Our Charities

Written by Isabel Frankel Thanks to everyone who has supported us in joining our community event and raising money for various local charities. In this blog post, we want to explain why we chose each charity and their link to our values. S6 Foodbank This Sheffield-based food bank supported by the Trussell Trust, relies on

Food sustainability discussions and actions: we baked vegan lemon drizzle cakes for a good cause!

– An event organised by Isabel (Lead) and Peggy on Wednesday 24th March 2021. Written by Isabel Frankel About the event We recently held our sustainable bake-along in aid of FareShare Yorkshire who do a great job redistributing surplus food to those in need, you can find more out about their work here. Before the event,

Reverse Advent Calendar 2020 – A meaningful Christmas!

– An event organised by Peggy and Isabel between 20th November 2020 and 13th December 2020. Our achievements The event attracted not only members of the Hicks department, but also those across the University! Family members and friends of the department also took part leading to lots of fun and joy whilst working towards a good

How Can We Make Our Food More Sustainable?

By Emma Spooner What is Sustainable Food? A sustainable food system is one that considers a range of issues, including the health, safety, affordability, quality, and environmental, social and economic impact of the produce. Considering the significant contribution of global food production to greenhouse gas emissions, food sustainability is more important than ever.  How Can

Music Quiz – A Great Success!

– An event organised by Peggy and Isabel on Thursday 25th February 2021. Our music quiz hosted by Sammy Rashid was a great success! With 15 participants we managed to raise another £55 for local charities. To continue with our food sustainability theme, each song featured in the quiz had a foodstuff contained in either the