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BwD Food Alliance

@foodbwd

Bringing communities together to build a healthy, sustainable food system for everyone in Blackburn with Darwen. email [email protected]

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At Blackburn Central High School facilitating the second in our series of “community seasonal cook ups” supporting local and on a budget. Here we will have 11 families cooking for a family of 4. Blog to follow. #goodfoodmovement #buylocal #buylocalblackburn

At Blackburn Central High School facilitating the second in our series of “community seasonal cook ups” supporting local and on a budget. Here we will have 11 families cooking for a family of 4. Blog to follow. #goodfoodmovement #buylocal #buylocalblackburn
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What a fab time we had after school at our cookery class for students & their parents. We cooked Jamie Oliver’s squash & paneer bhaji flatbreads. A big thank you to BwD Food Alliance who provided us with all of the food so that our parents and students could learn to cook this dish.

What a fab time we had after school at our cookery class for students &amp; their parents. We cooked <a href="/jamieoliver/">Jamie Oliver</a>’s  squash &amp; paneer bhaji flatbreads. A big thank you to <a href="/FoodBwD/">BwD Food Alliance</a> who provided us with all of the food so that our parents and students could learn to cook this dish.
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Last week was the second event in the series of community seasonal cook ups. Read more here to find out if we beat Sainsburys on price!#buylocal #buylocalfood #buylocalblackburn Seasonal Community Cook ups- Round 2 - Blackburn with Darwen Food Alliance - go.shr.lc/46gqhjs

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Would you like to become a Good Food Champion in BwD? We are working with the Food for Life team to host their development training in Blackburn. Full details below & 1st info session on 5th Oct. Fabulous programme, please share.

Would you like to become a Good Food Champion in BwD? We are working with the <a href="/SAfoodforlife/">Food for Life</a> team to host their development training in Blackburn. Full details below &amp; 1st info session on 5th Oct.  Fabulous programme, please share.
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Off to Whitehall Park later to plan the up and coming Apple Day here in Darwen. Lots of appley fun things to do and we will even be adding to the apple orchard. #buylocalblackburn #buylocaldarwen #goodfoodmovement #puttingafacetoourfood #AppleEvent #apples

Off to Whitehall Park later to plan the up and coming Apple Day here in Darwen.  Lots of appley fun things to do and we will even be adding to the apple orchard.  #buylocalblackburn #buylocaldarwen #goodfoodmovement #puttingafacetoourfood #AppleEvent #apples
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This is the 10th in the series of blogs in our series "Putting a face to our food" Thought i would wait until Egg week to showcase the work of Hens On The Hill Meet James Nuttall AKA Hens On The Hill - Blackburn with Darwen Food Alliance - go.shr.lc/3RSWo4l #eggs #EggDay

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Was waiting until National Mushroom day to get this one out.Turns out that was an American day and it was fungi day here in the uk on the 8th October! Anyway here we go- Mushroom Growing - Blackburn with Darwen Food Alliance - go.shr.lc/46GilaY #goodfoodmovement

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Mon 6 Nov 10:15 AM - 4:00 PM: Moving to more regenerative food and farming systems in the North o… tickettailor.com/events/norther… #goodfoodmovement

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Squash over pumpkin? used to be a swede in my day. Taste not waste: Squash versus pumpkin for Halloween wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/lifestyle/tast…

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Cook and Share Month - Blackburn with Darwen Food Alliance - go.shr.lc/3FFj29l Read about how to get involved. Big or small gatherings of people coming together over food. Lets spread some positivity #goodfoodmovement #blackburn #darwen #cookandshare #foodforlife

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7 weeks ago we called on the UK’s 6 biggest supermarkets to: 🚜 Pay what they agreed to pay 🚜 Buy what they committed to buy 🚜 Agree on fair spec 🚜Commit for the long term 🚜 Pay on time We’ve had…silence… Add your voice ➡️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6432… #GetFairAboutFarming

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Absolutely fab news from @FoodPlacesUK today - BwD has achieved the bronze award as a sustainable food place. This award recognises the work being done across the borough by many individuals, groups, organisations and businesses. A good news day today BwD Public Health Blackburn with Darwen Council

Absolutely fab news from @FoodPlacesUK today - BwD has achieved the bronze award as a sustainable food place. This award recognises the work being done across the borough by many individuals, groups, organisations and businesses. A good news day today <a href="/BwDPH/">BwD Public Health</a> <a href="/blackburndarwen/">Blackburn with Darwen Council</a>
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Great 2 days with Food for Life team & an inspiring group of people working across BwD embarking on the My Food Community Training. So much passion about building a good food movement. Thanks for a great start & looking forward to seeing where this journey takes us

Great 2 days with <a href="/SAfoodforlife/">Food for Life</a> team &amp; an inspiring group of people working across BwD embarking on the My Food Community Training. So much passion about building a good food movement. Thanks for a great start &amp; looking forward to seeing where this journey takes us
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Thank you again to everyone who took part - it really was an inspiring day for so many reasons. The young people who just "got it" the why- why is it important that we eat more with the seasons and why its important to support our local producers go.shr.lc/3sIVMUO

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Farm on the Fell- Doing dairy differently - Blackburn with Darwen Food Alliance - go.shr.lc/3SXvvwH Read all about the risk this dairy farm took to do things differently and their why. #buylocal #buylocalblackburn #buylocaldarwen #goodfoodmovement #puttingafacetoourfood

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Today we came together to celebrate the borough achieving the Sustainable Food Places Bronze award. @FoodPlacesUK The work of so many individuals and organisations contributed to this achievement. it is something we should all be really proud of.

Today we came together to celebrate the borough achieving the Sustainable Food Places Bronze award.  @FoodPlacesUK The work of so many individuals and organisations contributed to this achievement. it is something we should all be really proud of.
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Here is Keaton from November's community up at Blackburn College . He so eloquently described his menu and why and he supports local- from our series of community cook ups. #buylocalfood #buylocalblackburn #buylocaldarwen #goodfoodmovement #puttingafacetoourfood

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Community Cook Up- Round 4 - Blackburn with Darwen Food Alliance - go.shr.lc/3v1JpEf Read all about the day spent with the ladies at Humraaz, what they cooked and the conversation we shared. #goodfoodmovement #seasonalfood