Made In Hackney

Made In Hackney Vegan cookery school which also provides free nutritious meals to households struggling for food.

Made In Hackney opened its doors in 2012 as the UK’s first fully vegan community cookery school and charity. We collaborate with communities to showcase and develop skills, knowledge and inspiration to grow, cook and eat more plants. In March 2020 we paused our usual programme to launch a COVID19 response of online classes, telephone support for those not online, and an emergency direct to door co

mmunity meal service. At the peak of the crisis we provided 500 meals a day across Hackney direct to households who needed support with food. Today we continue to provide meals and hope to be able to do so for as long as there is need. We aim to incorporate training and jobs for local young people into the community meal service. Made In Hackney is humbled to have collaborated with hundreds of partners from home cooks and community chefs, to grassroots collectives, festivals, charities, housing associations, schools, public health bodies, small businesses, global brands and even celebrities such as Jamie Oliver and Olivia Colman.

🌱Sip & plant with us at our next Communi-Tea Morning, on Monday 7th September! Led by expert gardener Chantuelle Lewis, ...
04/09/2026

🌱Sip & plant with us at our next Communi-Tea Morning, on Monday 7th September!

Led by expert gardener Chantuelle Lewis, you are invited to this free talk and practical session, inwhich you will plant seeds while sipping on a delicious cup of Clearspring Tea! 🍵

If you want to learn more about the practice of growing your own seasonal food, you are in safe hands — Chantuelle delivers indepth gardening workshops and dining experiences across the UK; she will share her expertise on growing edible produce and give you an insight into eco-friendly gardening practices.

Thank you to our wonderful partners CLEARSPRING 🍵 for providing us with a fantastic spread of teas & helping to make these mornings happen! 🧡

⏰ 9:30am - 11:30pm
🗓️ 7th September
🏷️ FREE!
📍 Liberty Hall, Clapton Common E5 9AA
➡️ To book now, visit the link in our bio!

Flick through to see photos from our previous growing classes at Liberty Hall! 🪴

03/09/2026

Made In Hackney is a collection point for , and we love getting creative with the ingredients we have to help reduce food waste.

In this recipe, Matt turns ingredients you might have thrown away into a delicious, flavour-packed green pesto - an easy way to add nutrients and instant flavour to a meal, and it works as a versatile sauce or condiment too.

This pesto was made with just a few simple ingredients, and we put it over tofu from our friends at Clearspring . We put this tasty dish together in no time - and you can too!

👩🏽‍🍳Try it for yourself at home and let us know how you got on in the comments! ⬇️

🥕Ingredients

1 cup carrot tops 
1 cup kale leaves 
2 cloves of garlic  
3 tbsp nutritional yeast
1–2 tbsp pickle vinegar
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt & freshly cracked black pepper (heavy on the black pepper!)

⏲️Instructions

1. Blanch the greens
2. Chill the greens
3. Add dry ingredients to a food processor and pulse to a paste
4. Emulsify with the Olive oil 
4. Season & finish!

Bon appetite! 🤌🏼

📣 September classes (plus October Masterclasses) are now live on our website!➡️ Flick through to discover all the exciti...
29/08/2026

📣 September classes (plus October Masterclasses) are now live on our website!

➡️ Flick through to discover all the exciting things we have coming up at our community cookery school!
🔗 Book now via the link in our bio.

We can’t wait to see you! 🧡

Join us on 3rd or 15th September for a Free Community Cooking Class with expert nutritionist and chef Sharon Gardner! 🧡T...
27/08/2026

Join us on 3rd or 15th September for a Free Community Cooking Class with expert nutritionist and chef Sharon Gardner! 🧡

This community class is for local people living with diabetes, or those wanting to prevent it, who are looking for affordable ways to expand their diet.

You will learn delicious plant-based recipes tailored to your health needs - helping you to keep blood sugar levels steady and lower the risk of long-term health complications.

🗓️3rd or 15th September
⏰11am -1pm
📍Liberty Hall.
🔗 Booking link in bio.

Join us on 3rd or 15th September for a Free Community Cooking Class with expert nutritionist and chef Sharon Gardner 🧡Th...
27/08/2026

Join us on 3rd or 15th September for a Free Community Cooking Class with expert nutritionist and chef Sharon Gardner 🧡

This community class is for local people living with diabetes, or those wanting to prevent it, who are looking for affordable ways to expand their diet.

You will learn delicious plant-based recipes tailored to your health needs – helping you to keep blood sugar levels steady and lower the risk of long-term health complications.

🗓️ 3rd or 15th September
⏰ 11am -1pm
📍Liberty Hall.
🔗 Booking link in bio.

25/08/2026

Clearspring are taking on the Spartan for Made In Hackney next month. Help them turn obstacle into impact by donating today today 🙌🏼

A Spartan Race is a series of obstacle courses that test your physical and mental limits. The Clearspring team will be tackling various distances, from 5K to 21k, each with 20-30+ obstacles, from underwater dips to crawling underneath barbed wire.

Richard and his team are pushing themselves to the limit for our charity - and we are profoundly grateful 🧡

🗓️ Taking place on 26 September
🔗 Link in bio to donate today!

📣 You now have until 1st September to apply to be our next Executive Director!In this exciting role, you will lead our p...
19/08/2026

📣 You now have until 1st September to apply to be our next Executive Director!

In this exciting role, you will lead our passionate team and play a vital part in our charity’s mission of combating food insecurity, health inequalities, and the climate crisis.

You will focus on strengthening impact, financial sustainability, and organisational resilience. Key priorities include overseeing fundraising and income generation, ensuring robust governance and financial management, and continuing to develop our strategic plan.

If you’ve got the experience, skill, and passion, then we want to hear from you!

⏳ Apply by 1st September!
➡️ Visit this page to find out more and apply: https://madeinhackney.org/were-recruiting-executive-director/

01/08/2026

The final episode of our Sereta Series is here! If you haven’t done so yet, you can watch the first 2 episodes of this series by going to our grid.

In this episode, Sareta discusses the impact of food education, and what gives her hope when it comes to the future of food sytems. At Made In Hackney Community Cookery School, we put food education and plant centred eating at the forefront of everything we do.

If you want to play a part in creating a more equitable food system, you can support us via donation or by attending a masterclass. Or you are welcome to attend a free community class to learn new skills for life 🧡

Sareta is a plant-based chef and food justice activist. She manages our Global Plant Kitchen programme and also works as Diversity Outreach Lead at Sustain. Her expertise lies in creating more just and sustainable food systems, exploring the connections between food, climate, culture and equity.

31/07/2026

Made In Hackney’s Mr Organic Youth Cooking Classes are a free space for young people to build confidence, make new friends and take away skills they will use for life 🧡

Summer holidays are here, so we are running another series of FREE cooking classes for young people aged 12-17. There is still time to sign up!

Led by expert chef Tarryn Williams, join us for a culinary journey around the world 🌎

There are still spaces left for our next 3 classes:

🇹🇭6th August: Thai Larb – Asia
🇲🇽13th August: Tacos – The Americas
🍅20th August: Pizza – Europe

Thank you to our incredible partners Mr Organic for sponsoring these classes and for providing us with top range vegan ingredients.

➡️ Book now via our website - link in our bio.

Address

Liberty Hall, 128 Clapton Common
London
E59AA

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 5:30pm
Friday 9am - 5:30pm
Saturday 10am - 4:30pm
Sunday 12pm - 3pm

Telephone

+442084424266

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