Batch Cooking (Community Cookery)
About this class
Who can attend? People who are able to attend an in person cookery session. Attendees must be either social housing residents, receive a means-tested benefit, older people aged 50+ (must also meet another criteria on this list), have a long-term physical health condition or long-term mental health condition.
This class will celebrate the benefits of batch cooking – to reduce meal costs, learn to cook wholesome healthy meals, spend just a few hours cooking for the whole week, minimise food waste and cut down the amount of packaging and plastic waste produced.
During the class we will be using beef mince from Sussex Grazed a meat box scheme promoting conservation grazing on the south downs. We will also have a vegetarian alternative (please note your dietary requirements in the application form below).
Cooking in pairs, our Community Cookery Leader will show you how to batch cook and portion your meals so that they can be properly stored/frozen; allowing you to have a ready-cooked homemade dinner available whenever you need it.
A typical lesson will include:
- Meal planning for the whole week (ensuring that they are nutritious and balanced)
- A cooking session (batch cooking for the whole week)
- Knife skills
- Preparing nutritious and tasty snacks (savoury and sweet)
- Meals to package up and take home after the lesson.
Join us for a relaxing and friendly session and leave with new skills and inspiration.
This class is funded by The Homity Trust & The Co-op Local Community Fund
Application instructions
Who can attend?
People who are able to attend an in person cookery session. Attendees must be either social housing residents, receive a means-tested benefit, older people aged 50+ (must also meet another criteria on this list), have a long-term physical health condition or long-term mental health condition.
Costs:
We ask for a suggested donation of £5 on the day of the class, payments can be made by cash or card.
If travel/ transport costs will be an issue for you, please contact us as we may be able to help.
Application Information:
Please complete the form below to apply for a space on this class. If your application is successful we will respond to you around 2 weeks before the start of the course, to invite you and confirm your space.
Please complete the brief form below if you can. Alternatively, email, call or text to register your interest and we can go through a few additional questions on the phone.
Contact:
Callum Chapman, Engagement Officer
Brighton & Hove Food Partnership
The Community Kitchen, 113 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XG
info@bhfood.org.uk / 01273 234810
