Every month, we host a range of exciting events and workshops to our community. Come and enjoy our garden events, and take part in our cooking and food growing workshops. Paying for a class helps others join programmes for free - and we offer lower rates for anyone who needs them.
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After School Club Autumn Term
This autumn, let your child discover the joy of cooking and gardening with the Hackney School of Food After School Cooking Club.
Autumn Holiday Club
Celebrate October Half-Term with hands-on cooking, gardening and outdoor adventures […]
Autumn Trail 2026
Date: Friday 6th November 2026 Time: 4.30–7pm Our much-loved annual Autumn […]
Rooted in Food Cooking and Gardening Club
We’re excited for the return of Rooted in Food, a monthly programme running at Hackney School of Food through 2026.
Gardening for Wellbeing – Join our monthly garden club
We’re excited to offer free gardening sessions for adults in Hackney who may be experiencing mental or physical health challenges, who would benefit from learning new skills and connecting with others outdoors.
Mornings in Motion – Free Movement and Brunch Club
Mornings in Motion is a free monthly Saturday club at Hackney School of Food, designed for older adults and anyone who has fewer opportunities to be active.
Spring Holiday Cooking Club
Bring your budding young chefs to our daily Cooking Club this February half-term.
Summer Holiday Kitchen Garden Chef Club!
Join us for our Summer Holiday Kitchen Garden Chef Club at Hackney School of Food this August!
Rooted in Food Cooking and Gardening Club
We’re excited for the return of Rooted in Food, a monthly programme running at Hackney School of Food through 2026.
Family Cook-a-Long Programme
Cook, eat and learn together as a family Join our […]
Free Community Use of our Garden Room
Hackney School of Food is offering free use of our Garden Room to Hackney-based community organisations in 2026.
Hackney School of Food marks a major milestone with the launch of its new Garden Room
We’re proud to share a major milestone for Hackney School of Food with the opening of our brand-new Garden Room – a vibrant, inclusive space designed to bring our seed-to-spoon food education to life.
Hackney primary schools to be offered lessons at the HSoF
As part of the Mayor of Hackney, Philip Glanville’s, mission to end food poverty in Hackney’s schools, we are excited to announce that all Hackney primary schools will have the opportunity to send their year 3 pupils for a free half day lesson at the Hackney School of Food (HSoF) next year.
The School of Food Toolkit
Do you want to create a food Education Hub in your school or community?
We have produced a toolkit to help just to do that!
RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize for best small project
Surman Weston has won the RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize for best small project for its Hackney School of Food – a £307,000 retrofit of a caretaker’s house
Awards RIBA London Award 2022 & RIBA London Small Project Award 2022
Hackney School of Food by Surman Weston Client LEAP Federation & […]
Waitrose Magazine Feature
“A charity that puts chefs in school kitchens is playing […]
HSF & Migrateful
Hackney School of Food is excited to announce our new […]
Wild Farmed Video
We are lucky to work with the phenomenal Wildfarmed, who supply […]
Positive news: Restaurant chefs are reinventing school dinners
Top chefs are helping transform school meals in deprived areas, serving up food that is fresh, nutritious – and, most of all, fun.
Positive News
Restaurant chefs are helping to transform school meals at the Chefs in Schools charity. Whether teaching school caterers, or the children themselves, they're serving up ideas on making food fresh, nutritious - and fun
Hackney Gazette gives a sausage
Hackney school children are the stars of a celebrity-backed campaign asking people to 'give a sausage' about school food.
MANDEVILLE CHILDREN WORK WITH TASTILY
Recently 16 lucky Mandeville students took part in some food […]
Our Mural Expands!
New Jean Jullien Mural at the School of Food Our […]