Food Works is a Sheffield based social enterprise building a better food system. We want food to connect us, nourish everyone in our communities, and help regenerate our planet.
We grow food, cook meals, and reduce food waste by working with communities and partners across the city to make good food accessible to all.
Learn more about our mission.
We don’t just dream of a better future. We are building it. Right here, right now. Seed by seed. Meal by meal.
Supporting people to grow local, nature friendly food across the city.
Turning surplus and locally grown ingredients into healthy, affordable meals.
Rescuing good food, cutting carbon, and feeding thousands of people every year.
Just Meals are environmentally friendly ready meals made by us in Sheffield.
Get involved and help build a better food system!
There are many ways that you can work with us so we make a difference together.
You can volunteer your time and skills with us, sponsor our impact or become a partner and work with us to make a difference together. Or be a customer and visit any of our locations or order your better food in our online store.
Offering a variety of roles across our hubs to help you find the perfect way to make a difference.
Joining a movement to fix a broken food system while making a real impact in our community.
Selecting from our range of meals, plants and gifts to support a fairer food system for Sheffield.
Sharing delicious food at our bistros or learning new skills at our farm and cafe workshops.
Looking for a unique, eco-conscious way to celebrate the festive season with your team? Enjoy incredible 3 course meal made from rescued surplus and locally grown produce while supporting a fairer, zero-waste food system in our city.
Preparedness is about more than a cupboard full of tins. Converting just 1m2 of your garden into a winter veg plot adds up to a huge collective impact across Sheffield. Join us at our Winter Plant Sale on Sunday 27th September to pick up hardy crops and grow fresh food all season long!
From swapping courgettes into an Aubergine Parmigiana to building a gourmet strawberry tart entirely out of freezer leftovers, Miranda is back! Learn how to turn hard pears, surplus eggs, and roasted fridge veg into quick, zero-waste feasts.
The Food Works community is part of the growing movement of citizens helping to make food fair and sustainable food for everyone in Sheffield.
Whether you have only just heard of us, or you’re already a supporter or volunteer, sign up to find out more. You’ll get a regular email with the inside track on what we’re up to, and how to get involved.