Growing Together in Peterborough Program

GROWING TOGETHER IN PETERBOROUGH Exploring and Celebrating Food Systems August and September 2023

Artwork by Sue Shields

Growing Together Exploring and Celebrating Food Systems Food connects us and holds a wealth of inspiration, connection and cultural sharing. This is an invitation to citizens from the greater Peterborough area to engage in interactions around food and the food system through a two-month programme of events.

Curator: Lauren Kendrick Lauren is a food activist in Peterborough. She has worked in the public, private and third sector, on food projects in the UK and Europe. Lauren has a lifelong passion for food, the access to food for everyone, and importance of connection to nature and the outdoors. A trained permaculturalist, a social and therapeutic practitioner, educator, and artist.

We are all part of the food system, whether we are actively producing, processing, selling or consuming and cooking at home. Our choices make a difference.

‘I am thankful for all of the contributors and collaborators to this program, some are obvious, others are in the background, some are delicate and others are strong foundations, but all of the interactions that have brought us to this point I am grateful. I hope you are able connect with some part of the program and if you have any ideas I would love to hear them.’

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05 Aug

12 Aug

Milfield Festival by Peterborough Presents

Growing Together: Exhibition Launch

12pm - 6pm, Rock Park / New England Rec Join us for a foodie themed doodle workshop with Uh-Oh, find out more about the whole program and fill in the Peterborough Food Strategy survey.

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10am - 4pm, Peterborough Museum Come and see the exhibition! Arts workshops, meet some of the food organisations in the city, find out more about the program and fill in the Peterborough Food Strategy survey.

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05 Aug

13 Aug

Project Abundance Community Cookbook Session

Farmers Market at Harvest Barn

2pm - 4.55pm, The Green Backyard Project Abundance want to create a community cook book and would love your input. Join them to discuss and share recipes based around homegrown produce.

10am - 3pm, Harvest Barn, Ramsey Road, Farcet, Peterborough Covered indoor farmers market showcasing the best of local producers, suppliers and small businesses. harvestbarn.co.uk

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12 Aug - 30 Sep 14-18 Aug Growing Together in Peterborough Exhibition

Field to Fork week at Sacrewell Farm

Peterborough Museum Exhibition showcasing and celebrating some of the amazing work happening in and around Peterborough with food from farms to schools to community fridges and food organisations as well as showcasing artwork from numerous artists all on the theme of food.

Including artwork from Jeni Cairns, Amber Lawrence, Tony Nero, Sue Shields, Growing Together Rose Croft, FLOURISH PETERBOROUGH Amanda Rigby flourishpeterborough.co.uk and many more.

Various times Monday - Friday, Sacrewell Farm Sacrewell Farm field to fork week children (and adults) will have the opportunity to take part in a variety of activities including butter making and vegetable scavenger hunts. sacrewell. org.uk/events/field-to-fork-week CHARGES APPLY

15 Aug

18 Aug

Tony Nero Still life drawing workshop

Tony Nero Still life drawing workshop

12.45pm to 2.45pm, Goldhay centre This Still Life workshop is an excellent way to unwind and forget stresses of life for a while. Dive in and have some fun while creating something special in a relaxing atmosphere. This workshop is suitable for anyone, no matter your age or ability, or even if you’ve never drawn before, you can still be creative.

You will be using charcoal sticks, kitchen towels, cotton buds and a putty rubber to create your drawing.

Your subject matter will be a selection of hand picked produce, but don’t panic. You will be shown how to create a simple background and guided step by step, through each process stage to finally create your masterpiece.

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1pm - 2pm, Wellbeing Garden Welland This Still Life workshop is an excellent way to unwind and forget stresses of life for a while. Dive in and have some fun while creating something special in a relaxing atmosphere. This workshop is suitable for anyone, no matter your age or ability, or even if you’ve never drawn before, you can still be creative.

You will be using charcoal sticks, kitchen towels, cotton buds and a putty rubber to create your drawing.

Your subject matter will be a selection of hand picked produce, but don’t panic. You will be shown how to create a simple background and guided step by step, through each process stage to finally create your masterpiece.

