After a busy year working on food projects and raising awareness of local food, the food group is taking a summer break in August...but we’ll be back!! Look out for our stall at the Food, Garden and Produce Show on Parker’s Piece on 18-19 September. Come to our newcomers’ meeting on 20 October to hear about the projects that are building a resilient and sustainable local food economy.

• The next regular fortnightly food group meeting will be Wednesday 8th Sep 6.30-8.30pm at the Corner House pub on Newmarket Rd. The Corner House offers us a great room all to ourselves, and has good food with lots of veggie and gluten free options. Come along and meet some food focussed folk!
• Our next Newcomers' meeting is scheduled for 20th October 2010. Do come along if you would like to find out our current and near future plans and ask questions or make suggestions. The formal(ish) meeting will be very short and then we will break up for a social. Venue tbc. Newcomers are always welcome at any of our regular meetings as well.
• There is a new project starting up in Cherry Hinton for a City Farm and Community Garden which we are very enthusiastic about. There is a leaflet about it here and here's their web-site (we support it but it's not our project). Basically it is intended to be a small farm with a community vegetable plot, demonstration gardens and offering courses and workshops. It could be a great resource for schools and youth groups as well as adults and it will be conveniently situated on currently unused land at Cherry Hinton Hall. If you would like to get involved - please don't be shy! Contact them here.

Grow Your Own 2010 has started but it is not too late to join in if you are quick about it. Download a poster here We are running our practical sessions to complement the CCF theory/questions/discussions sessions run by Keith Jordan

If you already grow your own veggies, are you feeling a bit overwhelmed at the sight of yet another courgette at the moment? Check out the FoodShare project: this is a wonderful way to put gluts of vegetables to very good use - helping to feed the clients and guests of charities such as Milton Children's Hospice and Winter Comfort.

Would your community or social group like to hear a talk by Food Group members about our projects and activities? We've put together an illustrated presentation,and are keen to connect with others...email Jacky to arrange a date.

We are starting to organise a food conference for sometime in 2011. This will be a one-day event with the aim of examining our food system in Cambridge: where we are, where we need to go, and some ideas for how to get there.

• Do you have contacts with local food producers who might be interested in taking part?
• Do you know of any food experts you would like to hear speak in Cambridge?
• Would you like to join the organising committee and help make this a fun community event?

If so, please email Jacky

Garden share : needs another volunteer organiser

We would like to reach out more to elderly people who perhaps do not have internet access but to do that we need someone to help who is likely to be available by phone during the day. Please email jacky if you'd like to get involved.

Also:

Help needed with technical drawings for improvements to a chicken area which is part of Trumpington Allotments