teas and cordial. Cost: £20, £12 concession or £6 under 16s. No. of places: 10 Time: 11.00-13.30 Meet at 10.50 in coppermill fields car park, at the end of coppermill lane, E17 7HB

Croydon's annual environmental fair with stalls and displays for all the family. Get along and get inspiration for a green lifestyle.

Now is the perfect time to get outside and learn about the many uses of the wild plants that grow all around us, but which are often overlooked. The walks will cover plant identification, potential hazards and tips on harvesting and preparation, including how to forage sustainably. You will be given a solid grounding in the basics of botany and learn how to group plants into their respective families. You will also learn about the folklore and medicinal uses of the plants we find. There will be a chance to sample some of the food and drink that can be made from foraged plants, such as wild garlic pesto, herbal teas and cordial. Cost: £20, £12 concession or £6 under 16s. No. of places: 10 Time: 10.30-13.00 Meet at 10.20 at Hampstead Heath overground station

Wednesday, 20th June, 6.00 - 8.30pm Networking event open to all food-growers. The event will include workshops on: - caring for your soil - wildlife gardening - growing edible perennials The event will cost £10 but is free for Capital Growth members. E-mail ida@sustainweb.org for more info or to book Directions: The Redmond Community Centre, Kayani Avenue, Hackney, N4 2HF (on the banks of the West Resevoir, nearest tube Manor House)

WHEN: Wednesday 20th June 2012, 10.00am registration for 10.30am start. Ends 4.00pm. WHERE: Shine Conference Centre, Harehills Road, Leeds, LS8 5HS WHAT: The event will examine the role and revival of towns as local food centres and how creating a strong local food web (the connections between people who produce sell and buy locally-sourced food in a local area food) can: ·boost the local economy ·improve access to high quality fresh produce ·foster local distinctiveness ·bring communities together This conference will explore how local food activists, sector professionals, local councillors and officers (at all levels: parish, town, district, borough, city, and county) and the people involved in local food initiatives can work together to promote and enhance their local food webs. WHO: Chaired by: Kath Dalmeny, Sustain PLENARY SESSION: Local Food Webs Past, Present and Future Speakers: Graeme Willis, Campaign to Protect Rural England Leon Ballin, Sheffield Food Network Fran Robinson, Local to Ledbury WORKSHOP THEMES: Participants can select two from the following three options: 1. How a joined up approach to local food can support the local economy and community in your town - Pete Hawkins, Taste Tideswell, Tish Dockerty, Local to Ludlow, Jennifer Smith, Making Local Food Work Programme Manager. Chaired by Helen Seymour, Headingley Farmers' Market & The Natural Food Store 2. How partnership working can build stronger local food networks - Peter Norton, Herefordshire Food Partnership, Frances Northrop, Transition in Action Manager, Transition Town Totnes 3. How mapping your local food network can identify the key challenges and opportunities for local food where you live - Ben Messer, Food Matters, Brighton A local food lunch will be served. Book Now: TICKETS - Only £20. Tickets for Sustain and CPRE members are £10 https://www.cpremlfw.eventbrite.com

An exploration of world cuisine, curated by the highly-acclaimed and award-winning chef Paul Merrett, in support of the charity Freedom from Torture. The Big Cook Up will feature a range of fantastic dishes, designed especially for the event by a hand-picked team of top chefs, and inspired by recipes representing some of the many different nationalities of the individuals receiving rehabilitative care from Freedom from Torture. Guests will see the food prepared before their eyes, before having the chance to enjoy each dish, complimented by free specialist wine and spectacular live world music. The climax of the evening will be a fast-paced luxury auction, with prizes including a luxury week-long break for two in Northern Cyprus, a private dinner party for ten prepared by a celebrity chef in your own home, and even the chance to win your own weight in wine. All of the money raised on the night will go to support the work of Freedom from Torture – the only national organisation in the UK dedicated solely to the rehabilitation of torture survivors. Tickets: £50 To book tickets/more info: www.freedomfromtorture.org/thebigcookup

Ciabatta, Foccacia, Pitta - learn to make these delicious Med classics under the guidance of our friendly expert tutor, Linda Dobbs. Course timing 9.45 - 3.30, cost £85. Take your impressive breads home to impress everyone, maybe have a med themed evening with your friends? You will also be given a recipe and info pack so you can keep on baking...

This course looks at all the important aspects to consider when growing food, including improving the fertility of your soil and companion planting To book, please go to www.localfoodnetwork.org.uk, call 020 8770 6611 or e-mail us at food@ecolocal.org.uk

A brand new workshop for people dreaming, or at the early stages, of running their own food business comes to London on June 23-4, 2012. Led by food industry expert Monique Borst, the Food Business Start-up Boot Camp is touring the country this Spring and comes to Wallacespace Covent Garden at the end of June. London is home to many innovative and entrepreneurial food businesses from individuals making cakes, pickles and jams to sell at farmers markets to success stories like Neal’s Yard Dairy and The Monmouth Coffee Company. But starting a food business can be a daunting task ... you need to be aware of all the rules – environmental, health, licensing and insurance – competition is fierce and profit margins are small. You also need a marketing strategy to give your business the best chance of being seen and heard and a realistic business plan. For anyone starting that journey, or people with a fledgling business who are wondering ‘where next’? this Food Business Start-up Boot Camp will be a practical, inspiring and fun weekend. A combination of talks, exercises and a glimpse behind-the-scenes of a local food producer and retailer.

Learn the techniques of basic bread making and the roles the 4 elements play, how to pick the best flours, why salt is so important, how to use less commercial yeast to make better more flavourful and more digestible breads. Learn to make 2 versatile doughs using stone ground organic flours, a basic white and a rye & wholemeal spelt dough; learn to shape baguettes, rolls and a daily loaf; make a crunchy sundried Tomato & Olive Focaccia and Tallegio & Asparagus Calzones.

After this workshop you’ll go away with the knowledge required to sow and grow vegetables, herbs and flowers in containers all for just £20. To book, please go to www.localfoodnetwork.org.uk, call 020 8770 6611 or e-mail us at food@ecolocal.org.uk

Not to be missed, our now famous Beer Nights plus the launch of the much anticipated TPS Cookbook. TPS Brownie supplier and very special guest Nick Fu will be cooking up: meat option: breaded fingers of slow roasted lambs breast w/celeriac remoulade & caper foam. Vegetarian option: ricotta & sweet corn cakes w/avocado & lime pickle puree. Dessert: chocolate & stout madeleines, tobacco snaps & salted chocolate & stout sauce TPS members and Central St.Martins Design Graduates Kate and Radek will be showcasing their stunningly designed cookbook: Browse a copy in store and check out your fellow Members' recipes Pre-pay on the night for one of just 100 copies from the exclusive first edition! For £10 you get 3 tokens and each can be exchanged for an item of food or drink. Buy your ticket. For more information or if you have any questions please call 020 7430 1827, or email office@thepeoplessupermarket.org.

The beautiful Forty Hall Farm in Enfield, north London, will be opening its doors on Saturday 30th June to host a one-off Farmers' Market. The market, which coincides with the grand reopening of Forty Hall next door and will include a host of local food stalls. As well stocking up on local produce, visitors will be able to wander round the Farm, meeting the animals and learning about the Farm's unique community projects. The Farm is home to an exciting vineyard social enterprise and a new community orchard. Free entry. Everyone welcome.

Real bread, 75 different flavour sausages, a range of wines made from local vineyards, goats cheese, Goan food, game, wild meats, pies and cakes! The market will be held from 10am to 4pm on 30th June and returns to Sutton on 30th Sept and 17th Nov.