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17 Aug Food art workshop 1pm - 3pm and 10am - 12pm Peterborough Museum Keep an eye on our website and social media for more information Growing Together FLOURISH PETERBOROUGH to be announced. flourishpeterborough.co.uk FREE

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19 Aug

22 Aug

Screen Printing Workshop with Amber Lawrence

Open Creative Workshop: Community Resistance

10am - 12pm, Gladstone Connect Limited, The Allama Iqbal Community Centre, 157 Cromwell Road, Peterborough PE1 2EL Using the theme of food, participants will create a print using the technique of screen printing. As part of the workshop we will look at iconic food packaging graphics and pop art greats such as Andy Warhol who created the iconic Campbell’s Soup Can print and his famous banana which features on the album cover for ‘The Velvet Underground and Nico’.

Artwork created will feature in an online zine released in September.

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6pm - 8pm, Westraven Community Garden This workshop will explore the ways in which residents use the community garden and other community spaces to form networks of resistance during Growing Together challenging FLOURISH PETERBOROUGH flourishpeterborough.co.uk economic times.

FREE

19 Aug Screen Printing Workshop with Amber Lawrence 2pm - 4pm, Goldhay Centre Using the theme of food, participants will create a print using the technique of screen printing. As part of the workshop we will look at iconic food packaging graphics and pop art greats such as Andy Warhol who created the iconic Campbell’s Soup Can print and his famous banana which features on the album cover for ‘The Velvet Underground and Nico’.

Artwork created will feature in an online zine released in September.

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23 Aug Impact of food Growing / Growing food in our area: a discussion that brings multiple voices from different sectors.

6pm - 8.30pm, Harvest Barn “Are you a curious consumer or a local producer? Interested in the impact of food growing or growing food in our area? Facilitated by artist and farmer Kate Genever.

Refreshments Growing Together FLOURISH PETERBOROUGH provided. flourishpeterborough.co.uk FREE

24 Aug Posters of Resistance 1pm - 3pm, venue TBC Practical art workshop with O-Zee Designs exploring revolutionary arts techniques and 4 key themes of the food system to create 4 collaborative Growing Together art pieces.

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24 Aug

30 Aug

Metal Peterborough Reading Group with Growing Together

Artists Workshop for Artists with artist and permaculturalist Graham Burnett

6pm - 7.30pm , Metal Peterborough, Chauffeurs Cottage,St Peter’s Road, Peterborough, PE1 1YX. Join our next reading group in connection as part of the Growing Together programme, exploring The Politics of Permaculture by Terry Leahy. eventbrite.co.uk/o/metalpeterborough-4559316361

25 Aug Growing Together Inclusively facilitated

by Dr Kate Marsh Times tbc Join these informal conversations with disability activist acknowledging and exploring that when the world faces times of political, environmental and economic crisis that the voices of marginalised members of society are often ‘left out’ of our collective action for a way forward. Kate will make space in these conversations for people to share their individual experiences in a welcoming and open environment.

Sessions open to all, please contact Flourish Peterborough for access requirements FREE Growing Together FLOURISH PETERBOROUGH

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1pm - 3pm, Westraven Community Garden Join experienced permaculturist and artist Graham Burnett for this interactive arts workshop.

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30 Aug Permaculture talk with Graham Burnett 6.30pm - 8.30pm, Metal Peterborough, Chauffeurs Cottage,St Peter’s Road, Peterborough, PE1 1YX. With over 25 years experience in permaculture this is your opportunity to hear more about Vegan Permaculture and ask questions to Spiralseed founder who is an artist, publishes permaculture books, and runs Permaculture courses as well as an activist for social and Growing Together environmental FLOURISH PETERBOROUGH flourishpeterborough.co.uk justice.

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01 Sep Peterborough Vegan Group food share with the Growing Together Program 6.30pm, Tesco’s Community room hampton Peterborough Vegan Group Food share. Opportunity for like minded people to get together share recipes and yummy vegan dishes. Lauren Kendrick will be joining and happy to answer any questions about the food program and also give people an opportunity to feedback any ideas or reflections. facebook.com/ PeterboroughVeg Growing Together FLOURISH PETERBOROUGH FREE flourishpeterborough.co.uk

05 Sep Land Justice and Food Sovereignty Talk 6pm - 8pm, venue TBC Join Becca from the Landworkers Alliance and Kim from Shared Assets for these engaging talks and your opportunity to ask questions and explore both organisations Growing Together FLOURISH PETERBOROUGH and the themes. flourishpeterborough.co.uk FREE

02 Sep

08 Sep

Screen Printing Workshop with Amber Lawrence

Impact of food Growing / Growing food in our area a discussion that brings multiple voices from different sectors.

