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News: Call for councils to promote community food growing through their local and neighbourhood plans

An article in Planning Resource highlights how community food growing contributes towards many social and health agendas. Journalist, Ben Kochan, explains how councils are now promoting such initiatives through their local and neighbourhood plans.
Planning Food Cities | Thursday 30 July 2015

Reports: Growing Health Case Study: Lincolnshire Master Gardener programme

The Lincolnshire Master Gardener Programme supports local people and communities to grow their own food at home, on their allotment or on other communal land with priority given to people living in the most deprived areas.
Growing Health | Tuesday 28 July 2015

News: The Mayor of London launches the Urban Food Awards

Boris Johnson is calling on Londoners to nominate the capital’s small-batch producers of the best Real Bread, cheese, beer, honey, sausages and salad leaves.
London Food Link | Monday 27 July 2015

News: Barking and Dagenham takes Sustainable Fish Pledge

The London borough has become the latest to pledge that all fish in their school meals service will be demonstrably sustainable.
Sustainable Fish | Monday 27 July 2015

News: Call for pesticide-free Brighton

Sustain Member PAN UK (Pesticide Action Network) has launched a campaign in Brighton and Hove to persuade the City Council to stop using pesticides in their public spaces.
Sustain | Saturday 25 July 2015

News: Scotland revises hospital food standards

Revised standards for Scottish hospital food are to be introduced later this year.
Sustain | Saturday 25 July 2015

News: Latest UK obesity statistics

The House of Commons Library has published a briefing paper on obesity statistics, breaking down the data by age, gender, local authority and deprivation.
Sustain | Saturday 25 July 2015

News: Taxing sweets and fizzy drinks in Massachusetts

State representative Kay Khan has proposed a bill that would put a 6.25% sales tax on candy and soda in Massachusetts.
Sustain | Saturday 25 July 2015

News: Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards

Compassion in World Farming held their Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards 2015 in Milan in June.
Sustain | Saturday 25 July 2015

News: SACN draft vitamin D report published

SACN (the UK government's Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition) have published their draft report on Vitamin D and Health for public consultation.
Sustain | Saturday 25 July 2015