Volunteer Drivers to collect Supermarket Surplus
Jun
1
to Jul 2

Volunteer Drivers to collect Supermarket Surplus

We are looking for people to join our team of volunteers drivers collecting surplus food from local supermarkets across Cambridge first thing in the morning on weekdays between 7am and 9am.

Volunteer drivers play a vital role in ensuring good food doesn’t go to waste and is able to reach the community food hubs across the city.

Once collected, food is dropped to Unit 17 Barnwell Business Park (CB5 8UZ) on Mondays, Thursdays, Wednesdays and Fridays and to The Edge Café (CB1 3DF) on Tuesdays.

We welcome drivers who can help out every once in a while or those who can drive regularly!

We’d be delighted to hear from you if you’d like to get involved. Please email volunteer@cambridgesustainablefood.org

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CSF Kitchen Volunteers
Jun
1
to Dec 1

CSF Kitchen Volunteers

We’re looking for volunteers to help out regularly and more sporadically at our kitchen which is based at St Philip’s Church on Mill Road.

We run our ‘Waste not Wednesday’ pay as you feel meal every Wednesday lunchtime, serve at Phil’s People Community Meal on the first Monday of every month and use surplus food to cater for private events with all profits going back into supporting community food projects across the city.

Volunteers are needed to help with food preparation and service - no previous cooking experience required, you just need to be willing to be guided by our chefs and get stuck in!

Email volunteer@cambridgesustainablefood.org to get involved.

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Food for the Planet Festival 2024
Oct
26
11:00 AM11:00

Food for the Planet Festival 2024

We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our team for this year’s Food for the Planet Festival which is taking place on Saturday 26th October at the Museum of Technology.

This year we are taking inspiration from the story of Jack, whose life got a whole lot better when he found some magic beans, and celebrating the amazing power of beans to benefit both people and planet. For one magical day the Museum of Technology will transform into a ’Beantopia’ bursting with bean-based cookery demos, talks, stalls, and activities to get people excited about bean-ing more like Jack.

There are lots of opportunities to get involved in one of the most exciting events in the CSF calendar and we would love you to join us in making this year’s festival the biggest and best one yet.

We are seeking volunteers in the run-up to the festival (30th Sept onwards) to support with:

  • Making decorations

  • Distributing leaflets and promotion

We also need a team of volunteers on the day (26th Oct) to:

  • Run stalls

  • Welcome visitors

  • Support with activities throughout the day

  • Set up and pack down equipment

If you’d like to get involved with any of these opportunities please get in touch with alex@cambridgesustainablefood.org.

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Summer Holiday Lunch Volunteers
Jul
22
to Aug 30

Summer Holiday Lunch Volunteers

Each school holiday, the Cambridge holiday lunch programme takes place, providing meals and activities for disadvantaged families at different venues across the city. 

We’re always looking for volunteers to help

  • Prepare holiday lunches at our kitchen or at venues, guided by our Holiday Lunch Cookery Leads

  • Drive and deliver lunches to events

  • Assist with holiday lunch events across the city - getting the event set up, greeting families, serving lunches, helping run activities and clearing away

Anybody interested in volunteering this summer or during future school holidays get in touch with volunteer@cambridgesustainablefood.org.

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May Half Term Holiday Lunch Volunteers
May
27
to May 31

May Half Term Holiday Lunch Volunteers

Each school holiday, the Cambridge holiday lunch programme takes place, providing meals and activities for disadvantaged families at different venues across the city. 

We’re always looking for volunteers to help

  • Prepare holiday lunches at our kitchen or at venues, guided by our Holiday Lunch Cookery Leads

  • Drive and deliver lunches to events

  • Assist with holiday lunch events across the city - getting the event set up, greeting families, serving lunches, helping run activities and clearing away

Anybody interested in volunteering this February or during future school holidays get in touch with volunteer@cambridgesustainablefood.org.

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Run the Cambridge Half Marathon with Cambridge Sustainable Food
Dec
1
to Mar 3

Run the Cambridge Half Marathon with Cambridge Sustainable Food

At Cambridge Sustainable Food (CSF) we still have two fundraising places available for the Cambridge Half Marathon and we are inviting you to get involved!

Why do we need your support?

