Do you live in #Hackney E8 and have a fruit tree in your garden that you can't harvest, or can't use all the fruit from? #EastEndJam is expanding its physically distant foraging work to include home grown as well 🙂. Thread 1/
Basically we forage, prepare & preserve fruit, making jams, jellies & chutneys that are shared with the people who've worked on them, with excess distributed through local food banks. So far this summer we've made cherry & elderflower jam from Hackney marshes & London Fields 2/
We've made Mahonia jelly from berries picked on the @WETRAE8 estate & Blackstone Estate. You don't have to have a garden to get involved. If you'd like to learn about edible plants, fruits and berries get in touch. We share identification guides & location tips to help you 3/
Get started with foraging. Discovering the edible city changes the way you experience your neighborhood 🙂 #EdibleCity #EastEndJam we are working with local cafe #Footnote on Wilton Way to use their kitchen out of hours to cook the jam. 4/
If you'd like to take part in a cooking session (physically distant) we have funding to support people who'd like to get a food safety certificate. Jams are going out each week in food parcels from the Children with voices food hub on Wilton Estate. Please spread the word!
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