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London’s larder is open as Urban Food Fortnight begins

Urban Food Fortnight kicks off today, and with almost 100 events celebrating all that is grown, made, cooked, saved, foraged and fermented in the capital, get ready to slurp, sip and sample the good stuff.

20/09/2018
Jellied Eel

Ten questions you may have on the new Agriculture Bill

Three politically charged words sum up the problem of trying to assess whether the draft Agriculture Bill published last week will work: budget, duties and trade. Will there be a budget to do what it needs to deliver? Will any of the powers in the Bill mean anything if they do not need to be taken up? And how does any of this matter if we end up with a poor or ‘no deal’ with the EU and deals with other counties that undermine standards?   All these are huge unknowns yet they may have deep impacts on whether the Bill delivers a better farming future. With those fundamental uncertainties in mind, and the fact that the Bill has its second reading on 10 October, the following are ten key questions about the Bill and our attempts to answer them:*

20/09/2018
Food and Farming Policy

London’s biggest celebration of urban food is back

Get ready to dive into everything good about food in London this Urban Food Fortnight.  From 20th September to 7th October, Londoners will be treated to the biggest ever menu of good food events, celebrating all that is grown, made, cooked, saved, foraged and – even bigger this year – fermented in the capital.

20/09/2018
Jellied Eel

Farmers: Bradfields Farm Dairy

Only 10 miles from the M25, this is one of the few small farm dairies left around London, and one of the last remaining in Essex. Rebecca Tyers from London Farmers’ Markets catches up with the family.

20/09/2018
Jellied Eel

Kinder online games and websites for kids banned by Advertising Standards Authority

The Children’s Food Campaign has won a landmark ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to stop Kinder targeting adverts to children via its Kindernauts website, Magic Kinder website, app and YouTube films. But parents say rules designed to protect children are still not good enough.

19/09/2018
Children's Food Campaign

Sustain Submits Evidence to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights

Ahead of his visit later this year, Sustain has submitted evidence to the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and extreme poverty on the state of the Right to Food in the UK

19/09/2018
Food Poverty

Book now for UFFmazing offers

Fancy a night in? With all these brilliant Urban Food Fortnight deals and discounts your friends at London Food Link have bagged at ultra-local supperclubs, classes, talks, walks and more? Hell no!!

19/09/2018
Jellied Eel

Share the Urban Harvest with London's edible gardens

On Saturday 22 September community food growing gardens across the capital will take part in the Urban Harvest, a day to give Londoners a taste of all the fresh and delicious food grown in the city. From sharing a meal to community poems, foraging tours to volunteering, there is a wide range of ways to celebrate in London's edible gardens and enjoy the city's harvest.

19/09/2018
Capital Growth

Parents’ Jury Survey on Junk Food Marketing

Most parents told us they are concerned that junk food advertising is having a significant impact on their children’s food choices. Many reported that their children were regularly being targeted and as a result increasingly associated unhealthy foods with treats and rewards, and asked for the brands they saw, making it harder for them to encourage healthy eating habits.

19/09/2018
Children's Food Campaign

New campaign to tackle the poverty premium launched today

The Fair by Design campaign to help tackle the poverty premium has been launched today.

19/09/2018
Food Poverty

Book now for the BATCH: London birthday bash!

Don’t miss your chance to learn from all five Real Bread Campaign ambassadors (Richard Bertinet, Aidan Chapman, Duncan Glendinning, Emmanuel Hadjiandreou and Andrew Whitley) at the Real Bread Campaign’s 10th anniversary event at E5 Bakehouse.

18/09/2018
Real Bread Campaign

Pilot scheme to bring 2,500 fruit and veg pickers to UK

The government announces a nationwide pilot to bring seasonal workers from outside the EU to work on British farms for up to six months. Sustain welcomes the news but believes it doesn’t go nearly far enough in filling the labour shortage.

18/09/2018
Food and Farming Policy

Why should Labour care about the future of food farming and the countryside?

Sustain with SERA - Labour's Environment Campaign  - and Wildlife & Countryside link (including WWT, RSPB, Woodland Trust, RSPCA and National Trust) are hosting an event at the Labour part Conference 25 September, Liverpool. 

