Planet Food York
Community food store and cafe
Intercepts surplus food from going to waste to redistribute in our open-access community cafe and shop. We feed bellies not bins and welcome anyone regardless of need to tackle the climate emergency, build community and reduce social isolation also providing many work experience /volunteering/job opprotunities.38 GoodGymers have supported Planet Food York with 148 tasks.
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Upcoming sessions
Thursday 6th November 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Thursday 13th November 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Thursday 20th November 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Thursday 27th November 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Previous sessions
The Penny Drops!
Thursday 30th October
Written by Ed Woollard (He/Him)
Even without the presence of Penny, Mikael, Jenna and Ed made light work of what sounded like a very busy day at Planet food.
Jenna got straight to work with the vacuum in the back room whilst Ed desperately tried to remember where the various styles of chairs and tables were supposed to go. Fortunately veteran of the task Mikael was on hand to add a bit of direction and before long everything had a home and we were sweeping up before a quick photo op
Small Team, Mighty Outcome
Thursday 23rd October
Written by Elle (She/her)
Just two of us at Planet Food today, but we've got our routine down to a T! We missed Penny, but she's clearly done a great job ensuring everyone knows the tasks to accomplish this mission, even when she's away!
Another successful mission for Planet food
Thursday 16th October
Written by Penny Spikins
Everything clean and tidy at Planet Food! :)
Another successful mission for Planet food
Thursday 9th October
Written by Penny Spikins
The cognitive and physical challenge successfully completed!
Another successful mission for Planet food
Thursday 25th September
Written by Penny Spikins
Everything tidy (with a bit of extra help) :)
Leaving no crumb unturned...
Thursday 18th September
Written by Bec
After the great folk at Planet Food had fed a wide array of hungry community peeps - serving delicious food all saved from going to waste - three GoodGymer got down to clear the hall. Hoovering the shop area, wiping down the tables, getting the chairs away and a good sweep of the space, left it all ship-shape. All with a little help from Richard...
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