Happy 15th Birthday Cracking Good Food

Cracking Good Food was launched by Adele Jordan on 29 March 2010, armed with a gazebo, hob, a few pots and pans and some fresh locally grown food. Adele’s passion was to ensure everyone had access to good food by sharing the skills and knowledge to cook affordable, seasonal and nutritious homemade food from scratch.

15 years later Cracking Good Food’s cooking in the community has worked with 27,808 participants, 527 volunteers, 573 organisations, delivering 2100 sessions serving 83,404 dishes.

During the pandemic 99,655 meals were provided to those shielding and in low income households across the region. Our Kitchen Kit Call Out campaign launched in 2022 and has now distributed 9.5 tonnes of pre-loved, donated kitchen kit, benefitting over 23,000 people in Greater Manchester.

Unfortunately the world has also changed in the last 15 years. In 2010 Trussell’s 35 food banks handed out 61,468 food parcels. In 2024 there are estimated to be over 2500 independent and Trussell food banks. Trussell alone distributed over 3 million food parcels in 2023/24.

So whilst we are celebrating, and we are proud of what has been achieved and thankful for our amazing volunteers and supporters, we can’t hang our aprons up just yet.

One thing that definitely hasn’t changed in 15 years is our belief that EVERYONE DESERVES GOOD FOOD!