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Comment by Felix Gonzales on November 14, 2009 at 7:35am

On Saturday 31st October, the Mayor of Lambeth took part in a B£ shopping spree, that started off at Morleys of Brixton department store where the Mayor got himself some B£s.

Next on the list was A&C Continental, Portuguese deli on Atlantic Road, from which the Mayor emerged with a bag of goodies, including herbs and onions for his dinner. From there the Mayoral convoy, made up of a number of B£ supporters and onlookers, moved to the Arcades market for a stop at Wa Zo Bia, African food store, to buy some chilies, and then across to Secondo, vintage clothes outlet, where the Mayor picked up a very cool jersey.

From there, and with many hello-stops at regular intervals, the Mayor reached Nubian Natural Body Care, on Atlantic Road, where B£s came handy in the purchase of some scrumptious salt crystals. Next it was Diverse Gifts, on Atlantic Road, and finally over to Stuart the Watchmaker, on Pope Road, before the Mayor said good bye to the team and headed off to his next engagement. No doubt those bath salts would have come handy that evening.

The shopping spree was a fantastic success in promoting participating businesses and the B£, with passers-by and shoppers out and about in Brixton.

Comment by Sarah Cannon on October 14, 2009 at 2:43pm

These photos were taken at the Urban Green Fair in Brockwell Park on Sunday September 20th. TTB Cookers and Eaters joined with the incredible Ceri Buck who runs Invisible Food. In an outdoor kitchen in the food and garden zone, we made beautiful blackberry & apple jam in a big red pot. The blackberries came from Brixton allotments and the apples from a back garden in Forest Hill. People joined in to help chop fruit, stir the jam and share their own jam making experience. The day began with a wild herb forage and we collected many types including nettle, yarrow and plantain. Water was boiled on rocket stoves in the open air and herb tea was brewed in large colourful pots. In the afternoon we took our jars of jam and jugs of wild herb tea and hosted a picnic together with the Brockwell Bake who had made delicious bread! It was a lovely time and so many thanks to volunteers Katie, Jasmin, Clara, Michelle and Adam for all their help. Click here for more pictures and stories on the Invisible Food blog.

Ceri's Blackberry and Apple Jam Recipe.

Get sweet juicy blackberries from July and higher stem ones in September. Blackberries are high in potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, Vitamin C and bio-flavanoids which act like antioxidants protecting cells.

To make jam you need equal quantities of fruit and sugar. Cook the fruit into a pulp, then SLOWLY dissolve the sugar. Boil furiously for 15 minutes, but don't let the mixture burn. Put into clean, sterilised jars.

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Comment by Bonnie on May 3, 2009 at 7:00pm

The launch of the Future of Our Food programme of events happened on the 30th April with Rosie Boycott and Claire Milne talking about our food security.

Comment by Felix Gonzales on April 20, 2009 at 4:51pm