The Big Dig - 10,000 volunteers get their hands dirty - Today sees the launch of The Big Dig, a nationwide project to get people growing food together. It will involve community growing projects across England and will be run by Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming.

Food policy failure - Campaigners expect government greenwash in response to top notch Parliamentary report.

The Jellied Eel Magazine shortlisted for top award - The Jellied Eel has been shortlisted for best food magazine in the Guild of Food Writers awards this year.

Asda, Morrisons and Iceland named as ‘worst offenders’ for undermining children’s healthy eating - Children’s Food Campaign survey finds unhealthy food and soft drinks at the checkouts of leading supermarkets and high-street stores, despite a decade of promises to remove them.

Good food firmly on London’s Mayoral plate - Four of London’s Mayoral candidates have pledged in their manifestos to improve London’s food – the first time that healthy and sustainable food has featured on the political agenda of all of the main contenders for London’s leadership.

Food Legacy and Ethical Eats to host festival and street food workshop on 8th May - This workshop is for festival and street-food caterers looking to learn more about building healthy and sustainable food principles into their dishes.

Sustain’s Big Dig project gets green light to go national - Almost half a million volunteers benefit from the Social Action Fund, including those volunteering on community food growing spaces supported through Sustain’s Big Dig.

London’s best local sausage revealed - The results are in from the Jellied Eel's Love Your Local Sausage competition run in partnership with London Farmers' Market. And the winners are...

London’s chefs go the whole hog for Nose-to-Tail Fortnight - Top London chefs will be taking part in a two-week celebration of nose-to-tail meat eating in May 2012. Chefs participating include the Dock Kitchen’s Stevie Parle, offal expert Anissa Helou, and food designers Blanch and Shock, as well as the Cinnamon Club, Table Café, Manson, and Nopi restaurants.

Real Bread Maker Week 7-13 May 2012 - Real Bread Maker Week is back, and in its third year it’s not just about the machines.

Search to find London’s top veggie restaurant launched - London’s ethical food magazine, The Jellied Eel, together with the Ethical Eats caterers network, is launching a competition to find the best veggie restaurant in the capital, to tie in with National Vegetarian Week.

Children's Food Campaign rubbishes Responsibility Deal calorie reduction pledges - Children's food campaigners denounce the Department of Health's calorie reduction announcement as smoke and mirrors, and call for meaningful action on obesity.

Children's Food Campaign statement on (Ir)responsibility Deal - Time for sticks not just carrots: our verdict on government's public health responsibility deal, on first anniversary of its launch.

London food businesses encouraged to promote healthy eating - London food outlets are being urged to sign up to the Healthier Catering Commitment, to achieve certification if they reduce the amount of saturated fat, sugar and salt used in food.

Children’s Food Campaign joins Jamie Oliver in fight for school food standards - Children's food campaigners today teamed up with Jamie Oliver to launch a national call to action to Save Our School Food Standards, which are under threat from Government policies.

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