Food causes a third of global greenhouse gas emissions and millions of people in the UK can’t afford to put food on the table. Whilst these are big challenges that need global solutions, we can all make positive change happen and play a part locally.

By fundraising for CSF we can continue to tackle the issue of Cambridge Food Poverty and provide healthy, sustainable food that everyone in Cambridge can access with dignity.

How to get involved?

To secure your spot in the TTP Cambridge Half Marathon through CSF:

Non-refundable Entry Fee: £25

Minimum Fundraising Target: £300

Deadline for registration: 25th January 2024

By becoming a CSF fundraising athlete you can also become part of our CSF community of runners which could offer you support through your training.

What’s next?

Interested in securing your spot or already have a place and want to fundraise for CSF? Let us know by emailing volunteer@cambridgesustainablefood.org by 25th Jan!

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Food For the Planet Festival @ The Museum of Technology Volunteers
Oct
28
9:00 AM09:00

Food For the Planet Festival @ The Museum of Technology Volunteers

We're running a Food for the Planet Day @ The Cambridge Museum of Technology on Saturday 22nd October and are looking for volunteers to help make it happen!

It promises to be a fun packed day with lots going on around climate action on a plate! More details on the programme for the day here.

Needed on the day is:

  • 18 volunteers to help at Museum of Technology between 9am and 5pm on Saturday 22nd October. Volunteers will be helping set up, welcome visitors, run activities throughout the day and pack down.

If you are able to volunteer your time or for more information email volunteer@cambridgesustainablefood.org.

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Volunteer this Christmas 2023 for households in need
Dec
25
to Dec 25

Volunteer this Christmas 2023 for households in need

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This festive season, as well as sending out food to the seven food hubs around the city - who give this food out to people in need - we are working with Cambridge City Foodbank and Cambridge City Council as part of the Christmas Hamper Project. The Food Bank have a target of 800 hampers which will contain a range of traditional goods like puddings, biscuits and treats, which most of us take for granted. Meanwhile the City Council will arrange for toys to be distributed to families with children.

Sam Dyer, CEO of Cambridge Sustainable Food

“The response to the Christmas project previously has been fantastic and we hope that this year will be no different. Initiatives like this are central to achieving food justice for all and we hope that it will make the holiday season a little brighter for many families in our city.”

How are Cambridge Sustainable Food involved?

For the 4th year running, Cambridge Sustainable Food will source and distribute fresh vegetables to households in need shortly before Christmas. Last year we supported over 650 families and hope to do the same.

How to support our work?

1) Donate to our Cambridge Winter Cost of Living Crisis Campaign

This winter many people in Cambridge will struggle with competing demands for rent, energy and other bills. We are working hard to ensure that those that cannot afford food in our city don’t go hungry this winter. Donations will support this work as well as providing a Christmas veg bag this season.
Here’s what your donation could fund:

  • £15 could fund vegetables for a family over the Christmas period

  • £150 could keep one of the food hubs we support stocked for a week

  • £760 could keep all of the food hubs we support stocked for a week

2) Volunteer this December with Cambridge Sustainable Food

From sorting supermarket surplus or packing Christmas veg to volunteer driving delivering hampers, toys and food to people in need. You can make a difference with your time this festive season. Volunteering opportunities for our Christmas Project are available from Wednesday 13th until Thursday 21st. We do not have any opportunities from December 25th until December 31st.

To sign up as a volunteer email volunteer@cambridgesustainablefood.org

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October/November Holiday Lunch and Cost of Living Event Volunteers
Oct
18
to Nov 29

October/November Holiday Lunch and Cost of Living Event Volunteers

This autumn, we’ll be preparing, delivering and serving meals at October half term holiday lunch events, a series of Cost of Living Support Pop Ups and community meals across Cambridge and we’re looking for volunteers to help make it happen.

If you could help with food preparation, serving at events or driving on weekdays in October and November, we’d love to hear from you! Get in touch with becca@cambridgesustainablefood.org for more info.

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Summer 2022 Holiday Lunch Volunteers
Jul
25
to Aug 26

Summer 2022 Holiday Lunch Volunteers

Once again this summer we will be preparing and delivering meals to holiday lunch events, serving free lunches for children across the city and are looking for volunteers to help make it happen.