17/09/2018
Food and Farming Policy

It is time for our Government to measure poverty

New report finds that there are an estimated 14.2 million people living in poverty in the U.K

17/09/2018
Food Poverty

Celebrate harvest at your local community farm

Community Supported Agriculture, who are a member of Sustain, are celebrating their autumn harvests with special events in September and October 2018.

16/09/2018
Sustainable Food

Community, food and health event in Dunfermline

Community Food and Health (Scotland), who are part of the Sustain alliance, are holding their annual Hear Say networking conference on 24 October.

16/09/2018
Food Power

Good food review: The Spread Eagle

Abbi Kent visits the pub that might well be the first and only vegan boozer in the capital.

15/09/2018
Jellied Eel

Rising momentum for the Good Food Nation Bill in Scotland

Yesterday the Scottish Parliament passed a motion requesting the Scottish Government bring forward a Good Food Nation Bill.

14/09/2018
Food Poverty

Win tickets to amazing Urban Food Fortnight events

#UFF2018 is almost upon us and London Food Link is giving its supporters chance to win tickets to some of the brilliant events.

13/09/2018
Jellied Eel

Seafood certification to be improved

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) tells MPs that their certification “isn’t perfect” and will improve the governing of independent certifiers.

13/09/2018
Sustainable Fish Cities

Red Tractor intends to become “flagship of British food and farming”

The assurance scheme says that it will introduce unannounced inspections for members that “require more scrutiny” in a move to strengthen the brand.

13/09/2018
Food and Farming Policy

Come march for Good Food

Sustain member the Landworkers’ Alliance are marching for the ‘right to good food’ in London on Sunday 14 October.

13/09/2018
Food and Farming Policy

Sustain comments on Agriculture Bill details.

Whilst there is much to celebrate after years of campaigning to shift farm subsidies to better support environmental goods, the Agriculture Bill offers too little in terms of health or harmony. Read our updated comment.

12/09/2018
Food and Farming Policy

Veg Cities Nottingham starts campaigns to get children in deprived areas eat more veg

Partnering with food growing, social eating spaces and the City Council, the Nottingham Good Food Partnership organised a 'Children's Veg Power! Festival' where hundreds of children had the chance to taste seasonal locally grown vegetables prepared by international cooks and to take home their own decorated pot of veg to grow at home.

12/09/2018
Veg Cities

Veg Cities Glasgow calls for more food growing in the city

Veg Cities Glasgow launched at a community growing networking event. The city has around 90 community gardens but the Glasgow Community Food Network is advocating for more.

12/09/2018
Veg Cities

A report issued today by the UK’s spending watchdog says DEFRA is no longer in a position to deliver on its ‘no deal’ Brexit preparations.

The NAO has warned that the government has failed to hire enough vets to process exports from the UK and there are fears that this means food and livestock could be delayed at UK borders after Brexit.

12/09/2018
Brexit

Veggie Run app gets more children to eat school meals

The app was created by the London Borough of Havering to promote healthy eating to primary and junior school children. Since its launch earlier in 2018, it has seen an increase in school meal uptake of 14%.

12/09/2018
Veg Cities

The last ‘Eel of 2018 out now

This cyber malarkey’s all well and good but to sate your appetite for good ol’ dead tree technology, the September-December issue of The Jellied Eel magazine is out now!

11/09/2018
Jellied Eel

BMA warns against government prioritising economics over health in future trade agreements

Ahead of the second reading of the Trade Bill in the House of Lords on Tuesday 11 September, the British Medical Association has published a parliamentary briefing on international trade and health, entitled ‘Beyond Brexit’.

10/09/2018
Brexit

Shoppers could unknowingly eat hormone beef after Brexit

A new report by the Food Research Collaboration says there are signs that government ministers are willing to sacrifice food standards for Brexit deals.

09/09/2018
Brexit

What to ask when buying meat and dairy

New video by Eating Better encourages people to take up the less and better approach to meat and dairy consumption.

09/09/2018
Sustainable Food

Future of farming in Northern Ireland

NI Executive launches consultation on future of agriculture after Brexit. Sustain member the RSPB respond saying the protection and restoration of the environment should be the central focus.

