LOVE Food runs a weekly community lunch club on Thursdays 12.30-1.30pm at our new food hub at 95 Cowick St (except for school holidays).

We served a two or three-course meal focusing on seasonal fruit and vegetables and wholefoods, made from surplus produce from Fare Share South West, Essentials Bank, Exeter Food Action, Shillingford Organics and Zero Mile Gardens. All the food we make is vegan and we try to use as much local and organic produce as we can.

We made delicious meals from ingredients that would have gone to waste. Our menu changed every month but previous dishes included: courgette, pea and mint soup; roasted broccoli and squash salad; beetroot dip; and damson frangipane tart.

Our lunch clubs are run on a pay what you can basis, which means if you’re on a low income you don’t need to pay anything or can donate a small amount. Our suggested donation for those who can afford it is £10 for the whole meal. This income helps us cover our costs including ingredients, rent, insurance, publicity, etc. and subsidises the meal for others. Our lunch clubs are run by a team of volunteers.

We have been running lunch clubs for nearly 5 years and used to run monthly community lunch clubs in Ide Village Hall and St Thomas Parish and Methodist Church Halls.