We strongly believe in supporting our vibrant independent shops to purchase all our food and other supplies. Without their specialist knowledge, expertise and high quality, Chorlton wouldn’t be what it is today.
We source our food from the following places:
Abundance
Abundance Manchester is a voluntary project which picks surplus or unwanted fruit from gardens and public trees around South Manchester and distributes it to local groups and communities. They also collect and distribute surplus vegetables from allotments and have their own Abundance allotment to grow food for groups who can make good use of it. We have been able to make use of their surplus apples during our cooking session at Glebelands City Growers.
Barbakan Delicatessen Ltd
67-71 Manchester Rd, Chorlton Cum Hardy, Manchester M21 9PW, telephone: 0161 881 7053. A great place for freshly baked bread with a veranda to sit outside
Dig Organic Box Scheme
Our Cooking Leader and Trainer Beth Creedon runs this very successful box scheme with her husband Alan Creedon and we like to support them as much as we can. We strongly recommend it!
Glebelands City Growers
Glebelands is a pioneering urban growing project on the banks of the Mersey in Sale, producing organic food for consumption within Greater Manchester. Glebelands City Growers provides a unique example of sustainable food production in an urban environment. Their mission is to challenge perceptions about how food is produced and inspire people towards positive change. They supply delicious healthy fresh vegetables to the local community at affordable prices and aim to increase awareness and understanding of truly sustainable food production through their education programme and by providing training and volunteer opportunities. They have cooked on site with us using freshly picked vegetables and herbs.
Hickson & Blacks Deli
559A Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, Greater Manchester M21 8AN – 0161 881 2001
Hickson & Black’s is the brainchild of cheesemen and food enthusiasts, Jay Hickson and Stephen Black, recognising the need for high quality cheese and deli products in and around Manchester. They sell a vast array of local and continental cheeses, Spanish and Italian cured meats, locally baked bread, organic groceries, fruit and & farm produced bacon and sausages.
Khawaja Brothers
63-65 Manchester Road, Chorlton. A great local shop full of fruit n veg, plus all the great pulses, rice and spices..
Out of the Blue Fishmongers
484 Wilbraham Rd. Chorlton. Manchester. M21 9AS, telephone: 0161 881 8353. Out of the Blue is Chorlton’s fishmonger – the only dedicated provider of fresh fish and seafood in this popular suburb of Manchester. It holds the award for Best Food and Drink Outlet from The Co-operative Manchester Food and Drink Festival. Out of the Blue sells seasonal products: line-caught Cornish fish, (90% of their fish is wild), freshwater fish, shellfish, game, free range poultry and several organic products. They also sell a small selection of seasonal vegetables to accompany the fish; a vast range of deli products, from black linguini to fresh coffee, plus fresh sushi hand made on the premises by their own sushi chef.
North Star Deli, Chorlton
418 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton M21 OSD, telephone: 0161 862 0133. A fine Deli packed with carefully sourced gourmet goodies from all over the world. Everything from interesting jams and chutneys to edible flowers, plus a range of high standard, hand-made items to purchase if you’ve really just run out of time. What’s more, Deanna who set it up, is now one of our new and exciting Cracking Cooks!
The Lost Plot
Set up initially by Action for Sustainable Living (Afsl), this community allotment, based at Southern Allotments off Nell Lane, has been a wonderful venue for our Cracking Cooks to run cooking sessions with the residents of Arrowfield and Hough End Estates. What’s more, people have been able to pick what they wanted and cook it. Food has literally been sourced within feet of where it’s been cooked! Volunteers meet at The Lost Plot every Sunday from 1pm. For more info contact Clare on 07595 873221, Josh on 07789 912055 or Rachel on 07739 409449.
Unicorn Co-operative Grocery
89 Albany Rd, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 0BN. Unicorn Grocery has become one of the largest and most successful wholefood outlets in the UK, named The Observer Food Monthly’s ‘Best Independent Shop’ and Radio Four Food Programme’s ‘Best Local Food Retailer in 2008. In this alternative model of trade, ethical principles remain at the core of the business. The focus is always on local, organic, fairly traded and wholesome goods. Around 70 lines of organic fruit and veg represent our region and beyond, at prices accessible to all. Unicorn now owns 21 acres of prime growing land just 14 miles from the shop, further improving and securing their regional veg supply for the future.
Wild At Heart Chorlton Ltd
1 Railway Terrace Chorlton Manchester M21 0RQ, telephone: 0161 881 2389. A great café full of organic, free range food.
W.H Frost Butchers, Manchester
14 Chorlton Place, Manchester, Greater Manchester M21 9AQ, telephone: 0161 881 1827. One of the last remaining local butchers. Their meat is locally sourced.
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