Resources - Food
Welcome to our Food Resources page. Here, you’ll find resources for schools, community educators, and local residents that support a range of food and cooking-related activities.
Whether you’re interested in cooking and learning about diverse cultural foods, planning meals on a budget, or growing your own food, our resources can provide helpful guidance and tips. We aim to support local people in developing positive food cultures and skills, and promote healthier and holistic relationships with food.
Below you will find:
Resources for schools and community educators
Guide to Food/Cookery lesson planning
Cross-curricular food activities
Classroom Experiments that Bring Food Waste into your Maths and Science Curriculum
Food-growing resources
Resources to Support Food Growing and Gardening
School Food Matters have resources to support school food growing and gardening projects
The Royal Horticultural Society have a wealth of lesson plans & other resources suited to support your school gardening projects
Resources for residents
Food-growing - Getting Started
Beginners’ Guide – Charles Dowding, online resource.
Fruit Trees Guide – Orange Pippin Trees, article.
Food-growing - Training, Skills and Networks
Dagenham Farm – local volunteering and/or events.
Organic Lea – accredited horticulture training and/or volunteer opportunities.
Vital Seeds – information on saving seeds.
Groundwork – information on small funds for food growing.
Community Food Growers Network – London-wide networking, resources, skills, events (membership).
Capital Growth – London-wide training, networks, jobs and resources.
Tower Hamlets Food Growers – resources, information and events.
Landworkers Alliance – UK-wide networking resources, training, webinars (membership).
Starting an Enterprise or Project
Barking Enterprise Centre – business support one-to-ones, workshop, network development, webinars and resources.
BD CVS – support for the voluntary sector, signposting to local funding, training and networks.
BD Giving – local charity, often launching small grants and opportunities.
LBBD Neighbourhood Fund – opportunity for local community groups to bid for up to £10,000 for local initiatives.
National Lottery Awards for All – ongoing funding for community-led projects.
Recipe Bank
LBBD recipe cards
Tried and tested, easy to follow recipes from our food education and community programmes
Good for classrooms
Recipes suited to a school setting
Billingsgate Seafood School
Recipes from our food industry partner
Cookbooks and toolkits
Come Cook With Us! – LBBD community recipe book and cookalong videos