The Gleaners

The Gleaners Community cafe & catering
Workers coop
Surplus & plant based
Pay-what-you-can
Thurs-Sat 11-3pm

MIDWINTER FOLK NIGHTWe’re sorry-but-happy to say *THIS IS SOLD OUT!* if you have a ticket and can’t come please let us k...
03/12/2025

MIDWINTER FOLK NIGHT

We’re sorry-but-happy to say *THIS IS SOLD OUT!*

if you have a ticket and can’t come please let us know!

And sign up to the folk night mailing list in our bio, or via and for hot off the press folk night announcements in the future.

Bring your instruments, your tankard and your best ballad. Or just come and sit in the corner and listen.

This will be a relaxed evening for sharing folk songs, learning folk songs and listening to others share their traditional music. We welcome whatever traditional means to you!

Music starts at 8PM. There will be food, and the evening is

pay-what-you-can

(or free if ticket prices are out of your reach).

Ticket contributions go directly to The Gleaners, to support the running of a community space and our ‘How To Host A Feast’ program, which offers cooking traineeships to people from migrant and asylum seeker communities in Walthamstow.

We cater for local community events and cook for things we believe in, such as protest encampments opposing genocide. Come! Sing! Support our work!

Brought to you by our musical friends, and

Poster by

Our local food growers network in Waltham Forest has put together a beautiful object to help growers around the country ...
17/11/2025

Our local food growers network in Waltham Forest has put together a beautiful object to help growers around the country plan and reflect on their work (and help us raise much needed funds to continue growing our movement locally).

It’s got space for you to jot down plans, reflect on experiments and record the details of new plants you’ve met. Alongside that we have scattered tips and offerings from community food growers across our borough in London throughout, as well as important anniversaries in the history of land rights and our suggestions for ethical suppliers of seeds and seedlings. A lovely winter gift 🎁

Why our friends say you should buy this:
“the WF FGN’s Year Planner is only going to help growers wean themselves off of global agribusiness’s control of food… 1/10” - Bill Gates

LINK IN OUR BIO

at the price that suits you best:
£6 - solidarity price for those on no or low income
£11 - standard price for everyone else
£15 - supporter price for those willing and able to give a bit extra to support the WF FGN

Cover by and monthly illustrations by and Designed credits to & Studio Nopqrst

Featuring contributions from:


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The Natural Gardeners Club
The Welcome Garden
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LIMITED EDITION GLEANERS T SHIRTS! We have a few organic cotton Gleaners t shirts left. Printed locally using They come...
13/11/2025

LIMITED EDITION GLEANERS T SHIRTS!

We have a few organic cotton Gleaners t shirts left. Printed locally using

They come up small - think baby t (this was our first trial, we’ll size up in future!).

Collectable during our Thursday Community Lunch 11-3, or whilst Gleaners events are on (e.g during a Folk Night or Housing Co-ops workshop).

They are £25! Ideally CASH please!

This is more expensive than our usual pickle products and pay-what-you-can food because we’re fundraising! Profits will go entirely toward paying for extra ingredients and trainee travel expenses for our ‘How To Host A Feast Traineeship’ for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. We’d love to be able to give everyone cheap t shirts, but maybe we can’t have food justice AND free clothes from the Gleaners cafe.

T-shirt Artwork by

PERPETUAL STEW 3: We joined and to cook a big stew in September! Perpetual Stew 3 was a week long series of learning s...
10/11/2025

PERPETUAL STEW 3: We joined and to cook a big stew in September!

Perpetual Stew 3 was a week long series of learning sessions on knowledge and land justice. Each night after a peer-to-peer workshop, talk, skillshare, song or project, everybody gathered to share a bowl of the perpetual stew.

We joined for a workshop held by and and Anti Oppression Circle on Legal Support 101 and Migrant Narratives - solidarity with care and intersectionality.

It was an honour and a hoot to cook up the Finale Perpetual Stew in its last form, with vegetables gleaned and given from allotments and friends across London.

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE -- ONLY 1 WEEK LEFT TIL OUR FUNDRAISING SUPPER CLUBOn Saturday 1st Nov our chef Inbar will be co...
24/10/2025

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE -- ONLY 1 WEEK LEFT TIL OUR FUNDRAISING SUPPER CLUB

On Saturday 1st Nov our chef Inbar will be cooking up some of the best autumn produce into a 3 course dinner to raise money for and 🍂🍂

Get ready for mushrooms, beetroot and pumpkin 🎃🎃🎃 warming soup and all the rich flavours that come with the cooler weather

She'll be whipping up some awesome soft drinks, but BYOB is welcome with an optional £5 corkage donation!

