{"id":91395,"date":"2025-01-31T15:49:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T15:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=91395"},"modified":"2025-01-31T15:49:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T15:49:26","slug":"we-are-literally-keeping-people-alive-how-one-food-pantry-is-stopping-families-from-going-hungry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/01\/31\/we-are-literally-keeping-people-alive-how-one-food-pantry-is-stopping-families-from-going-hungry\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We are literally keeping people alive&#8217;: How one food pantry is stopping families from going hungry\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Since the service was set up in response to the cost-of-living crisis in 2021, things in Trowbridge have just been getting worse<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI HAVEN&#8217;T eaten for a couple of days. I\u2019m desperate.\u201d\u00a0The manager of Trowbridge Pantry is told that every day.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Seed, 60, has been helping people\u00a0escape poverty all his life.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople who come in then tell you what we give them is the first bit of food they\u2019ve had that day,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trowbridge Pantry, on Caernarvon Way, has been supporting families since the cost-of-living crisis of 2021 and helpers believe food poverty is getting worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"724\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/Picture-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/Picture-3.jpeg 739w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/Picture-3-300x294.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/Picture-3-293x287.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/Picture-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/Picture-3.jpeg 739w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/Picture-3-300x294.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/Picture-3-293x287.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Mark Seed, manager of Trowbridge Pantry, has helped people living in poverty all his life<\/strong>. Credit: Trowbridge Pantry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIll people who can\u2019t walk are suffering the most,\u201d he said Mr Seed.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome people are bed-bound but a lot of it is due to mental illness. During the pandemic, it was just grim. We were literally trying to keep people alive by checking on people in person.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople from all walks of life come here, but most people who come here are still vulnerable. They can\u2019t afford the food they need by themselves. It\u2019s horrible really.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Seed\u2019s team offers emergency parcels for those facing breaking point. But they also run a \u00a35 weekly subscription which allows families to leave with a basket of food worth about \u00a325 to keep them going.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPantries are catching up to food banks. There are now 121 across the UK,\u201d said Mr Seed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey give people more time of day, compared to just giving people stuff and waving goodbye. We\u2019ve let everyone in social housing across Trowbridge know we are here through flyers.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1229\" height=\"1487\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/143638ce-16ae-417c-9ac2-ad26c1339b6b-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/143638ce-16ae-417c-9ac2-ad26c1339b6b-1.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/143638ce-16ae-417c-9ac2-ad26c1339b6b-1-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/143638ce-16ae-417c-9ac2-ad26c1339b6b-1-846x1024.jpg 846w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/143638ce-16ae-417c-9ac2-ad26c1339b6b-1-770x932.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/143638ce-16ae-417c-9ac2-ad26c1339b6b-1-293x355.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1229px) 100vw, 1229px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1229\" height=\"1487\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/143638ce-16ae-417c-9ac2-ad26c1339b6b-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/143638ce-16ae-417c-9ac2-ad26c1339b6b-1.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/143638ce-16ae-417c-9ac2-ad26c1339b6b-1-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/143638ce-16ae-417c-9ac2-ad26c1339b6b-1-846x1024.jpg 846w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/143638ce-16ae-417c-9ac2-ad26c1339b6b-1-770x932.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/143638ce-16ae-417c-9ac2-ad26c1339b6b-1-293x355.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1229px) 100vw, 1229px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>&#8220;We\u2019ve let everyone in social housing across Trowbridge know we are here through flyers,&#8221; said the pantry.<\/strong> Credits: Trowbridge Pantry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Seed\u2019s team relies on grant money and one off-donations from supermarkets like Waitrose.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the pantry\u2019s main supplier, FareShare Cymru, has been hit by distribution issues. \u201cWe&nbsp;have more things in surplus like pickled onions and boxes of sweets, as well as fruit&nbsp;and veg,\u201d Mr Seed said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The volunteers prioritise what to substitute in the food baskets if the pantry runs out of certain food. Should we prioritise the chicken strips? one volunteer asks. Could the ready meals be given instead?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"969\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/WAITROSE-PHOTO.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/WAITROSE-PHOTO.jpeg 739w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/WAITROSE-PHOTO-229x300.jpeg 229w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/WAITROSE-PHOTO-293x384.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/WAITROSE-PHOTO.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91435\" 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The electricity bills on the fridges cost \u00a31,000 a year, Mr Seed said. <\/strong>Credit: <em>The Cardiffian<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteer Karen Rose, 52, who lives opposite the pantry, has begun explaining to people how to cook food cheaply with simple ingredients after the team began noticing people were picking up more tinned food.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne week, I was saying to a woman, you don\u2019t need a jar of pasta sauce, you only need a couple of herbs and some of that coconut milk,\u201d said Ms Rose.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDo you know what gets to me? It\u2019s when people tell me how they\u2019ve got nothing in the cupboard. It\u2019s heartbreaking listening to people who haven\u2019t eaten because they have no money.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome people say to me what if other people need it? I say use it or lose it. I don\u2019t&nbsp;think I know anyone who isn\u2019t struggling.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThings are getting worse,\u201d Mr Seed said. \u201cThere is food poverty in Trowbridge, but other things too. 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