If you could help with food preparation or driving, get in touch with becca@cambridgesustainablefood.org.

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Fen Edge Festival Cookery Demonstration Volunteers
Jun
24
to Jun 25

Fen Edge Festival Cookery Demonstration Volunteers

CSF will be running several cookery demonstrations with Steve the foraging chef and Anthony Pitcher in the EcoZone Marquee at Fen Edge Festival and we are looking for volunteers to assist.

Volunteers will be helping prepare ingredients and equipment for the demonstrations and clearing up after.

If you are available during the daytime on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th June and would like to help, get in touch with becca@cambridgesustainablefood.org.

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May Half Term 2022 Holiday Lunch Volunteers
May
30
to Jun 1

May Half Term 2022 Holiday Lunch Volunteers

We are looking for volunteers this upcoming May Half Term to help out with the city wide holiday lunch programme which ensures disadvantaged families can enjoy a meal and activities during the school holidays.

Opportunities available on Monday 30th May, Tuesday 31st May and Wednesday 1st June.

If you interested in getting involved please contact becca@cambridgesustainablefood.org.

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PR Stunt Volunteers
May
14
12:00 PM12:00

PR Stunt Volunteers

We are busy preparing for the launch of our new campaign which goes live on Friday 27th May. To help us promote this in the media, we are organising a PR stunt in Hobsons Park to spell out some words relating to the campaign and are looking for volunteers to help us out!

WHAT? We need 50+ volunteers to lie on the grass and spell out a few words with their bodies. Lines will be marked out in advance. Turn up at 12 noon, take a spot ,and wait for the drone photography to commence! It should take about 1-1.5 hours.

If you’d like to get involved please email becca@cambridgesustainablefood.org for more information and to register.

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Data Entry Volunteers
Mar
7
to Mar 20

Data Entry Volunteers

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We are looking for volunteers to help with data entry processing. This will involve you helping input responses from one of our questionnaires.

No specific date, please get in contact with becca@cambridgesustainablefood.org for more information.

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Regular Food Sorting Volunteers
Feb
11
to Apr 11

Regular Food Sorting Volunteers

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We are looking for volunteers to help at our Community Food Redistribution Centre in the mornings between 9am and 12pm on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays - 2 needed for each day.

This will involve sorting surplus food to go out to the Community Food Hubs across the city.

This is an ongoing position. If you are interested please contact becca@cambridgesustainablefood.org.

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Christmas Volunteers
Dec
9
to Dec 25

Christmas Volunteers

We are in need of some volunteers to support the community food work this Christmas!

As part of our Christmas partnership project we are in need of volunteers to help with preparing and delivering hamper and veg bags.

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October Half Term Holiday Lunch Opportunities
Oct
25
to Oct 29

October Half Term Holiday Lunch Opportunities

Across the October half term week, we are looking for volunteers to help out with the holiday lunch programme at Buchan Street Neighbourhood Centre and at various community centres across Cambridge. Volunteers are needed to help with food preparation, serving lunches at events and clearing up as well as delivering lunches to events. If you are interested in getting involved, please email volunteer@cambridgesustainablefood.org.

Opportunities still available:

Wednesday 27th October

1 volunteer to help with holiday lunch event at Ross Street 10am – 12pm

1 volunteer to help with holiday lunch event at COGS 11:30am – 1:30pm

1 volunteer to help with holiday lunch event at Ross Street 12pm – 3pm

Thursday 28th October

1 volunteer to help with the holiday lunch event at Storey’s Field Centre 9am – 12pm

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Stall Volunteers
Oct
2
to Oct 9

Stall Volunteers

This October we are holding a two stalls focused on promoting the uptake of a climate and planet friendly diet, part of the Eating for our Future: Climate Diet Campaign.

We are looking for volunteers to help out on the stalls on 2nd October and 9th October. They will be held at Cambridge Market Square, between 11am - 3pm.

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Poster Volunteers
Sep
25
to Sep 28

Poster Volunteers

Could you spare a couple of hours to put up posters around town publicising our exciting and upcoming Eat for our Future campaign?

