I am a food and farming action-ist who advocates for good food for all and a just, equitable food system, challenging the systemic barriers that impact marginalised communities and food producers.

My work sits at the nexus of agroecology, food sovereignty, human rights, policy, decolonial research, community, cultural practise and spirituality.

Dee(she/her)

Co-founder

 info@granvillecommunitykitchen.org.uk

I am a food and farming action-ist who advocates for good food for all and a just, equitable food system, challenging the systemic barriers that impact marginalised communities and food producers.

My work sits at the nexus of agroecology, food sovereignty, human rights, policy, decolonial research, community, cultural practise and spirituality.

An urban agroecologist/grower/cook, land elder and seed keeper. I am the co-founder of Granville Community Kitchen in South Kilburn, London, a previous BBC Food and Farming Awards winner and Slow Food Ambassador. I currently sit on the GLA London Food Board, and a co-editor of A People’s Food Policy. I am a Honorary Research Fellow at CAWR, Coventry University in the People’s Knowledge Group. I am a member of the Food Ethics Council, Chair of the Independent Food Aid Network, IFAN and Trustee of Sustain and A Growing Culture. I am the Food Justice Policy Coordinator and a director of the Landworkers Alliance. I am a member of the LION, Land in Our Names collective, a founding member of the Global Solidarity Alliance for Food, Health and Social Justice and co-founder of the B.R.E.A.D Collective of activist/researchers and the African Caribbean Heritage Food Network. I am an advisor to the Farming the Future fund and Flow Funder with Be The Earth Foundation.

I have spoken around the world on food policy and food justice issues. I am the current Western Europe Focal Point of the Civil Society and Indigenous People’s Mechanism(CSIPM) Coordinating Committee for relations with the Committee on World Food Security (CFS ) at the UN

Projects Dee’s involved in:

Community Meals, Food Aid

GoodFoodBox2

Community Meals

# Community Event

The image shows bags of food distributed through Granville Community Kitchen's Food Aid Programme

Food Aid

# Community Event