Chutney for charity: Fighting homelessness one jar at a time

Newham-based homelessness charity St Petrocs has joined forces with chef Rick Stein and Beach Guardian CIC to launch Project Pickle: a community-driven chutney for charity. 

 

The collaboration engages St Petrocs clients, volunteers and the wider local community in every apect of the chutney’s creation, from sowing cauliflower seeds and growing the produce at Trevisker Community Meadow near Padstow, to experimenting with flavours in Rick Stein's Kitchen, and even designing the packaging.

 

The finished product, St Petrocs Piccalilli, was launched during a business networking breakfast at Rick Stein’s Fistral restaurant on July 2. It’s currently available in Rick Stein's Deli in Padstow, and St Petrocs welcomes offers from businesses to stock and sell on its behalf.

 

More than just a tasty condiment, each phase of Project Pickle was devised to provide an opportunity for connection, confidence-building, and skill development, helping participants grow alongside the produce they nurture.

 

Lois Wild, Director of Engagement at St Petrocs, said: “We are so delighted to be working with two amazing organisations in Cornwall to collaborate on this project to support our work to end homelessness. Project Pickle brings together care, creativity, and community, and we can’t wait to see the impact it has – both for those directly involved and through the funds it raises.”

 

For more information, visit www.stpetrocs.org.uk