Planet Food York

Community food store and cafe
Intercepts surplus food from going to waste to redistribute in our open-access community cafe and shop. We feed bellies not bins and welcome anyone regardless of need to tackle the climate emergency, build community and reduce social isolation also providing many work experience /volunteering/job opprotunities.

41 GoodGymers have supported Planet Food York with 164 tasks.


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Penny Spikins
Penny Spikins
TaskForce
Stefan Durkin
Stefan Durkin
TaskForce
Elle
Elle (She/her)
TaskForce
Jenna Drury
Jenna Drury (she /her)
York runner

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Bec
Elle

Three-for-the-price-of-One

Thursday 5th March

Written by Bec

Hurray! Today is Elle's 100th task. And she is an absolute superstar. Before our clear up and clean at Planet Food she was out on another task sprucing up the raised beds and weeding the outdoor space at this magical community food hub.

Elle has been doing numerous tasks every week for months now. And what has that done for her? 1. She has made loads of new friends and is very much part of the community 2. She has got fitter and stronger - she sees GoodGym as a form of rehabilitation and is very happy about that. 3. She feels good to be doing good.

It really is a three-for-the-price-of-one for lovely Elle.

Each week we clean and clear tables, put away the chairs, hoover and sweep, clear the bins and get the community centre ready for the next people and activities. But behind the scenes of Planet Food are other wonderful people rescuing surplus food, cooking delicious affordable meals from food that would otherwise go to landfill, enabling people to fill their cupboards with decent groceries, making jam and chutneys from excess produce and washing up and chatting in between.

It really is a team effort and it is joyous to be part of that community. Three Cheers for Elle.

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Andrea Burgos Martinez
Elle
Vicky Hearson

Three efficient ladies

Thursday 26th February

Written by Vicky Hearson (she/her)

The three of us net for a slick operation today! Twenty minutes of action and all the tables and chairs were away, the hall was swept and carpet hoovered! Boom!

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Penny Spikins
Elle

Someone missing!

Thursday 19th February

Written by Penny Spikins

Oh no (says Mike) we've missed Elle from the photo, she is fighting the hoover!

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Andrea Burgos Martinez
Penny Spikins
Elle

Periodic table (and chairs)

Thursday 12th February

Written by Penny Spikins

Thanks to Stef for the much needed pun!

All tidied away :)

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All tidy and completed!

Thursday 5th February

Written by Penny Spikins

We rose to the challenge this week :)

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Elle
Penny Spikins
Bec
Jenna Drury

Another successful mission :)

Thursday 22nd January

Written by Penny Spikins

Everything all tidy and put away!

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