Tooting Foodival – it’s not just about food!

Foodival is a community festival celebrating all things locally grown, cooked, re-created and re-imagined. Shining a light on how we can try to live sustainably in a time of global climate change. 

While we expect as ever to celebrate local growers and cooks, this year we are looking at some of the great initiatives that have emerged during lockdown that embrace sustainable living developed by local people, such as recycling and upcycling, repairing, mending and re-creating. 

Fast fashion has a huge environmental impact on the planet. Lockdown has seen our consumption of fast fashion drop massively and it has led many to think about buying less, caring more and making the clothes we love last longer. 

This year’s events on Saturday 4th September 2021 will feature: 

A Clothes Upcycling event - if you’ve made a new item of clothing out of an old garment then why not wear it to this year's Foodival. We would love to see your creations. Better still, if you feel like flaunting your creations on stage we will have a catwalk show so you could really showcase your wares. 

Don’t worry if you can’t sew but you still want to get involved, as we have a team of local tailors ready to do the sewing for you. We even have a supply of donated clothing for you to use if you need it. Just get in touch with us with your ideas. 

Restart – don’t bin it, repair it - get your electrical items repaired. Our amazing volunteers have fixed everyday items like irons, hairdryers, kettles and toasters. During those years we have saved tonnes of electrical and electronic objects from landfill - Register online to book your slot with a fixer. 

Locally grown veg display – on show will be an amazing diversity of produce that is grown by local gardeners and allotment holders throughout the Borough of Wandsworth. 

Tie-dye workshop – want to have a go at making your own tie-dye item using vegetable scraps? Bring an old T-shirt or any cotton cloth and we will teach you how. It’s fun, creative and you’ll be amazed at the results! 

Cooking your own – during lockdown many of us have had to cook more at home and it has certainly bought out the chef in some of you. At the festival, some of these home cooks will create a mouth-watering array of small plates made from locally grown ingredients for you to try for just £1! 

STALLS
Small local producers and makers We have a number of local producer and makers exhibiting and selling their produce at the event alongside local charities and community groups. APPLY HERE If you are interested in having a stall at Tooting Foodival

MUSIC BY LOCAL ARTISTS
As ever we will showcase a selection of music and dance by local artists.. 

ABOUT TOOTING FOODIVAL

Tooting Foodival is Transition Town Tooting’s annual sustainable community festival, celebrating all things locally grown, cooked, re-created and re-imagined. Shining a light on how we can try to live sustainably in a time of global climate change. The
event has been running since 2008 and aims to show how it is possible to live sustainably and have fun while doing it. 

Foodival is a non-profit event, run by local volunteers and relies on the generosity of the local community to make it happen. We are extremely grateful for all our supporters and to everyone who gets involved. In a drive to highlight the adverse effect plastic has on our planet and marine life, the organisers of Foodival 2021 will again designate the area a plastic free zone. 

 If you have any questions, or would like to volunteer in preparation or on the day, please email Malsara Thorne at transitiontowntooting@gmail.com Please share on social media, and use the hashtag #tootingfoodival 

Taking place on Saturday 4th September 2021 Free event, open to all. 

Location and how to get there
Hereward Road is right in the heart of Tooting SW17, some events will also take place in the Mushkil Aasaan community centre at 222 Upper Tooting Rd, London SW17 7EW Nearest tube is Tooting Broadway or Tooting Bec and it’s a 5 minutes’ walk from there. Bus 155, 219, 255, 355