Past Programme Reports

Launching in 2019, the Get Togethers was a four-year National Lottery Community Fund programme led by  Soil Association's Food for Life, alongside five national partners and 12 Local partners across the UK.

The aim was to bring people from all generations and backgrounds together through growing, cooking, and sharing good food. When the pandemic changed life as we knew it, the programme had to adapt to a new way of working. This led to a wealth of online sessions, networking and connecting people across the UK through their shared love of growing and cooking food. 

There are still many challenges that face us every day and community leaders are often at the forefront of supporting those who need it the very most, and the Get Togethers programme was there to support them. 

From nurturing the grassroots community good food champions through our My Food Community leadership programme, to skills sharing with the Local Partner organisations, to our joint mission and close collaboration with the National Partners, and the continuation of Plant and Share and Cook and Share campaigns the learnings and insights gained throughout Get Togethers programme have been invaluable.