There’s been lots of interest in reducing waste packaging in Tooting in recent months, whether its the new Plastic Free Tooting group on Facebook or BYO the new zero waste shop in Tooting Market. So we’re delighted to be welcoming back our fixing and mending workshop which focuses on reducing electrical and electronic waste, and […]
Read More →30 passionate Tooting folk came to The Selkirk (thanks so much Ben and the team!) on Wednesday night to join our 4 fantastic speakers, Kemi Akinola, Robert Biel, Robyn Knight and Sue Sheehan, in wrestling with the big dilemmas of sustainable food systems and what we can do locally. Our title was “Local Food is […]
Read More →It takes many people to make Tooting Foodival happen. Here’s a short thank-you to (hopefully) most of you! GROWERS Without your generous contributions of locally grown producewe would not have been feasting! Charles & Lesley, Foulser Rd – tarragon & bay leaves Elisabetta, Dahomey Rd – Tuscan kale, cima di rapa, marrow, leeks, chard, pumpkin […]
Read More →Thank you so much to the competition entrants, the judges and to the local enterprises who donated prizes for each class in the ‘Top Tooting Cook’ competition. We had fabulous entries made with love and delicious fresh local ingredients…all adding up to good tasting and decision-making challenges for our panel of judges. The panel judged […]
Read More →We’re thrilled with the fun and buzz at the Tooting Foodival last Saturday! Thanks to all who contributed their time, equipment, skills and produce to make it a success (see the I Grew This 2018 blog post). Over 600 people took part on a sunny Tooting afternoon!Much more to share about it soon on this […]
Read More →Yesterday was another memorable one in the Tooting Foodival annals. Full reports with myriad pictures will be posted on our blogas in the coming days but firstly thank you to our fabulous growers who donated home grown fruit and vegetables. Without you the event is not possible.We give you I Grew This 2018!
Read More →Running Order 2018 Foodival 2018 started this evening with the produce drop-off at Mushkil Aasaan. Left is the running order for the event including all the food, Top Tooting Cook and music timings. Click through for the pdf. You can also drop off produce between 10:00 & 11:00 on Saturday, in time to have what […]
Read More →The Dermot Jones Meltdown™ showcases a variety of local musical talent at this year’s Foodival, including Dermot himself and some artists so secret we cannot yet name them here! Here is a taster of some of this year’s acts. Dermot Jones Armed with six steel strings, a larynx, and a love of music stretching back […]
Read More →All about Tooting Foodival Food: Four Wonderful Chefs for the feast on Saturday 15th! Brilliant donors of prizes for the Top Tooting Cook competition! The Four Wonderful Chefs Volker Nissen (top left) is co-ordinating the cooking on Saturday, plus Manisha from Pooja Sweets (top right), Rick Gibbs of Rick’s Tooting (bottom right) & Elisabetta […]
Read More →We’re all looking forward to the FREE 11th Tooting Foodival on Saturday 15th September – for all the details of the Saturday community feast and more, scroll through our recent posts including our invitation to you to donate locally-grown vegetables and fruit, and about entering the Top Tooting Cook competition. The Foodival will be at […]
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