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Who knew that growing your own vegetables is good for your English language? Carlo and Magdy attend Friends for English, a group which welcomes people to the city, helping them to make friends and improve their English language skills.Friends for English have really embraced FEASTival, not only growing crops to donate to the feast, but also stepping up to volunteer as cooks, front-of-house, and FEASTival helpers. Sharing is central to what they do.[www.welcometoenglish.org](www.welcometoenglish.org)This #freedomFEASTival series of portrait/podcasts has been commissioned by Freedom Festival Arts Trust, in partnership with Timebank Hull & ER, and Artlink.More about Freedom Festival FEASTival here:https://www.freedomfestival.co.uk/projects/freedom-feastival/

**“People are realising where their food is coming from and the impact it’s having on the environment. It makes sense to grow food where you live, eat what’s in season, eat local basically.”**Frith Farm, a Community Supported Agriculture project in Beverley, is supplying food to FEASTival. You can also catch them with their stall outside Grain on Newland Avenue every Saturday - making locally grown food more accessible on the 'Hight Street'.Frith Farm's website: [https://frithfarming.com/about/](https://frithfarming.com/about/)This #freedomFEASTival series of portrait/podcasts has been commissioned by Freedom Festival Arts Trust, in partnership with Timebank Hull & ER, and Artlink.More about Freedom Festival FEASTival here:https://www.freedomfestival.co.uk/projects/freedom-feastival/

**"There's things we can all do to look at food sustainability, it could be something really basic like looking at the amount of food we use and waste."**Bryony MacFadyen works for Hull Food Partnership which promotes food sustainability in the city, encouraging the growth of local food enterprise too.[http://hullfoodpartnership.org.uk](http://hullfoodpartnership.org.uk)This #freedomFEASTival series of portrait/podcasts has been commissioned by Freedom Festival Arts Trust, in partnership with Timebank Hull & ER, and Artlink.More about Freedom Festival FEASTival here:[https://www.freedomfestival.co.uk/projects/freedom-feastival/](https://www.freedomfestival.co.uk/projects/freedom-feastival/)

The Common Vegetable, by Dave Windass, performed by Charlie Sellers.Originally commissioned by Invisible Dust for their Surroundings project.This recording produced by @photomoments.(Advisory: mild use of bad language).

**“It’s about encouraging people to start growing their own veg, and for children to see it growing as well. The allotment is a place of rest, haha!”**Margaret Milner is secretary of Hull and East Yorkshire Allotment Society.This #freedomFEASTival series of portrait/podcasts has been commissioned by Freedom Festival Arts Trust, in partnership with Timebank Hull & ER, and Artlink.More about Freedom Festival FEASTival 2018 here:[https://www.freedomfestival.co.uk/projects/freedom-feastival/](https://www.freedomfestival.co.uk/projects/freedom-feastival/)

**"FEASTival - it's a fantastic project. It's great to have things that aren't based on a cash value. It's where skills are shared, and people are coming together to work together for something which is beneficial to all."**Graham Brooks is Director of Arthur's Organics, for many years delivering veg boxes to customers in Hull and the East Riding. Now, Graham also grows some of the produce his business delivers, with a bit of help from volunteers.[www.arthursorganics.com](http://www.arthursorganics.com)This #freedomFEASTival series of portrait/podcasts has been commissioned by Freedom Festival Arts Trust, in partnership with Timebank Hull & ER, and Artlink.More about Freedom Festival FEASTival 2018 here:[https://www.freedomfestival.co.uk/projects/freedom-feastival/](https://www.freedomfestival.co.uk/projects/freedom-feastival/)

**"How far do you want to go back? … They say the way to stay young is to keep on learning. That's true yes," says David Longthorn.**David shares a wealth of grower's knowledge and experience with other volunteers at Down 2 Earth, a project on the Newland allotment site that is providing food for Freedom FEASTival. He tells me how his own passion for growing and foraging is all about maintaining a sustainable balance between his need for food and the needs of the earth.This #freedomFEASTival series of portrait/podcasts has been commissioned by Freedom Festival Arts Trust, in partnership with Timebank Hull & ER, and Artlink.More about Freedom Festival FEASTival 2018 here:[https://www.freedomfestival.co.uk/projects/freedom-feastival/](https://www.freedomfestival.co.uk/projects/freedom-feastival/)