Borough Food Cooperative

The food cooperative provides members with low cost food to help reduce food bills and tackle food insecurity. It also reuses surplus food to prevent food being thrown away.

257 GoodGymers have supported Borough Food Cooperative with 534 tasks.


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Upcoming sessions
Sorting & Stocking @ Borough Food Cooperative

Monday 24th February 2025 10:30am - 12:30pm

Sorting & Stocking @ Borough Food Cooperative

Monday 24th February 2025 12:30pm - 2:30pm

Sorting & Stocking @ Borough Food Cooperative

Wednesday 26th February 2025 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Sorting & Stocking @ Borough Food Cooperative

Friday 28th February 2025 12:30pm - 2:30pm


Previous sessions
SouthwarkCommunity mission
Brenda SMITHAlicia Lukman

Many hands make light work.

Wednesday 19th February

Written by Brenda SMITH

Today, I was one of the many volunteers that made sorting and packing food for the Borough food cooperative an enjoyable speedy task.

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Hiral PatelJayalakshmiAlicia Lukman

Stocking and sorting for Borough Food Cooperative

Monday 17th February

Written by Hiral Patel

On a beautiful sunny Monday afternoon, three enthusiastic goodgymers set off for an invigorating walk, ready to make a difference. Our first stop was the local community church, where we eagerly pitched in to move an array of wooden pieces onto the balcony. The warm sun kissed our faces as we worked, all while we awaited for the food delivery.

When the delivery finally arrived, we sprang into action, efficiently organizing and carefully stocking each item in its designated place. Our teamwork made the process smooth and enjoyable. We also took the time to sort through a collection of recycling boxes, energetically transporting them to the designated bin area.

With smiles on our faces, we accomplished everything quickly and with a sense of fulfilment, making a positive impact in our community on the lovely afternoon.

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Brenda SMITHAJ

It's all in the preparation!

Monday 17th February

Written by Brenda SMITH

AJ and Brenda, assisted the Borough food cooperative in re-stocking their shelves in preparation for their Tuesday customers. It was a very sarisfy way to spend a morning.

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Brenda SMITH

All sorted!

Friday 14th February

Written by Brenda SMITH

I had a great time in sorting out the donated food alongside another GoodGym volunteer.

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JustineLucy WadsworthAnita Hirani

Shelf Care Monday

Monday 27th January

Written by Justine

We've offloaded a big grocery delivery this afternoon, and got everything sorted for tomorrow! Hope people enjoy all the goodies there - lemon drizzle cake looked super nice!

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Gosia Rybacka

Bready or not, here I come!

Monday 6th January

Written by Gosia Rybacka

Gosia helped with sorting the donations for Borough Food Cooperative. Had some second thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญ as the weather was just awful in the morning, with a heavy rain ๐ŸŒง and strong wind ๐ŸŒฌ. I ended up arriving at 10:30 soaked with hair all over the place ๐Ÿงน๐Ÿง™โ€โ™€๏ธ.

Almost right away the delivery truck ๐Ÿšš arrived so I made a break and helped with unloading it. Once all have been moved to the main hall, the tasks I tackled this time were as follows:

  • - assembling and labelling assorted packages of bread ๐Ÿž - delivery was very large and I spent almost an hour on this task;
  • - assembling and labelling assorted packages of rolls and pastries ๐Ÿฅ - just few packages here;
  • - checking and sorting fruit supplies ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ - a quick review of crates with pineapples and bananas and preparing them to go on the shelves;
  • - sorting a mix of food on the racks ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿฅฃ - all to keep the products nice and tidy ready for the shoppers tomorrow.

There were just two volunteers today but we maange to tackle the entire delivery. Although I was in doubt in the morning I ended up being very pleased that I decided to be here today!

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