Good Food Matters was founded in 2007 by Evelyn Findlater MBE, following 30 years’ experience teaching disengaged, disadvantaged young people about health-centred cookery and sustainable food production. Encouraged to embed this positive learning into the community, she decided to build a food learning centre – raising in excess of £780,000 over eight years. Today this space is a valuable social and ecological asset for Croydon.

Our mission is to enable everyone to cook and grow nutritious, balanced meals – making a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of our community. We run events throughout the year in our community kitchen and garden – designed to engage people young and old in the joy of home grown produce and shared meals, build confidence and develop new skills.