Our food shares are friendly, inclusive, and open to everyone. We operate our food shares at the Jubilee Scout Hut in Newtown (and other venues from time to time), we are open (usually) Monday and Fridays 10.30am to 11.15am but times do change and are later when we do operate from the school, do check our events page or for recent posts, as food surplus is unpredictable, we may open more or less d
epending on what comes in. Why are you doing this? Many of us are environmentalists who want to see Newtown as a pioneering town of food sustainability. Just think about all the CO2 and resources thats gone into making this food, fertilisers, water, only for it to be wasted. This has prompted us to do something bold for Newtown, to collect and redistribute as much of it as possible to avoid it from being wasted, lowering it's impact and filling . All part of the circular econmony ethos! Everyone!!! We are passionate about stopping good food from being wasted, our volunteers are collecting this surplus daily from local supermarkets. We know that this is plugging a financial gap for many so encourage people having a tough month to come during the first half hour, after that we need you anti-waste crew to get in and prevent anything left being wasted....this is a community effort. Please be aware that we are working with community groups as well, you are not taking food away from anyone. Are you a food bank? No we are not. Food surplus is very unpredictable and cannot be entirely relied upon, we may get just crates after crate after crate of mushrooms or swedes one week. Food Surplus does not address the roots of food poverty and arguably removes responsibility from the government. We are about 'food-sharing', bringing community together, using the food for positive change in the community. How much does it cost? It's 'pay as you feel', so if you're having a tough month it's free or you could donate your time and help, post and share on Facebook, it all helps. If you can afford to pay donations are very much welcome towards our running costs, help buy equipment etc and can 'pay it forward for others'. I'd like to volunteer...
Please email us on [email protected]
Hope that info helps,
The Newtown Food Surplus team
