UKHarvest

UKHarvest’s Grub Club initiative is supported by the Coronation Food Project grants programme. 10 primary schools with high levels of pupil premium around the Chichester area receive food through UKHarvest's surplus food collections, feeding 40 families per school.

Not only does this project provide families with free nutritious food but it also gives the schools vital resources and a focus to educate their students across the curriculum about the importance of reducing food waste to support social and environmental issues. Grub Club also supports education around the importance of healthy eating, the food production process and how each student can have a positive impact within their own school community.

Yvonne Thomson, CEO of UKHarvest, said:

“Grub Club has been an incredibly impactful and successful project. Last term, UKHarvest were able to distribute over 12 tonnes of rescued surplus food to our schools, the equivalent of more than 28,000 meals. Without the Coronation Food Project funding we would not have been able to facilitate the work we’re doing with local school communities through food and education. UKHarvest’s regular food donations to 10 primary schools in and around Chichester is raising awareness of the social and environmental impact that food waste is having, and how each household can make a difference.”

Some of our collaborative schools have provided some incredible feedback about the project:

“With just some chicken from the fridge and a few spices I went home and made a huge Balti for my family with more for the freezer. We used Peppers, tomatoes, aubergine and chillies!” Family from St Richard’s Catholic Primary School, Chichester September 2024.