Enfield Veg Co. local seasonal veg delivered every week to Palmers Green We are a local, organic veg bag delivery scheme run by Forty Hall Farm in north Enfield. When you sign up to become a member, you receive a weekly supply of fresh seasonal vegetables. Simply choose what size bag you want from the three sizes available: small (£7 per week), medium (£10 per week) or large (£13 per week). What’s in our veg bags? The contents of the bags vary every week depending on what is in season, but we usually include a mix of more everyday veg (things like potatoes, carrots and onions) with seasonal treats. In the summer this includes salad items such as tomatoes, mixed salad bags, courgettes and cucumbers. In the winter expect to see veg like pumpkins, beetroot, winter greens and root veg. Everything is organic and locally grown, with the majority of produce coming from Forty Hall Farm in Enfield. How does it work? The bags are packed on a Wednesday morning and are available to collect from one of our pick-up points from 3pm the same day. At the moment, we have ten pick-up points: Forty Hall Farm, Capel Manor College, Baskerville’s Tea shop (Palmers Green), Enfield Town Library, Stantons Coffee House(Bush Hill Park), Grange Park Primary School, King’s Head pub (Winchmore Hill), Civic Centre (Enfield), Crescent Road (Barnet), Millfield house (Edmonton). Why should I sign up? There are loads of great reasons to sign-up for one of our veg bags:
• We are a not-for-profit enterprise, which means we don’t have shareholders or anyone else making a tidy sum. Any surplus we make is reinvested to help us pursue our aim of making fresh organic food more easily and readily available in Enfield. • We pride ourselves on offering produce with zero food miles. When possible, our veg bags contain produce grown on Forty Hall Farm in Forty Hill, Enfield. This means you’re getting veg direct from the producer, which reduces costs and carbon emissions. We never use produce that has been flown or shipped from outside the UK. • Don’t panic, it’s organic, and certified by the Soil Association. This means food that is produced in ways that benefit people and the environment. • Our veg is super fresh. Buying direct from local farms means our veg travels from the fields to your fork very quickly, and is often packed on the same day that it is picked. This means it tastes better and keeps longer. For more information and to sign up to receive your veg bag, visit our website www.enfieldveg.co.uk or contact enfieldveg@fortyhallfarm.org.uk
A view from City Hall
by Joanne McCartney AM
Public Services must come first E: joanne.mccartney@london.gov.uk www.joannemccartney.com Tel: 020 7983 5524 After a decade of austerity which has seen funding slashed for local council services, policing, schools and the NHS, the Government needs to step-up and restore much needed funding and resources. These concerns have been raised time and time again by local residents. I am sure our three Enfield MPs will fight for these vital services in Parliament and I will do the same in my role as Assembly Member and Deputy Mayor of London. I will also continue campaigning for an improved service on the Great Northern train line and its devolution to TfL, so that my constituents can enjoy a more frequent and more reliable service. EU Londoners online hub As I write this, it looks certain that we will unfortunately leave the EU on 31st January. I will do all that I can to push for a very close relationship with our EU neighbours and I firmly believe that this is in London’s and the UK’s best interests. I am particularly concerned about EU Londoners who have not yet secured their status here and have been raising this concern with the Mayor at our regular Question Time meetings. For EU Londoners who need to apply
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for ‘settled-status’ (or pre-settled status), I would advise visiting the Mayor’s EU Londoners Hub at London.gov.uk. Here, there is a lot of good advice in a variety of EU languages and sign-posting to information events and organisations that can help with the process. Winter rough sleeping campaign The increase in the numbers of people rough sleeping on our streets is a national shame. This is due to the Government failing to tackle the root causes, including a lack of genuinely affordable homes, welfare reform and cuts to health and social services. Last year, 8,855 people were sleeping rough in London, more than double a decade ago. The Mayor of London has doubled GLA funding which has provided additional beds in shelters, created a Rapid Response team operating in 24 Boroughs and made changes to the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP), meaning that council services open their doors to rough sleepers more often. There are also 100 contactless donation points across the city and funding raised will be split between 29 charities working with homeless people in the capital. If
you are aware of anyone sleeping rough and you are concerned about them please contact Streetlink London – an online reporting service who will ensure that they reach out to offer support. I have used this service and found it simple and easy to use. London Assembly Investigations The London Assembly scrutinises the work of the Mayor and matters of importance to Londoners. We investigate and make recommendations to the Mayor and other bodies on how their policies could be improved to make London better. Current investigations are examining: the impact of green space on health; affordable home ownership; loneliness in London; domestic abuse; and inclusive and accessible transport. Full details and information about how you can send in your views can be found at www.london.gov.uk
Joanne is the London Assembly Member for Enfield & Haringey and is the statutory Deputy Mayor of London.
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