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About Us

Real Food Works is a socially directed business, supporting people in adopting a healthier lifestyle, through ‘down to earth’, hand’s-on cooking workshops and demonstrations.


We do this through cooking workshops and demonstrations that are:

  • down-to-earth
  • practical - hands on
  • work across all ages
  • delivered in the community
  • cost-effective
  • fully mobile

The organisation started operating in November 2004 with the aim of addressing the poor health statistics in Wansbeck, a part of the former mining area of Northumberland.

Since then the aim has changed from being a response to the issue of access to fresh fruit and vegetables, to one which addresses wider and more fundamental aspects of the poor diet and health of the whole N.E region.
 
 “I feel much more confident about being able to provide healthier food for my family”

This comment, from a young Ashington mum, at the end of one of our ‘Big Cooks & Little Cooks’ courses, sums up what we, as an organisation, are all about.

 

 


Development of Real Food Works:


  • November 2004 - Started operating
           as a community project: 'Wansbeck
       Real Food'
  • April 2005 - First 'Food Co-ops' open
      for business
  • June 2006 - What’s Cooking! Our
       outreach cooking skills initiative
       launched
  • 2007 - 'First Good Food Coach'
       recruited
  • July 2008 - Real Food Works Social
      Enterprise incorporated
  • September 2009 - Opened 'The
       Manor Kitchen' our Local/Good Food
       Restaurant
  • October 2009 – Over 800  smoothie
       tasters delivered at Wallington Food
       & Craft fair!
  • December 2009 - delivered our 600th
       session!
  • Jan 2010 - New website launched

 

  • July 2011 - Top Tots Nursery Ashington -  delivered our 900th session!