Amplifying Food Sovereignty and Justice Across the African & Caribbean Diaspora
The African & Caribbean Heritage Food Network (ACHFN) is an Afrodescendant woman-led organisation advancing food sovereignty, cultural heritage and justice through education, advocacy, Afroecology, and community-rooted practice.
Rooted in Culture, Driven by Food Sovereignty, Committed to Justice.
The African and Caribbean Heritage Food Network (ACHFN) is a grassroots collective dedicated to reclaiming the narratives and systems surrounding our traditional foods. We bridge the gap between historical land connection and modern food accessibility.
By empowering those who embody heritage practices rooted in Afroecology, we ensure that our communities nourish themselves with dignity and autonomy.
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Honouring the ancestral wisdom of seed saving and cullinary traditions that have traveled across the diaspora for generations.
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Frequently Asked Questions
ACHFN brings research, practice, and advocacy together through Afroecology, cultural preservation, and food justice. Here are some of the questions we're most often asked about our work, our partnerships, and how to stay connected.
The African & Caribbean Heritage Food Network (ACHFN) is an Afrodescendant-led food and justice alliance, weaving research, practice, and advocacy into a unified front.
We champion Afroecology, regenerative practices entwined with ancestral wisdom, across urban growing spaces, farms, community kitchens, and policy forums. Our work reclaims food as cultural memory, ecological sovereignty, and political agency.
We are growers, cooks, storytellers, and changemakers, united for food justice alongside principles of reciprocity, repair, and rootedness.
We're glad you asked. Membership of ACHFN is currently growing, and we welcome expressions of interest from individuals and organisations who share our values and vision.
Please contact us to express your interest, and we'll get back to you with next steps.
In the meantime, you can follow us on social media, join our events, and subscribe to our newsletter to stay connected with our work.
ACHFN is rooted in South London, with our core activities based in Southwark and Lambeth. However, our reach extends across London and nationally through our network of growers, producers, advocates, and partner organisations.
We also maintain international connections, learning from, and in solidarity with, food sovereignty movements globally.
Yes. We believe the work of food justice requires collective effort.
We partner with organisations that share our commitment to racial justice, food sovereignty, and community-led change. This includes community groups, academic institutions, NHS bodies, local authorities, and enterprises aligned with our values.
We also work alongside individuals, growers, researchers, artists, and advocates, who bring skills and passion to our shared mission.
If you're interested in partnering with us, please get in touch via our Contact Us page.
ACHFN strengthens local food enterprises rooted in African & Caribbean heritage by:
- Building resilient, culturally rooted supply chains between growers, producers, and community kitchens.
- Providing capacity-building support and peer learning opportunities.
- Advocating for procurement policies that open doors to Afrodescendant-led food businesses.
- Facilitating access to networks, markets, and solidarity economy frameworks.
- Celebrating and amplifying the work of our members through our platforms.
Please note: we are working to raise and safeguard production standards for Afrocentric foods sold in the UK. This includes developing a quality assurance mark that recognises and celebrates produce grown, processed, and traded in alignment with Afroecological principles, cultural integrity, and ethical practice.
This mark will help consumers identify authentically produced cultural foods while supporting producers committed to high standards and protecting the integrity of our food heritage from dilution or appropriation.
We recognise that supporting Black food enterprises is an act of economic justice and a vital component of food sovereignty.
Yes, research is central to our work. We conduct community-led, participatory research rooted in decolonial practice, ensuring knowledge belongs to the communities from which it comes.
We are also compiling a clearer public list of policy papers, reports, and food sovereignty podcasts to which we have contributed or in which our work is referenced.
This includes work such as Creating Places for Everyone. If you're looking for a specific publication, report, or contribution, please contact us and we'll direct you to the relevant material.
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