Blog | Roots To Work

Yeast Sussex

Community Chef CIC founder Robin Van Creveld reflects on two decades of this award-winning social enterprise based in Lewes, East Sussex.

10 May 2023

The urban growing advocate

Fi McAllister, was coordinator of the Capital Growth urban food growing network for three years. Here she shares her experiences of helping hundreds of growing spaces and many more people, to grow their own food in London.

27 Feb 2023

The next loaf

Rebecca Bishop, founder of Two Magpies Bakery across eight sites around Suffolk, on sharing her baking passion and knowledge.

3 May 2023

Microbakers on course to success

The School of Artisan Food’s Sienna Russell reports on their bakery business course.

25 Apr 2023

In sourdough we crust

Dan and Duncan Edwards, owners of Four Hundred Rabbits in London, share their sourdough pizza passion.

9 Feb 2023

From passion to profession

Izabela Stuchlik tells of the challenges and opportunities in her microbakery story so far.

10 Jan 2023

Bakers: Let’s talk energy

Sourdough Sophia Handschuh sums up the plight of many bakery owners and calls for action.

7 Sep 2022

Roots to Work: The Breadwinner

Mahad is the Market Stall Manager for the social enterprise - Breadwinners. He chats to the 'Eel about his food journey, his life at the Market and what's helped him along the way.

5 May 2022

You're gonna rise up singing

While 17 year-old Kitty Tait is busy running the bakery, Al, her dad and partner in crime, updates their Real Bread journey to date

26 Apr 2022

Women who chef for the planet

Ahead of the publication of the new Jellied Eel mag, and to celebrate this year's International Women's Day, Hannah Crump speaks to three women driven by a passion to change our world for the better through preparing and serving delicious sustainable food.

7 Mar 2022