What is on offer across East Sussex
This page has a collection of information where you can find out what’s on offer near you, including where you can buy local food and get support in your local area. If you are interested in joining Good Food East Sussex email us to be connected with our cross-sector network and collaborate across the county with like minded people.
Who is Good Food East Sussex and what do we do? read our introduction slides for more information.
Get support locally
Visit the East Sussex County Council’s online directory, 1Space. This directory compiles a list of local organisations and groups that offer care, support and wellbeing services, including food banks, community food hubs and soup kitchens.
To access local support, contact your local food partnership directly:
- Eastbourne Food Partnership provides an online guide to community food support in Eastbourne. For further information email efpadmin@eastbournefoodpartnership.org.uk
- Hastings Food Network posts their offerings on their Facebook page.
- Lewes District Food Partnership has more information on their website, for further information email: info@lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org.
- Rother Food Partnership, for further information email: rotherfoodpartnership@rva.uk.com
- Wealden Food Partnership, for further information email: wealdenfoodpartnership@3va.org.uk.
Supplier and Buyer Directory
Our directory of suppliers and buyers of food and drink produced or processed locally through independent local business. This directory is collated by Good Food East Sussex, and aims to support businesses across Sussex to connect and contract with each other.
Please fill in our contact form if you would like to be included.
Buy locally
- Big Barn is a national database of locally produced food and drink.
- Restaurants Brighton holds a directory of Sussex farm shops.
- The Sussex Peasant is a mobile vendor of local produce. You can see where they sell when on their website, and you can also see their list of local suppliers.
- Brighton and Hove Food Partnership hosts a directory of local veg boxes schemes, groceries, bakeries, farmers markets and delivery services, many of which operate across East Sussex.
- Green Transition Crowborough hosts a list of local producers.
For Businesses
- Open Food Network is an open source e-commerce network for fairer food systems, connecting local suppliers and buyers.
- The East Sussex Social Value Marketplace is an online marketplace aimed at connecting across private, public and social sectors for better social value.
Good Food East Sussex Month
Every October, East Sussex communities and businesses come together to harvest, cook and share food, support our local food businesses, and build a better local food system for us all. October 2023 saw dozens of events across the county.
Get involved in our next Good Food East Sussex Month using the contact us form.