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Our proposal is to set up a Community Fridge in Merton to reduce food waste, foster a spirit of sharing and mutual support within a community, and tackle food poverty by offering a source of good quality food surplus, including fresh food, for everyone.
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Beneficiaries
Situation
Levels of need for food assistance in Merton are rising, and with an increase in housing and our local population, as well as other development in the borough, there are risks that levels of food poverty in Merton could increase further and that more food will go to waste. There are opportunities in the borough to link local producers and distributors of food (restaurants and shops) with those who are living in food poverty and to create community cohesion around the food agenda.
Solution
Our proposal is to establish Merton's first Community Fridge so that good food will be diverted from the waste stream and instead be available to those most in need of fresh, nutritious food. Overtime, the Community Fridge may also become a Community Food Hub - i.e. a place where people can meet to not only share and exchange food, but have the opportunity to learn more about food through workshops and other social networking activity around the food agenda.
