Community Food Hub

SUMAC FOOD REDISTRIBUTION

FREE – PLEASE TAKE WHAT YOU CAN USE OR SHARE

• Food is a right, not a privilege.

• Food poverty, the inability to afford, or to have access to, food to make up a healthy diet, affects 8-9% of the UK population. [Ref: Sustain]

• Food loss and waste accounts for 8-10% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions. [Ref: United Nations UNFCCC]

• The Sumac Community can play a valuable role in tackling food waste.

Surplus foods are generously shared with Sumac by Sanatan Food Bank and FoodPrint. As well as being good for the Sumac Community, we offer a valued service to them by helping reduce their waste.

This, together with an option of sharing our surplus with Sherwood Exchange, gives FIVE opportunities for these foods to be consumed!

The planet benefits by surpluses being diverted from landfill, even if it ultimately ends up making compost for the Sumac Garden.

food.gov.uk recommends a visual check or the ‘smell test’ to assess the quality of fruit and veg, or packaged foods with a ‘best before‘ date. Packaged foods should not be given or taken if past its ‘use-by‘ date. Our volunteers make every effort to check that everything is edible, vegan and not subject to an ethical boycott. Please draw any inappropriate goods to our attention.

We need more help.

If you value this initiative, please ask how you can support our work.