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News: Gove bows to industry pressure to delay food and farming policies due to Brexit

Michael Gove has bowed to industry pressure to delay UK policy-making on chemicals, pesticides, plastics, clean air and waste, after over 30 trade associations said no deal Brexit preparations are already too time-consuming and expensive. The fate of government’s promised action on child obesity remains undecided.
Good Food Trade Campaign | Monday 18 February 2019

News: Free fruit and veg bags to Lambeth families with children under four

Since September 2018, Incredible Edible LEAP has given out fruit and vegetable bags each week to young families in some of the most deprived wards in the London Borough of Lambeth to improve access to vegetables and health outcomes.
Veg Cities | Friday 15 February 2019

News: New report identifies causes of decline of UK fishing - and it isn't just the EU

The report points to overfishing and UK policy as factors in the decline of UK fishing, and therefore that leaving the EU alone won't save the industry.
Sustainable Fish | Thursday 14 February 2019

News: Care about fish but feel you don’t know much about it?

Here are all the questions you might have wanted to ask about fish, but were too afraid to ask.
Sustainable Fish | Thursday 14 February 2019

News: Pesticide free vegetables in Ethiopia

Sustain member PAN-UK are working with PAN Ethiopia to reduce the use of pesticides on smallholder vegetable farms.
Sustainable Food | Wednesday 13 February 2019

News: Soil Association considering setting up Irish scheme if no-deal Brexit

Sustain member the Soil Association is looking at ways to ensure as much support as possible for their licensees through the Brexit process.
Good Food Trade Campaign | Wednesday 13 February 2019

News: The Edinburgh Bakers' Trust launches the Veronica Burke Award

A new Scottish charity is inviting grant applications, with one recipient each year receiving The Veronica Burke Award, set up in memory of the co-founder of Bread Matters and Scotland the Bread, who died in April 2018.
Real Bread Campaign | Wednesday 13 February 2019

News: "Crofters voices need to be heard"

The new chair of the Scottish Crofting Federation (who are a member of Sustain) says that we need to ensure that crofters’ views are heard amid legislative reform.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Wednesday 13 February 2019

News: Get your garden ready for the Big Dig

The Big Dig Day is taking place on Saturday 27 April 2019 across the UK and Sustain is inviting edible gardens to open their doors to volunteers and the community to mark the start of the growing season, promote their gardens and encourage people to volunteer.
Veg Cities | Wednesday 13 February 2019

News: US lobbyists demand UK drops safety first attitude to food safety and standards

The US Trade Department has published the demands made by big corporates for the UK trade deal and it makes for distressing reading.
Good Food Trade Campaign | Wednesday 13 February 2019