We have pay-what-you-can donation tickets as well - check out our eventbrite 📩

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/halloween-feast-supper-club-tickets-1777986528569?aff=oddtdtcreator

🎉 Celebrating British Black History Month @ The Gleaners Café🎬 Film Night: Black Joy (1977)Join us for a special communi...
18/10/2025

🎉 Celebrating British Black History Month @ The Gleaners Café
🎬 Film Night: Black Joy (1977)
Join us for a special community screening at The Gleaners Café as part of British Black History Month. Come together for an evening of film, food, and connection in a warm and welcoming space.
We’ll be showing the classic film Black Joy (1977), which follows the story of a young country boy who moves to London and navigates life in the city’s Black community. This powerful film shines a light on the experiences, challenges, and resilience of Black men and women in 1970s Britain.
To keep you fuelled throughout the evening, enjoy vegan Caribbean-inspired snacks and refreshing homemade drinks prepared by The Gleaners Café team.

📌 Event Details
📅 Date: Thursday 30th October 2024
⏰ Time: 6 PM – 9 PM
📍 Location: The Gleaners Café, 458 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, E17 9AH
🎟 Tickets: Available now on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrating-british-black-history-month-the-gleaners-cafe-tickets-1755231848709?aff=oddtdtcreator%5C
👉 Registration required – spaces are limited!

18/10/2025

Join us for an inspiring evening of real stories, lived experiences, and community connection at The Gleaners Cafe, Walthamstow, on Thursday 23rd October. This free event, hosted by the Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association, celebrates both Dyslexia Awareness Week and Black History Month with thought-provoking talks, a film screening, and delicious vegan refreshments. Hear from Sandra Waldron Rigobert, author and Trustee of WFDA, as she shares her journey of navigating life as a black, neurodivergent woman, and gain insights from Counsellor Sharon Waldron on leadership and community empowerment. Whether you’re dyslexic, supporting someone who is, or simply curious about unlocking creativity and strengths often hidden behind dyslexia, this is a unique opportunity to learn, connect, and be inspired. Spaces are limited – book now via Eventbrite or email to secure your place!

TUESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 7PM It’s Autumn! And that’s okay! The Gleaners are holding another Folk night and everyone is, on...
15/09/2025

TUESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 7PM

It’s Autumn! And that’s okay! The Gleaners are holding another Folk night and everyone is, once again, invited.

Bring your instruments, your tankard and your best ballad. Or just come and sit in the corner and listen.

This will be a relaxed evening for sharing folk songs, learning folk songs and listening to others share their traditional music. We welcome whatever traditional means to you!

There will be food, and the evening is

pay-what-you-can

(or free if ticket prices are out of your reach).

Ticket contributions go directly to The Gleaners, to support the running of a community space and our ‘How To Host A Feast’ program, which offers cooking traineeships to people from migrant and asylum seeker communities in Walthamstow.
We cater for local community events and cook for things we believe in, such as protest encampments opposing genocide. Come! Sing! Support our work!

Link to tickets is in our bio!

Brought to you by our musical friends, and

Poster by

With a generous donation of marrows from a local allotmenteer and courgettes from , we came up with this deliciously moi...
22/08/2025

With a generous donation of marrows from a local allotmenteer and courgettes from , we came up with this deliciously moist marrow and poppyseed cake.

We liked it so much we wanted to share the recipe with you!

Come in and try it with a barista coffee this Thursday from 11am ☕

Banana bread made by our lovely volunteers Aude and Ummi .focus 🌻🌻 for our pay-what-you-can community meal on Thursday. ...
29/07/2025

Banana bread made by our lovely volunteers Aude and Ummi .focus 🌻🌻 for our pay-what-you-can community meal on Thursday.

Delicious, healthy food is a right, not a privilege.

We are a not-for-profit workers cooperative. Our private catering supports our work creating an accessible and affordable space for all ✊

📩 email [email protected] for catering enquiries

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458 Hoe Street
London
E179AH

Opening Hours

Thursday 11am - 3pm
Friday 11am - 3pm
Saturday 11am - 3pm

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