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.
We don’t just dream of a better future. We are building it. Right here, right now. Seed by seed. Meal by meal.
Growing Food
Community Cafes
Food Markets
Ready Meals
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.
Join Food Works
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.
Volunteer
Partnerships
Shop
Events
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.
Take a look inside our latest cake decorating workshop at Food Works, where our guests experimented with textures, nozzles, and designs to create their own edible masterpieces.
Eat your garden and wear it too? Join our ‘Ornamental and Edible’ workshop on May 3rd to learn about edible flowers and natural bundle dyeing. Book your tickets now!
Don’t let a small space stop you from growing! Learn to grow microgreens and vertical crops at our ‘Growing in Small Urban Spaces’ workshop on April 23rd. Book your spot today!
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.