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Apple Day – it’s back!
It's Apple Day on Saturday 27th September 2025 at Speke Hall. Let's celebrate all things apple and together we'll not let the apples in the orchard go to waste! Gleaning seasonal fruit.
Manifest Restaurant Supports Queen of Greens
Manifest Restaurant supports Queen of Greens to provide affordable fresh produce through donations and awareness-raising events.
SCHOUSE – Social Housing Food Inequality Study
The Supporting Communities in social Housing and Optimising Urban food System interventions for Equity (SCHOUSE) study seeks to better understand the reasons behind difficulties social housing tenants face in consuming a healthy diet and accessing affordable healthy foods.
Apple Day at Speke Hall to celebrate apples!
On 29th September 2024 over 2,000 local community volunteers joined us at Speke Hall to celebrate the humble apple. Whilst
Knowsley Pie
Can pheasant be a sustainable option? In the UK around 25 million pheasants are reared every year (BIORXIV, 2019). This
Green Guild Christmas Cook along
Thank you for taking part in Liverpool University’s cook along. All of the recipes we are attempting are structured to
Green guild cook along
Thank you for taking part in Liverpool University's cook along. All of the recipes we are attempting are structured to
Pumpkin Disco Soup Recipe
For our Pumpkin Disco Chop we will be cooking Rachel Roddy's Italian inspired pumpkin and rice soup. If you would
Pumpkin Kitchen Remedies
Fancy cooking up a storm with your pumpkin but struggling for inspiration? Look no further! Over the next few weeks
Pumpkin Disco Chop
A kitchen disco with a twist To celebrate Halloween, and the traditional influx of pumpkins, we are hosting an online
Food Waste Challenge- One week in
Food waste challenge To mark zero waste week Alchemic Kitchen launched the food waste challenge as part of Your Food
Sign our food waste pledge
Alchemic Kitchen are here to help you reduce your household's food waste. Sign our pledge to receive helpful tips and
Your Food Needs You
We will shortly launch our new initiative Your Food Needs You following on from a winning bid with Merseyside Waste
Stay home soups
Don’t worry, this is not another official statement about how Alchemic Kitchen is dealing with Covid-19, it is an unofficial
Climate Justice Fortnight Community Meal
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Niamos Arts Centre in Hulme to celebrate the end of Climate
Liverpool City Region Green Summit
As usual we have been cooking up a storm in the Alchemic kitchen. Over the past two weeks we have
The figures on the on-farm food waste mountain
for the first time revealing estimates of the food wasted on UK farms. Including the 2 million tonnes of surplus
Ugly produce and food waste on farms
Recently the argument was made that the link between ugly produce and food waste has been overstated. This was most
Foodrise: spreading Gleaning across the globe
In Autumn 2017, Kako Black, an Australian student on a one-year placement at Warwick university, joined Foodrise for a six-month
Love Lane Disco Chop – what a day!
65 people. 150 kilos of fresh fruit and vegetables. Some amazing disco tunes. Great volunteers. A perfect space. Put it
Pumpkin and apple gleaning
This time of year always sees a glut of pumpkins and apples. Our chef Keenan joined us for a day



