Sarah Ainslie’s Food Producer Portraits

WITH 3 DAYS TO GO, thanks to the generosity of 10 more donors since yesterday, we have now raised £19,526 with £5,474 left to find to reach our target of £25,000 to publish WOMEN AT WORK, Sarah Ainslie’s East End Portraits 1992-2025. CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR CROWDFUND Sajia Nessa harvesting tomatoes at Stepney City Farm Historically, the East End was the centre of food production for London, abounding in market gardens and small holdings. Today, a new wave of food producers has arisen to challenge the dominance of fast-food and supermarkets. Contributing Photographer Sarah Ainslie has documented this movement in a series of portraits, celebrating community and food culture, and showcasing local projects building fairer, more sustainable food systems. Alani Shafiq, mushroom grower for MadLeap, cultivating oyster mushrooms in a converted car garage turned controlled environment studio at R-Urban eco-civic hub in Poplar. ‘I hope to leave a legacy of the fungi, diverse, resilient,…