We are looking for volunteers for to help on:

  • Saturday 25th of September

  • Sunday 26th of September

  • Monday 27th of September

  • Tuesday 28th of September.

Contact volunteer@cambridgesustainablefood.org for all the details on how you can get involved!

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Eat for our Future Stall Volunteers
Sep
4
to Sep 19

Eat for our Future Stall Volunteers

During September we are holding a variety of Eat for our Future stalls across South Cambridgeshire, focused on promoting the uptake of a climate and planet friendly diet, part of the Eating for our Future: Climate Diet Campaign.

Volunteer tasks will include helping set up the stall, greeting visitors, helping give out small food samples, and helping close down the stall. Jobs will vary depending on time and shift.

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Holiday Lunch Volunteers
Jul
19
to Sep 3

Holiday Lunch Volunteers

This summer Cambridge Sustainable Food will again be involved in preparing and distributing holiday lunches to families of school children.

Activities and in-person lunches will also be held in a number of locations around Cambridge. We will be looking for volunteers to help out on various dates throughout July and August.

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Volunteer Drivers
Jun
21
to Dec 31

Volunteer Drivers

We are looking for drivers to join our team of volunteers collecting surplus food from local supermarkets and would be delighted if anyone would like to join the team to do collections on the days that suit them.

Each weekday morning one volunteer collects surplus food from local supermarkets and drops it off to Buchan St. centre where it is then redistributed to the food hubs. Surplus food can be collected any time from 7am and dropped to Buchan St. from 9am. Volunteers are alerted of the stores which will have food available the evening before they are due to be collected.

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Hamper Delivery Drivers
Dec
16
1:30 PM13:30

Hamper Delivery Drivers

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This Christmas Cambridge Sustainable Food, the City Council, and the City Foodbank are collaborating to provide hampers for local families experiencing hardship in Cambridge. The hampers will contain a range of nonperishable treats (provided by the City Foodbank), fresh fruit and vegetables (provided by CSF) and a gift (organised by the council). We are currently looking for some volunteers to help with the delivery of these hampers to families in Cambridge tomorrow 16th of December.

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Rebuilding Daily Bread's raised beds
Oct
17
2:00 PM14:00

Rebuilding Daily Bread's raised beds

Some years ago, the Transition Cambridge Growing Spaces project teamed up with Daily Bread to create some raised beds outside the cooperative - you can see pictures and read about it here The beds are now badly in need of repair, so they’re planning some work days to take down the old beds and build new ones. If you'd like to help with this, please register here, letting them know which dates you can do - they'll be in touch to confirm dates/times and with some suggestions about what to bring. They will stick to whatever the current covid-19 restrictions are at the time (currently no more than 6 people), and it will also be weather dependent. All help appreciated! If you'd like to be part of the team that will plant up the beds and look after them into the future, please be in touch with Meg.

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CoFarm Volunteering Opportunity
Aug
6
to Aug 16

CoFarm Volunteering Opportunity

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Thursday, August 6, 2020 17:00 - 20:00, Sunday, August 9, 2020 09:45 - 16:00, Tuesday, August 11, 2020 17:00 - 20:00, Thursday, August 13, 2020 17:00 - 20:00, Sunday, August 16, 2020 09:45 - 16:00

CoFarm have 5 upcoming volunteering sessions available during which you can help co-create Cambridge city’s first community farm! From battling it out with thistles and sowing seeds, to harvesting crops and creating wildlife habitats, there’s never a dull moment. If you are interested then please follow the link to their website for more information and to book your place

https://www.cofarm.co/bookings

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CANCELLED Nun's Way Pavillion - Volunteers for Thyme to Cook
Mar
5
to Mar 26

CANCELLED Nun's Way Pavillion - Volunteers for Thyme to Cook

These are fun cookery workshops aimed at local families, engaging them in new cooking skills and supporting them to cook from scratch.

Throughout these courses, various nutritious vegetarian meals will be cooked, with informative cookery booklets for families to take home. This will help and teach families with budgeting healthy meals, selecting varied low-cost ingredients, preparing meals and reducing food waste.

Workshops run for 4 weeks, every Thursday from 3:30-6 pm.

We are looking for volunteers to help us run these workshops, where you will help setting up, cooking, talking about food issues and food prep.

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