Food Beyond the Plate
a Kenyan movement helping people feel more vital through everyday food choices
reconnecting soil, seed, body, culture and community
each way in which we relate to food is a vote for the future we want
what we are
Food Beyond the Plate is a community-driven movement helping people eat with more awareness, more creativity, and more connection — so our bodies thrive and our landscapes recover.
We are for: conscious eaters, parents, young professionals, chefs, farmers, schools, artists, and organisations who want better food to be normal.
We work through: gatherings, practical challenges, workshops, partner projects, and a growing network of people bringing the manifesto to life.
“The most important task of this moment is to generate a base of people who are eager to practice perceiving the complexity and interdependency in every aspect of our lives”
— Nora Bateson, Bateson Institute
Choose Your Membership
Food Beyond the Plate is for people and organisations who want to help grow a healthier, more connected food culture in Kenya. Membership gives you access to gatherings, learning experiences and seasonal resources, while helping fund community days and subsidised spaces at the Living Food Campus.
Individual Membership (10,000 per year)
For curious eaters, home cooks, parents, chefs, young professionals and anyone who wants to deepen their relationship with food, health and nature.
What you receive:
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50% off ticket prices for Food Beyond the Plate gatherings, talks and selected workshops
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Bring-a-friend pass for one selected workshop or gathering each year
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Priority booking for limited-seat experiences at the Living Food Campus
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Quarterly Field Note, with seasonal food ideas, recipes, small practices, member offers and upcoming dates
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First invitations to tastings, new Grove & Meadow product moments and small-table experiments
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Member resources as they grow, including simple guides on dietary diversity, fermentation, local ingredients and food culture
Organisational Membership (30,000 per year)
For lodges, restaurants, schools, NGOs, businesses and teams who want to bring Food Beyond the Plate into their work, menus, learning spaces or guest experience.
What you receive:
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Discounted rates for private team days, workshops and events designed for your organisation at the Living Food Campus
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Priority access to campus dates, facilitators and bespoke experiences
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50% off ticket prices for up to three team members at selected public gatherings
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Quarterly Partner Note with seasonal ideas, offerings, collaboration opportunities and upcoming events
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Optional visibility as a Food Beyond the Plate organisational member on our website, newsletter or event materials
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A practical CSR-aligned way to support community food education and subsidised access to learning days
Everyone belongs here. If you aren't able to afford this please reach out to us directly and we can see what we can do.
What Your Membership Helps Fund
Your membership helps Food Beyond the Plate stay active, practical and community-rooted.
It supports gatherings, learning days and community experiences at the Living Food Campus, including free and subsidised places for local community members, young people, farmers, cooks and food system practitioners who may not otherwise be able to attend.
For organisations, membership can also contribute to your wider CSR, sustainability or B Corp journey, depending on your organisation’s goals. It gives your team meaningful, hands-on experiences while helping fund practical food education for the wider community.
In short, your membership helps knowledge move. From soil to kitchen. From community to workplace. From one table to many.
what's next
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Each month: series of deeper workshops (book online here)
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June 2026: mini food beyond the plate in Nanyuki
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October–December 2026: Food Beyond the Plate Gathering — date to be confirmed
"Good food is food that makes your community stronger, that makes the environment more biodiverse and more resilient, it makes you healthier; and you have the right to access this good food.”
- Michael Fakhri, the UN special rapporteur
