Countryfile will showcase a Brimscombe community food project this month - presented by Stroud celebrity Ellie Harrison.
The Long Table, which serves locally sourced and surplus food, has filled 19 ‘Freezers of Love’ in the Stroud district during the pandemic with meals that can be bought on a ‘pay what you can’ basis.
The enterprise and its ethos, including its work with local foodbanks, will be the subject of an episode presented by Stroud TV presenter Ellie Harrison, who has co-hosted Countryfile since 2009.
“It was a real privilege and a real joy - as a team we were buzzing yesterday,” said Tom Herbert, founder of the Long Table.
“It was flattering to have that interest and that spotlight and we hope that by showing what we’re doing here we’ll encourage more creative ways of improving food culture in our society.”
Above: filming takes place at the Long Table, Brimscombe
The episode will feature Ms Harrison picking kale and broccoli from Oakbrook Farm in Painswick, before taking the ingredients to the Long Table and prepping veg with chef Maisie Bagley.
After interviewing Mr Herbert about the business, she will take frozen meals to the Octagon Centre in Pagan Hill where there is a community food hub and one of the Freezers of Love, to meet some of its customers.
The Long Table currently has 300 subscribers who pay £5 a week for a meal, which helps the business take on local apprentices and subsidise meals for those who can’t afford to pay as much.
Mr Herbert said they aim to reach 1000 subscribers. The Countryfile episode, airing at the end of January, should help them do just that.
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