Sharing Stove began with a question: in a neighbourhood as food-diverse as Peckham, why do so many residents still experience food insecurity?

The project is a proposal for a gamified weekly cooking class system rooted in social solidarity, cultural celebration, and community-led food sharing. Developed in response to SDG 2: Zero Hunger, the design rejects top-down, charity-based food interventions in favour of a community-built model where participants earn expertise badges as they attend classes, eventually becoming qualified to lead their own sessions. Recipes come from participants themselves. Produce comes from food banks and supermarket surplus. Classes take place in school canteens on weekends, when the kitchens sit empty. Everything made gets shared as hot meals at the end of the day.

The system was designed to be hyperlocal and replicable, piloted in Peckham and adapted for Kyoto's Sakyo ward, where it was rethought around elderly residents navigating mobility constraints and social isolation.