Pop-Up surprises at Brixton Village Market (Sat 16 Jan)
Brixton Village market is having a food event next Saturday from 11 to 5. Get to know the new market shops, eat some food, and use it as an opportunity to come and see Transition Town Brixton in the Community Shop (Unit 6, near the Coldharbour Lane Entrance: map). As part of this event we will be holding food tastings, developing an online food map, and presenting ideas for minimizing waste food and packaging – see below.
Or download the leaflet here
Our Programme:
12.00: ‘I hate Cabbage!’ – delicious cabbage tasting – we challenge you to taste different cabbage recipes and find at least one you like!
12.00: Seasonal Soup – learn the recipe of an easy, cheap, seasonal soup made with local ingredients
Time to be confirmed (possibly 3.00): Wildfood tasting – dishes using wild food from around Brixton
All day projects
Food mapping project – add your favourite suppliers to the online map, so people can find sources to help build up a sustainable food supply for Brixton, and minimize food waste from packaging.
Brixton Food and Growing Group Program– find out about the current program.
Focus on Food Waste (with ‘Brixton Remade’ shop next door to the Community Shop) – exact details to be confirmed, but will include some or all of the following:
- Food waste and minimizing food packaging – test yourself in our Zero Food Waste quiz,
- Packaging Reuse Ideas – exhibition of ideas for reusing packaging
- Supermarket versus Local Shopping – what’s the difference in packaging waste for a typical shopping bag
- Stock from Vegetable Peelings
- Composting and Wormery – find out about composting and see a wormery in action
- To bring a cabbage dish for the ‘I Hate Cabbage’ challenge (ideally cooked earlier and brought warm or for us to reheat)
- To update the online map with food related items on the day
- To prepare the exhibitions during the week and on Saturday morning
- To help generally and explain what the Food and Growing Group is doing (there will be a display about this)
Volunteers needed:
Please reply to this email if you can help, or call Penny on 07821 401 793 or 020 7582 0205
Overall Market Programme
Kicking off at 11am with an under-11s cake designing competition, there will be cook-offs, locally-produced freebies and two brand new restaurant openings. Check out the shops, vintage boutiques, galleries, cafes and more; play the Brixton geo piano and pick up some new food tips along the way.
http://spacemakers.org.uk/brixton/
http://spacemakers.ning.com/events/a-tasty-january-brixton
Location: Brixton Market, also known as the Granville Arcade. Entrances on Coldharbour Lane and Atlantic Road. Nearest tube: Brixton Underground.