Nourishing communities: Food at London’s core

Talk

Tuesday 29 October 2024
08:30 - 09:30

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Join us for an insightful Breakfast Talk exploring the role of food in shaping London’s urban environment to foster healthy, connected lifestyles.

Food has the potential to play a transformative role in integrating local communities and enhancing urban environments. This event highlights small initiatives that use food as a catalyst for positive change in city spaces.

These small-scale projects, which include community gardens and food-growing spaces, can revitalise neglected urban areas, creating hubs where people can come together to share meals, engage in community activities, and network on both personal and professional levels. These initiatives highlight the long-term impact on fostering a sense of belonging, local integration and tackling social isolation.

Additionally, food can enhance urban sustainability by maximising the capacity for food-growing within the city, creating localised food systems that support food security and reduce dependence on external supply chains. By integrating food into the urban fabric, cities can create spaces that not only provide for essential needs but also offer opportunities for social engagement, education, and healthier lifestyles. These interventions help create more connected, resilient, and vibrant local communities, where food is not just sustenance but a tool for building stronger social bonds and sustainable urban ecosystems.

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Programme

08:00
Registration and Breakfast

08:30
Welcome from the Chair

Grace Simmonds, Head of Learning and Engagement, New London Architecture

08:35
Ebury Edge Energy Garden

Agamemnon Otero, Co-founder and CEO, Energy Garden

08:45
M-Nex

Irene Frassoldati, Urban Designer, Maccreanor Lavington

08:55
Panel Discussion

Speakers above plus –

Flynn Williams, Part II Architectural Assistant, Stride Treglown

Lady Lucy French OBE, Chief Executive Officer, Fleet Street Quarter

09:20
Q&A

09:30
End

Speaker biographies

Agamemnon Otero MBE

CEO, Energy Garden

Irene Frassoldati

Associate, Maccreanor Lavington

Lady Lucy French

CEO, Fleet Street Quarter

Grace Simmonds

Head of Learning & Engagement, NLA

Flynn Williams

Part II Architectural Assistant, Stride Treglown

Venue

The London Centre
3 Aldermanbury
London
EC2V 7HH

Accessibility

There are 4 steps to the main entrance, with a level access entrance via the Guildhall West Wing approximately 200 feet away. There are toilets and accessible toilets via stairs or a lift to the lower ground floor. If you would like more information, or have any access requirements, please let us know what these are and how we can best accommodate these by emailing events@nla.london.