The sprawling prefabricated 60s Modernist housing estate that is Broadwater Farm in Tottenham, London N17 is still remembered for the violent riots that took place here in 1985. 23 years on, it sees the start of a new food coop. Anne Gray provides insight into the challenges and resources that go into starting the coop:using a network of local allotment holders’ produce as an imaginative form of business startup. A classic example of using community assets to try and change the way we source our basic needs.
Anne also explains how the substitution of vegetables can enable us to recreate our favourite recipes using in-season produce. The coop also plans to sell baby plants that people can look after till they grow bigger, then eat ……. like herbs, tomatoes, lettuce and, homemade stuff like jam, bottled fruit, pickles.

Broadwater Farm Community Centre
1 Adams Road, London N17 6HE

The Coop has emerged through outreach work at Broadwater Farm by Anne Gray and Martin Burrows, Back2Earth. Outreach Questionaires:
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