At the Good Food Matters Community Food Learning Centre we run bespoke programmes for specific sections of the community. These include: Young people not in education or training (NEAT), homeless teenagers and those leaving care, young carers and older carers, teenage mums and dads, isolated older people living alone or in care homes, people of all ages with mental disabilities including autism, people of all ages with physical disabilities inc. We will offer:
- Accredited and non-accredited cookery and horticulture courses
- Training in sustainable food growing using organic gardening methods and techniques, inc. beekeeping and recycling waste
- A focus on targeted learning, employability skills, health and safety, in a working practical environment and progression for further studies
- Schools and college curriculum based programmes
- Short- term to long-term apprenticeship programmes
- Volunteers programmes
- Community wide gardening projects
- An understanding of the value of affordable, local food to schools, hospitals, voluntary organizations and local businesses.
- Free training and free produce to all volunteers when available
- Surplus produce to those in need
- Local food enterprise produce and Vegbox Scheme (in development)
- We aim to have a community shop in Fieldway enabling the community to access affordable healthy food