09/09/2018
Brexit

Sourdough September shenanigans

It’s the Real Bread Campaign’s annual, international floury fiesta celebrating that life’s sweeter with sourdough, and here’s a taste of what’s happening in London.

06/09/2018
Jellied Eel

St. JOHN and London Food Link launch new support scheme

London Food Link has teamed up with one of the world’s most respected restaurant teams to create St. JOHN Pass It On.

05/09/2018
Jellied Eel

Talking rubbish

In addition to composting, many of us dutifully separate and put recyclable food and drink packaging out for collection, perhaps with the nagging fear that it all just gets chucked in the same bin and sent to landfill.  Sam Sinha rummages around to shed some light on what happens to your lovingly sorted stuff after collection.

27/08/2018
Jellied Eel

The dark side of dark kitchens

Do kitchens set up by delivery companies create choice for diners and opportunities for some restaurants, or will an automated future in fact benefit only shareholders, ask Olly Davy.

20/08/2018
Jellied Eel

Tails of Herring Do

It looks like herring is making a comeback, says Becca Roberts. 

16/08/2018
Jellied Eel

Take part in SUGAR SMART September

Whether you are leading a local campaign, taking action as a participating setting, or an individual, take part in SUGAR SMART September using our free resources and sugar reduction challenge ideas.

15/08/2018
Sugar Smart UK

Up in your grill

The British barbecue can be one dimensional to say the least. At worst it’s a suspect sausage fest or tinfoil insta-grill of blackened, but still raw, caged chicken. It doesn’t have to be that way, says our resident chef, Tom Hunt.

09/08/2018
Jellied Eel

This little piggy went to Mercato

Nestled between a garage and The Elephant and Castle gyratory is an unlikely location for a food market. But, as Andrea Rasca, the founder and self-titled Chief Executive Dreamer of Mercato Metropolitano, tells Fran Bernhardt, that’s half the point.

23/07/2018
Jellied Eel

The Eel goes to...Brighton and Hove

We Londoners don’t spend our whole lives in the capital, so as a change to our regular ‘Eel Loves… feature, we sent intrepid traveller Clare Gilbert to brave the trains to explore the good food scene of Bohemian Brighton.

19/07/2018
Jellied Eel

Roots to work: the natural chef

Natural chef, Ceri Jones speaks to the Eel about her work, food heroes and love of straciatella ice cream.

16/07/2018
Jellied Eel

Around Town: Summer 2018

What's new on The ‘Eel’s radar?  Elliot Kett gets us up to date.

09/07/2018
Jellied Eel

The 'Eel goes to...the seaside

Summer’s here so let’s hit the beach! Pack your sun cream / wellies and find where Sally Gurteen says you can do better than unsustainable fish and soggy chips. 

02/07/2018
Jellied Eel

A feast of London festivals

‘Eel readers may do well at making good food choices in their everyday lives. But what happens when we’re having (possibly alcohol-fuelled) fun in the sun, especially at a music festival, asks Kirsten Foster.

28/06/2018
Jellied Eel

On Yer Bike

Benjamin Cullen says ‘velo’ to the new wave of pedal-powered provender peddlers.

14/06/2018
Jellied Eel

Hello, is it meat you're looking for?

There is ever greater awareness of animal agriculture’s impact on the environment, human health and animal welfare, spearheaded by savvy, networked consumers, living under the looming shadow of a projected population of nine billion, says sustainability and social impact consultant Tania Han.

11/06/2018
Jellied Eel

How will supermarket mergers affect London?

The UK supermarkets have seen major disruptions of late, with the rise and rise of Aldi and Lidl alongside the growth in on-line purchases. The revolution ramped up a notch in May with asurprise move by Sainsbury’s, says Vicki Hird.

07/06/2018
Jellied Eel

Food Hunt: Summer's seasonal softies

‘Eel regular columnist, chef Tom Hunt, shares why we should be seeing seasonal strawberries and local loganberries.

01/06/2018
Jellied Eel

How the sugary drinks tax was won

With the introduction of the Government’s Soft Drinks Industry Levy – commonly known as the Sugary Drinks Tax – this report reflects on the campaign and coalition of charities and champions that made it happen. 

05/04/2018
Children's Food Campaign

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