Category Archives: Food

Zarina Ahmad shares her thoughts on why food justice feels especially urgent right now, and how global instability, climate breakdown and local food systems are deeply connected.

Discover how the Just FACT programme supported communities in Tower Hamlets to build a fairer, more sustainable food system, and explore the end-of-programme report.

What is Participatory Action Research? Community researchers Shazna Hussain and Sajna Miah share their learning from a national PAR training programme.

Tower Hamlets is modelling a just food future. Wen’s new Learning Reports share key insights and recommendations from five years of the pioneering Just FACT programme.

Wen’s community researchers and academic partners share insights from the Food for All conference on food democracy, public engagement and food justice.

From mushroom growers in tower blocks to food-co-op founders and community gardeners, a new portrait series captures the people reshaping the way food is grown, shared and eaten in Tower Hamlets.

The Food Lives team travelled to Liverpool for The UK Food System in Crisis Symposium. Invited by Professor Damian O’Doherty, they shared insights from their research in Tower Hamlets.

23rd July 2025 Wen welcomes the Government’s Food Strategy, but let’s not re-invent the wheel. Instead, we need to properly invest in local Food Partnerships already doing this work of celebrating, connecting and uplifting community solutions to systemic problems.   The UK Government has unveiled an outline of its new food strategy – a so-called…

7th May 2025 WEN’S RESPONSE TO THE LONDON GOOD FOOD – LOCAL AND BEYOND THE FOOD BANK REPORT With the recent publication of The London Good Food Local and Beyond Report, for Tower Hamlets it is both a celebration and a call to action. While the borough continues to lead in key areas, it has…

In an exciting project, the Food Lives team have collaborated with art students from Falmouth University to visually show the experiences of British Bangladeshi residents and their culinary traditions in Tower Hamlets.