About Us
Our aims:
- To support community food projects in Norwich and the surrounding area, including breakfast clubs, cooking classes, allotment projects, and vegetable box schemes by providing an online database of projects, allowing projects to contact each other and reach out to the local community. To provide “space on the web” for small projects without their own website.
- To provide information about food and health, accessible to voluntary groups, healthcare professionals, the media and the general public and to raise awareness about issues including obesity, type II diabetes, and nutrition and mental health.
- To encourage networking and interest in food and health issues and support organisations campaigning for a more sustainable food system on a national level.
Catharine Courtauld
Catharine studied nutrition during a Bsc (Hons) Biology degree at the University of York. After graduating, she worked at Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food and Farming, publishing a national directory of community food projects in 2003. Now a mature student at the University of East Anglia, she started Norwich Food Web in January 2007.
Suzy Garraghan
With a long standing interest in nutrition and politics, Suzy studied International development at the University of East Anglia and is currently a researcher for the Norwich Food Web website. Having previously worked with young people with challenging behaviour and in the catering industry, she now aims to develop these interests and experiences to run training workshops delivering key food and health information.
People who have written or edited articles for Norwich Food Web include:
Nada Al-Muhandis
Nada graduated in 2003 with a BSc (Hons) Anatomical Sciences from the University of Manchester. She then went on to complete a Masters in Food Science at the University of Leeds, where she undertook a research project into the diets of pre-school children. She is currently studying Medicine at the University of East Anglia.
Assunta Aversano
Assunta graduated from London Metropolitan University with a BSc (Hons) in Human Nutrition, and currently works in the NHS as a dietetic assistant.
Paul Ferris
Paul is currently studying Medicine at the University of East Anglia
Olli Lukkari
With a background in journalism, Olli studied International Development at the University of East Anglia, and has a long-standing interest in political and social issues.
Glen Matten
Glen trained as a Nutritional Therapist at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition, graduating in 2001. He currently runs a busy private practise in Norwich, teaches and lectures widely and is actively involved in projects exploring the links between nutrition and challenging behaviour in young people.
Arthur Price
Arthur is currently studying Medicine at the University of East Anglia.
What Others Have Said
“Community food projects are a great way to meet people, and learn new skills – and at the same time eat great food! It can be a real confidence booster to know that you’re not alone in struggling to find healthy, affordable and sustainable food, and that there are ways to tackle these problems.”
Jeanette Longfield, MBE, Co-ordinator, Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming
