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.
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Eat well. Waste less.
For a minimum contribution of £10 a week, you’ll receive a generous selection of surplus food. The boxes can include anything from fresh fruit and veg, cereal, jars, tins, food plants from our Farm, and even our homemade frozen ready meals.
Support Food Works with a one-off donation
Every £10.00 donated allows us to save 15kg of food from going to waste, enough to feed a person for a week.
Order and collect freshly prepared Just Meals from Food Works Handsworth, Sharrow or Upperthorpe hubs.
We constantly switch up our recipes, so you can choose from a selection of tasty meals every time you collect.
Spring planning & successional sowing at Food Works Our most recent workshop guided participants through crop planning for this coming Spring, as well as sharing an introduction to successional sowing. Although we’re still in the
We’re passionate about sharing culinary skills, and our recent choux pastry workshop with the brilliant Simon was no exception! Even if you weren’t able to join us, the feedback (and the photos!) from our participants
At Food Works, our purpose has always been simple – to make sustainable food accessible and affordable for everyone, without judgement or stigma. Since we began, we’ve used a Pay What You Can Afford model
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.