Square Food Foundation, August 2020

The #SquareMeals Service comes to an end...

Today, our #SquareMeals service officially comes to an end.

Over the last five months, we've cooked and distributed more than 26,000 meals to local children and families. This project, not to mention, the families themselves and the courage and spirit they've shown has changed the way we think about food poverty and helped us understand how we can better support our community over the next months and years.

So this seems like a good moment to say thank you to each and every person who has been part of the #SquareMeals project and whose generosity and goodwill has helped keep families from going hungry.

You are one of an army of amazing individuals, businesses and organisations who have made this happen. In every single practical and financial - not to mention psychological – sense, this project could not even have been conceived never mind sustained without you.

A huge and heartfelt thank you from us all at Square Food Foundation.

Infographic by www.suzieeland.com/

What's next at Square Food...?

After a Spring clean and a week's break to recharge our batteries, we'll be back in the kitchen in time for the beginning of term.

We're kicking off Autumn with a programme of activities for our friends at Oasis Academy Connaught, including an after-school club, weekly workshops for parents & kids and whole-class cooking sessions. We're back working with the women at One25's Peony Service and are looking forward to welcoming students from St Mary Redcliffe School (who are joining Belgrave School & Cabot Learning Federation) to start their one-year BTec in Home Cooking Skills. Our longest-running class, Back in the Kitchen, will be...back in the kitchen...from September.

Masterclasses for adults and Saturday morning sessions for parents & children will return in the new year, along with How To Be A Chef, Streets to Kitchen and more...Watch this space for a brand new timetable of classes for 2021. In the meantime, click here to buy a gift voucher for any class!

Over the last few weeks, we've reviewed how we work and put in place measures to ensure our students, staff and volunteers can work safely and confidently. You can find our full risk assessment and safe working statement here.

A recipe for August

Weekends are made for baking and our simple, delicious recipe for orange and almond cake is just right for a rainy, end of Summer Saturday afternoon. Watch our short video and follow Square Food's baking expert Charlotte step by step guide.

Cook at home with Square Food!

Our recipe tutorials are all online now! Throughout lockdown, we've been making weekly cook-along videos to accompany the DIY meal kits we've sent out to local families. You'll find recipes for cheese scones, chocolate brownies, Singapore noodles and easy tomato sauce. Watch, cook, enjoy!

SquareMeals - the full story

Over the last five months, we've documented the #SquareMeals project daily. Head to our Instagram account now to see pictures of the meals we cooked, the chefs that gave their time, the food businesses that donated ingredients and the team of staff & volunteers who made it happen!