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Important news from the wonderful Made in Hackney.
They need our help to raise funds for the valuable plant-based educational work they do for their local community. They work hard to give low income, vulnerable and hard to reach people knowledge and skills related to affordable, nutritious vegan cooking.
Check out these facts about their gala fundraiser event and then book tickets!
If you are not planning on attending London Vegan Festival on Sunday August 17th, 2014 I can only assume you will be learning to be an inner city organic food grower over in Hackney.
Made In Hackney is putting on a wonderful crash course on urban organic growing. The following is taken from the event description:
Interested in growing your own organic food in the city but not sure where to start? Got a patio, window sill, balcony or garden and want to start growing food in it? Then this community class is for you!
In this two hour session MIH founder Sarah Bentley will teach you the basics of growing – you’ll even leave with a herb plant to get you started!
The two hour class commences at 1pm and takes place on a patchwork farm in Hackney. The cost to attend is left up to attendees with a minimum suggestion of £5, which is incredibly decent value for a two hour class in London.
Head on over to the Made In Hackney site for more details and booking.
Every single day seems to bring another plea for donations. Crowdfunding has become the go-to way to pay the bills for everything from home baking enterprises to fully-realised restaurants.
The seemingly never ending requests for money can get a bit tiring. You only have so much to go round. How can you be sure that what you are backing is a worthwhile endeavour?
Getting a recommendation from someone is one way to cut through the sea of monetary requests and I am about to give you a recommendation that I truly hope you take onboard.
Made in Hackney is everything the world should be. This community-driven initiative organises pay by donation classes focussed on food growing, cooking and composting. These classes are delivered to residents of housing estates, local children, adults at risk and charities supporting people with mental health conditions.
All of their programs are plant based. Yes, 100% vegan. How awesome is that? Made in Hackney shows class attendees how to preserve foods, forage for ingredients and even make their own cosmetics.
The centre holds masterclasses to financially support the pay by donation classes and has been partially funded by Lottery funding that is now coming to an end. That is where concerned people like you and me come in with our money.
Made in Hackney needs money. The organisation is attempting to raise £12 500 in order to keep performing their vital community work. The campaign so far has seen just over half this amount amassed with just 21 days remaining.
Here is what I think you should do:
Even if this is the one community fundraiser you back this year, I am confident you couldn’t find a more deserving cause.
Read more about Made in Hackney here.
Donate to the Crowdfunder campaign here.