The Bishop of London has backed the Evening Standard’s “Food for London” campaign, joining with faith and community leaders in delivering fruit and vegetables to St Laurence’s Larder in North London. The project, based at Christ Church with St Laurence Brondesbury, provides three course meals for people in the local community who struggle to make ends meet, as well as running a food and clothes bank.

The food was provided by the Felix Project, which collects surplus food from suppliers and distributes it to local charities. The Bishop, alongside the Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, Imam Monawar Hussain, and Hindu temple manager Chandresh Thakkar, helped make the delivery and the group was given a tour of St Laurence’s Larder by its founder, Stephen Chamberlain.

The Bishop of London said: “After the feeding of the 5,000, with the loaves and fishes, Jesus said to his disciples “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted”. The Evening Standard’s campaign to promote awareness over food waste is vitally important and will strike a powerful chord with Londoners wanting to tackle the issue of food poverty. It is giving an insight into the realities of food poverty and food waste. The campaign is also telling the positive stories of how Londoners, including churches and other faith communities, are thinking innovatively about ways to share food fairly, so becoming true ‘companions’ – the word means, ‘those with whom we share bread’”.

Read an article about the visit on the Evening Standard website: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/foodforlondon/food-for-london-a-rabbi-a-bishop-and-imam-walk-into-a-shop-it-s-no-joke-they-re-helping-to-feed-a3364051.html