10am - 12pm and 1pm to 3pm, Peterborough Museum Using the theme of food, participants will create a print using the technique of screen printing. As part of the workshop we will look at iconic food packaging graphics and pop art greats such as Andy Warhol who created the iconic Campbell’s Soup Can print and his famous banana which features on the album cover for ‘The Velvet Underground and Nico’.

Artwork created will feature in an online zine released in September.

All materials provided.

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4pm - 6.30pm, Moor Farm Shop Are you a curious consumer or a local producer? Interested in the impact of food growing or growing food in our area? Facilitated by artist and farmer Kate Genever.

Growing Together FLOURISH PETERBOROUGH Refreshments flourishpeterborough.co.uk provided.

FREE

09 Sep

12 Sep

Growing Together Inclusively facilitated by Dr Kate Marsh

Food themed Peterborough Cubs Taster Session

Times tbc Join these informal conversations with disability activist acknowledging and exploring that when the world faces times of political, environmental and economic crisis that the voices of marginalised members of society are often ‘left out’ of our collective action for a way forward. Kate will make space in these conversations for people to share their individual experiences in a welcoming and open environment.

Sessions open to all, please contact Flourish Peterborough Growing Together for access FLOURISH PETERBOROUGH requirements. flourishpeterborough.co.uk FREE

11 Sep Food as Medicine 6pm - 8.30pm, Peterborough Museum Join our interactive workshop to explore food as medicine within the Southeast Asian inherited traditions; health, diet and well-being and modern-day challenges. We will also explore ayurvedic medicine as a natural and holistic approach to physical and mental health. Expert speakers will guide the workshop in exploring intercultural similarities and differences.

There will be Growing Together FLOURISH PETERBOROUGH food tasting from flourishpeterborough.co.uk different cultures.

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6pm - 8pm, Westraven Community Garden Join this free taster session with Cub Packs from across Peterborough in these fun food themed activities, exploring what it means to be a cub and food systems in the beautiful setting of Westraven Community Garden. This session is aimed at children aged 8 - 10.

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13 Sep Vegan Cookery Show with Eat, Food Love at The Key Theatre 6.30pm - 8pm, Key Theatre Join health lifestyle guru Leah Michaelides as she explores healthy food options. Leah grew up in Cyprus her whole life and truly sampled the real Mediterranean Diet. In 2012, she obtained a certificate in cooking and through 2020 and 2021, she made it her mission to encourage deaf people to eat healthy food and learn what is healthy food with the use of BSL. BSL will be the main language used in this show with English interpretation.

FREE, PLEASE BOOK ON THE KEY THEATRE WEBSITE

14 Sep The Art of Soil. How to paint with earth pigments with Sue Shields 12pm - 4.30pm, Thorney Collectively make pigments from soil gathered from the Fenland fields for you to then create still life paintings of fen vegetables.. These workshops aim to foster a positive relationship with ‘dirt’ appreciating its beauty, colour, life and fecundity.

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14 Sep Community Growing and Spaces - talk and discussion 6pm - 7.30pm, Peterborough Museum Join community graden leads and researcher Kelly Thomas to discuss spaces and growing in an urban environment. An opportunity to hear research findings and ask questions and explore the theme of growing Growing Together in the city.

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15 Sep The Art of Soil.

How to paint with earth pigments with Sue Shields 12pm - 4.30pm, venue TBC Collectively make pigments from soil gathered from the Fenland fields for you to then create still life paintings of fen vegetables.. These workshops aim to foster a positive relationship with ‘dirt’ appreciating its beauty, colour, life Growing Together and fecundity.

