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Blog: Making the baby food aisle a 'safe space'

Recent years have seen an explosion in the market for commercial baby and toddler foods, creating an informational minefield for parents trying to ensure their children get the healthiest start. This Sugar Awareness Week, Mhairi Brown from Action on Sugar takes a look beyond the packaging.
Children's Food Campaign | Wednesday 16 November 2022

Blog: COPing out: what can we take away from COP27’s Adaptation and Agriculture Day?

The climate summit, COP27, held a day dedicated to Adaptation & Agriculture for the first time, but it was dominated by agribusiness and food corporations, with a conspicuous absence of farming voices. What did we learn from agriculture day and has it led to any promising outcomes?
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Wednesday 16 November 2022

News: Food security grants launched in Oldham

A new Food Security Challenge Prize has been launched in Oldham, offering grants of up to £15,000 to support local food projects to transition from food aid to food security.
Bridging the Gap | Wednesday 16 November 2022

News: The UK joining the pacific trading bloc will be a blow to UK food and farming, government data shows

The flagship trade deal being sought by the Government in the Indo-Pacific will be another blow to the UK's food and farming industries, particularly as more countries join.
Good Food Trade Campaign | Wednesday 16 November 2022

News: New Healthy Eating Toolkit launched by FoodWise Leeds

FoodWise Leeds have released their latest Healthy Eating Toolkit to support schools and third sector providers planning their Healthy Holidays Christmas provision.
Veg Cities | Tuesday 15 November 2022

News: Priority Places for Food Index launched to identify unaffordable food hotspots

The Consumer Data Research Centre at the University of Leeds have partnered with the consumer rights group Which? to identify places in the UK where people are most likely to need support in accessing affordable food. The online tool is free to use.
Food Poverty | Tuesday 15 November 2022

News: Get ready for YOUR Real Bread Week

What’s the story behind your Real Bread?
Real Bread Campaign | Tuesday 15 November 2022

Blog: We need to talk about costs and complex supply chains

Vicki Hird, our Head of Sustainable Farming discusses why action to change the food chain beyond the farm gate is so essential, for good nutrition, for fairness, for action on nature and climate and for future food resilience. Our new report, out soon, unpicks the costs and extractive supply chain for some answers.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Tuesday 15 November 2022

News: Former Environment Secretary blasts Australia trade deal as bad for UK farmers

In a debate about the UK-Australia trade deal, former Environment Secretary George Eustice criticised former Trade Secretary Liz Truss for securing a bad deal with Australia in a bid to meet an arbitrary deadline. He also called for DEFRA to be given responsibility for agri-food trade policy and for the UK's chief negotiator, Crawford Faulkner, to move on.
Sustain | Tuesday 15 November 2022

Blog: Growing more veg, but where, and how?

When a successful fruit and veg box scheme in Calderdale wanted to expand the amount of locally produced food in their boxes, they were faced with a shortage of land in an area dominated by livestock farming. In this blog we look at innovative examples to overcome shortage of land, often the first barrier when it comes to producing more local food.
Veg Cities | Monday 14 November 2022