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Aim
Choose a reward to pre-order your copy or copies of Salads for Good. All profits help us move people out of food insecurity and into work.
How to support us
We’re raising funds for our community programme, with match funding from BA’s community fund. To support our work, scroll down to the Rewards section and pre-order your copy or copies of Salads for Good by choosing the reward bundle that suits you best.
Who we are
Cook for Good is an award-winning social enterprise that brings businesses and communities together through food.
We’re tackling food insecurity, social isolation, health inequality and barriers to work on a social housing estate in Kings Cross, through a fantastic community food and cooking programme.
Now we're launching Salads for Good, a book of recipes and stories, to raise funds so we can help more people move out of food insecurity and into work. All the profits from the book will be invested into this work.
What we do
In the past four years, we’ve been working to tackle food insecurity and its underlying causes through:
- A surplus food pantry and soup café – providing members with essential groceries at a fraction of the usual cost, plus the chance to connect over tea, coffee and soup.
- A weekly Wellbeing Café – a mindful space where residents can get support and guidance from our resident psychologist and community peer mentors.
- Free cooking classes and courses, including our Men’s Grub Club and Cook for Health, bringing community members together to learn how to cook healthy meals from scratch.
- A community kitchen – where we cook regular community meals for around 50 residents, and healthy ready meals for Pantry members to enjoy at home.
Now we’re looking to support our community members even further, by offering deeper, more structured support to help them move into work. Pledging to pre-order one or more copies of Salads for Good will help us bring these plans to life.
Why it matters
We are based in Islington, one of London’s most deprived areas. We know our residents want to access training and supported employment, but there just aren’t many options available. Additionally, we know that not having a job has a negative impact on other social issues including food insecurity, social isolation and health inequality. So we’re raising funds to open doors to work for our community – and every pledge we receive will help make this happen.
How you can help
We are launching our second cookbook, Salads for Good, to raise funds to tackle the barriers to work that are holding our community back.
It will be available from October, but it’s never too early to start planning festive thankyous for clients and employees or to buy this gift for friends and family. And if you make your pledge NOW, we’ll get £50 for every £25 you give, due to match funding available from BA Communities Fund.
Please help us raise the funds we need by pledging to pre-order one or more copies of Salads for Good.
What’s in the book?
Salads for Good is a beautifully produced and photographed book that celebrates one of Cook for Good’s core missions: inspiring people to cook intuitively, joyfully, and in ways that genuinely support their health and wellbeing.
Championing our view that that healthy doesn’t have to mean dull – and that salads have a place on the table all year round – this gorgeous hardback book includes 52 nourishing, affordable and endlessly adaptable salads, along with 21 toppings, dressings and dips to help them pack a punch.
The book includes donated recipes from Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Claudia Winkleman, and members of our community. Alongside the recipes are moving stories of much-loved characters from the Priory Green estate, who speak about their connections with food, the power of communal cooking, and how eating healthily has changed their lives.
What we’re crowdfunding for
The funds we raise from Salads for Good will allow us to go deeper with our community, providing affordable food, meaningful connection, better health and pathways into employment.
As part of this work, we will launch a structured training programme which will give 80 local people the skills, training and experience they need to find and keep paid jobs, including:
- Opportunities to volunteer with us to provide work experience and boost confidence
- Employability training through Community Jobs Fairs
- Hospitality specific training through a barista skills programme
- Support finding paid work experience in catering through our network of culinary partners
We’ve got sponsorship in place from our culinary and corporate partners to fund the cost of producing the book, so all the profits from every single copy will help us tackle food insecurity and barriers to work.
Join us in making a difference
With your support, we can help more people find meaningful work and live healthier, happier lives. Please pledge your support today and be part of the Cook for Good story.
Funding method
All or nothing – this project will only receive pledges if it reaches its target of £20,000 by 2nd July 2026 at 5:00pm