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16 Sep The Art of Soil. How to paint with earth pigments with Sue Shields 12pm - 4.30pm, Westraven Community Garden Collectively make pigments from soil gathered from the Fenland fields for you to then create still life paintings of fen vegetables.. These workshops aim to foster a positive relationship with ‘dirt’ appreciating its beauty, colour, life and fecundity.

FREE, BOOKING Growing Together FLOURISH PETERBOROUGH ESSENTIAL flourishpeterborough.co.uk

17 Sep

20 Sep

Food Sharing and Sustainability

Food Storytelling and Folklore for Adults

12pm - 4pm, Nene Park Peterborough’s grassroots organisations will be sharing their work around food and sustainability as a service to others. We will be exploring and celebrating the food systems, the challenges of sustainable food share, its impact on the environment and how to improve community best practices. We will also have cultural food tasting.

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18 Sep Restraint and Fasting 5.30pm - 8pm, University Centre Peterborough Fasting is practiced in many cultures and traditions with new diets promoting fasting as a way of healthy weight loss. Our expert speakers will be guiding the workshop exploring the health and psychological benefits of fasting, cross cultural practices and sociological benefits.

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6pm - 8pm, Westraven Community Garden An evening of exploring food storytelling and folklore specifically aimed at adults. Join us round the fire as 3 storytellers share stories and your opportunity to share stories around the fire. Hot drinks and homemade soup Growing Together will be provided.

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21 Sep What does Peterborough Taste Like? Poetry and Tasting night. Syntax and Flourish Peterborough collaboration!

6pm - 9pm, Metal Peterborough, Chauffeurs Cottage Spoken word/ Food mash up that features tasting dishes with poems.

Featuring four Peterborough poets.

Each poet has chosen the audience a tasty treat, snack, aperitif that for them that tastes like Peterborough.

Flourish will create these and serve them as the poet performs, so you get to experience what they think peebo feels like on the taste buds.

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22 Sep

29 Sep

Tastes of the World Foodshare

Battle Lines: Flourish Edition

5pm - 7pm, Quaker Meeting House Thorpe Road Join us for this special foodshare exploring taste of the world. This international food event will offer attendees an opportunity to try multiple different flavours. All food will be vegetarian friendly.

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23 Sep Westraven Harvest Festival 12pm - 7pm, Westraven Community Garden BBQ – Bar – Live Music – Games, Workshops & Activities. westraven.co.uk

23 Sep GRFFN (Growing Real Food For Nutrition) 1pm - 3pm, Westraven Community Garden Take part in a blind taste test Growing Together and learn about FLOURISH PETERBOROUGH flourishpeterborough.co.uk testing food for nutrition.

FREE

Doors open 7pm, art battle starts 7.30pm, Metal Peterborough, Chauffeurs Cottage,St Peter’s Road, Peterborough, PE1 1YX. Artists have 90 mins to produce a food system themed illustration- you Growing Together FLOURISH PETERBOROUGH vote for the flourishpeterborough.co.uk winner!

FREE

30 Sep Posters of Resistance 2pm - 4pm, venue TBC Practical art workshop with O-Zee Designs exploring revolutionary arts techniques and 4 key themes of the food system to create 4 Growing Together collaborative FLOURISH PETERBOROUGH flourishpeterborough.co.uk art pieces.

FREE

Opportunity: Buy local produce Village Farm Community Garden, based in Haddon. Collections Saturday mornings throughout summer/autumn. Contact office@villagefarm.org.uk

Have your say We are all part of the local food system by consuming food. What do you want to see in the city in years to come? What do you love that’s happening already? We all need access to food and how we develop as a city and our local food system is in our hands.

Fill in the food survey flourishpeterborough.co.uk/survey

Keep up to date with developments: Follow us on facebook and instagram: @flourishpeterborough

A special thank you A special thank you to our sponsor Arts Council England and our partners and collaborators: Battle Lines, Eastern Angles, Family Voice, Flourish Peterborough, Gladstone Connect, GRFFN, Islah, Landmark Theatres, Landworkers Alliance, Members, Metal Peterborough, Moor Farm, Nene Park, Peterborough Food Partnership, Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery, Peterborough Vegan Group, Quaker Meeting House, Shared Assets, Syntax, University Centre Peterborough, The Wellbeing Garden, Westraven Community Garden and all the artists.