Foodcycle Mitcham
FoodCycle Mitcham is a community project that transforms surplus food into free, nutritious meals, offering a welcoming space every Thursday evening at Togetherness Community Centre for anyone seeking food and companionship.
Operating every Thursday evening at the Togetherness Community Centre in Mitcham, the project welcomes guests from all walks of life to share a hot meal and engage in friendly conversation in a warm, inclusive environment.
The meals are prepared by dedicated volunteers using surplus food collected from local supermarkets and grocers, ensuring that perfectly edible food is diverted from landfill and put to good use. Volunteers take on various roles, including cooking, hosting, and food collection, all contributing to the creation of a welcoming space where guests can enjoy both nourishment and companionship.
By fostering connections among community members and promoting sustainability, FoodCycle Mitcham not only provides immediate support to those facing hardship but also works towards building a more resilient and connected local community.
4 GoodGymers have supported Foodcycle Mitcham with 8 tasks.
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Previous sessions
Just don't call it pizza!
Thursday 31st July
Written by Zaeem
Afyer a healthy delivery of supplies, our kitchen team made caramelised onion and goats cheese flatbread, Stir fry veg noodles, passionfruit and strawberry cheesecake. 26 guests were served and had great feedback on the meal! Shout out to our first time volunteers who did an amazing job cooking and hosting.
Bag it up
Thursday 17th July
Written by Zaeem
We had a shorter session than usual due to not having a cooking team and limited food delivery. We did a bit of a tidy up, onboarded 1st time volunteers, did a walkround of the site and packed bags with potatoes, courgettes, tomatoes and oat milk for guests who dropped by. Major thanks to Hannah, a first time goodgymer who joined us on this session.
From fennel to banana custard
Thursday 10th July
Written by Clare Riddiford
A delicious meal was created and served to 22 happy eaters, who praised the presentation. And braised iceberg lettuce is very tasty to eat on a hot day.
A risottoly good meal
Thursday 19th June
Written by Clare Riddiford
A lovely time being rushed off feet serving to 30 people a wonderful 3 course meal of Pomme Boulangere, mushroom and leek risotto and a clementine cake, all from surplus ingredients that would have gone to waste.
Tomatoly delicious Togetherness
Thursday 12th June
Written by Clare Riddiford
Lovely attendance - wonderful creativity by Food cycle with parsnips, tomato and bread and great teamwork
Pizza the action
Thursday 29th May
Written by Caroline Helder
Zaeem is a regular at this task but we hope to be making it a GoodGym Merton session from now on. Today we had a good size delivery of veg and fruits, our cooking team made pizza for starters, rice and veg curry for the main and apple crumble as pudding. We had 29 guests altogether and 9 volunteers who ensured the meal went well. The volunteers set tables, served food, did the dishes and cleaned up the hall at the end of the session. Our guests were very satisfied with their meal. Given the large delivery of fruit, we managed to give out bags of apples, mandarine and bananas for guests to take home.