Find out about sustainable food and farming in the UK

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...

18/02/2019
Brexit

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.

14/02/2019
Sustainable Fish Cities

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...

14/02/2019
Sustainable Fish Cities

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...

13/02/2019
Veg Cities

Pesticide free vegetables in Ethiopia

Sustain member PAN-UK are working with PAN Ethiopia to reduce the use of pesticides on smallholder vegetable farms.

13/02/2019
Sustainable Food

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.

13/02/2019
Brexit

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...

13/02/2019
Real Bread Campaign

"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...

13/02/2019
Food and Farming Policy

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.

13/02/2019
Brexit

Major organic farming event to be held on one of UK's oldest organic farms

Sustain member Organic Farmers and Growers (OF&G) are holding their annual organic combinable crops event on a Yorkshire farm which has been...

12/02/2019
Better Food Britain

Eating heavily processed food linked with early death

A major French study finds an increase in mortality risk for those who eat ultra processed food.

12/02/2019
Better Food Britain

New sites to protect rare fungi

Sustain member Natural England will protect threatened fungi in Dorset and Halesowen.

12/02/2019
Food and Farming Policy

No deal Brexit will be as disruptive as a disease outbreak, says NFU President

The President of the National Farmers Union, Minette Batters, has told the Guardian that a no deal Brexit would be as disruptive to farming as an...

11/02/2019
Brexit

Government must hold firm on actions to tackle childhood obesity, says Children’s Food Campaign

The Children’s Food Campaign calls on Government to keep pressing ahead with proposals and consultations in response to an industry letter...

11/02/2019
Children's Food Campaign

Amber Rudd MP admits that Universal Credit is to blame for rise in food bank use

The Work and Pensions secretary Amber Rudd MP has admitted in Westminister that Universal Credit is a causal factor in the recent rise in food...

11/02/2019
Food Poverty

Nominations open for BBC Food and Farming Awards

Campaigners, farmers, food producers, food shops, markets, caterers and big ideas in food can all be entered into the prestigious BBC Food and...

10/02/2019
Better Food Britain

How to influence global policy-makers to support agroecology

Sustain member the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience of Coventry University (CAWR) are behind a new publication to strengthen global...

10/02/2019
Food and Farming Policy

Workshops investigating food waste on farms

Sustain member Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) are holding workshops with farmers on how to improve food waste.

10/02/2019
Food Waste

Strength in diversity: Capital Growth Survey 2017-18

This survey of Capital Growth members was undertaken during the spring of 2018 and completed by 205 people who represent a London-based food growing...

08/02/2019
Capital Growth

Lords committee finds 'little evidence' of fish discard ban being followed

Parliament's EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee recommends fishing quota reallocation, CCTV on vessels and investment in more selective...

08/02/2019
Sustainable Fish Cities

UK’s food companies told to relabel products in event of Brexit No Deal

The UK Government has advised UK food companies that in the event of a No Deal they will have to change the labels on their products.

07/02/2019
Brexit

Food Poverty in South Wales: A Call to Action

The South Wales Food Poverty Alliance new report maps food poverty across South Wales and includes nine calls to action for...

06/02/2019
Food Power

Community supported agriculture comes to Northern Ireland

Sustain member Community Supported Agriculture (CSA Network UK) is working with its equivalent in Ireland to start the CSA movement in Northern...

06/02/2019
Better Food Britain

More dietitians needed in primary care workforce

Sustain member The British Dietetic Association (BDA) responds to the government announcement to expand the primary care workforce in England by...

06/02/2019
Better Food Britain

Shoppers need front of pack labels to help make healthy choices

New report from Sustain member World Cancer Research Fund on how front of pack labelling helps people make healthier choices when shopping.

06/02/2019
Children's Food Campaign

Londoners lead pledge to go fizz-free for February

Following the success of Southwark Council's fizz-free February the SUGAR SMART campaign is helping people throughout the UK to swap fizzy...

05/02/2019
Jellied Eel

Climate change will impact on fruit and vegetable production in the UK

A new report for the Climate Coalition shows the potentially severe impact of climate change on fruit and vegetables grown in the UK.

05/02/2019
Food and Farming Policy

Buy your limited edition Real Bread gear today!

Ahead of this year’s Real Bread Week (23 February – 3 March), Balcony Shirts has released the exclusive I Am Real Bread range.

01/02/2019
Real Bread Campaign

Edinburgh becomes a Veg City

Edinburgh kicked off a city-wide campaign to promote vegetable consumption coinciding with the launch of the Veg Power advertising campaign. The...

01/02/2019
Veg Cities

Help us push for better food labelling

The Real Bread Campaign needs your help by responding to a new governmental consultation, which includes the option of mandatory full ingredient...

31/01/2019
Real Bread Campaign

How ready is the UK Gov for a No Deal Brexit?

The Institute for Government has issued a report into government preparedness for a No Deal Brexit. In their view, the Government will ‘face...

31/01/2019
Brexit

Three in four Women’s Institute members donate to food banks

A food insecurity poll by Sustain member the National Federation of Women's Institutes (the WI) finds that 77% of its members donate to food...

30/01/2019
Food Poverty

The benefits of ‘Gardens of Sanctuary’ for asylum seekers

Sustain members the Permaculture Association and Social Farms and Gardens are behind a project to help people forced to flee from persecution to find...

30/01/2019
The Big Dig

Time for children's favourite characters to join the healthy food revolution

Leading politicians are calling for an end to companies using child-friendly characters on sugary foods. Children's Food Campaign agrees and...

30/01/2019
Children's Food Campaign

Take on Big Food to improve malnutrition and environment

A commission of experts have published in The Lancet that the way to really tackle obesity, undernutrition, diet related illnesses and climate change...

30/01/2019
Better Food Britain

Scottish Government gives FareShare £500,000

Sustain member FareShare receives extra funding from the Scottish government to mitigate against the potential consequences of Brexit on food supply...

30/01/2019
Brexit

Book now for City Food Policy Symposium

Sustain member the Centre for Food Policy are hosting their annual symposium which will review new national and international food policies.

30/01/2019
Food and Farming Policy

Retailers 'constrained by fear' over raising farmer wages

New research from Sustain member the Fairtrade Foundation shows that none of the major retailers want to be first to raise low farmer prices because...

30/01/2019
Food and Farming Policy

Britain’s Best Loaf awards say no to sourfaux

Following a protest by the Real Bread Campaign and a number of its supporters, awards organisers have reversed a previous decision to open up their...

29/01/2019
Real Bread Campaign

Eat them to defeat them

The veg are coming! With marketing messages hitting screens and billboards across the capital, Veg Power is on a mission to get kids eating...

29/01/2019
Jellied Eel

Supermarket bosses warn of No Deal risk to quality, supply and price of food

The chief executives of Asda, Sainsbury’s, Co-op, Marks & Spencer, Lidl and Waitrose today co-signed a letter warning about the risks of...

28/01/2019
Better Food Britain

Veg Power campaign launch

Have you seen the Veg Power advert on TV, social media or in print and want to get involved in the mission to get kids eat more vegetables?

25/01/2019
Veg Cities

Landworkers’ Alliance successfully lobbies with others for amendments to the Agriculture Bill

Over 3000 members and supporters of The Landworkers’ Alliance have written to support amendments to the Agriculture Bill.

23/01/2019
Brexit

How to have both a healthy and sustainable diet

New scientific targets for what constitutes both a healthy diet and sustainable food system will support the work of Sustain member Eating Better.

23/01/2019
Sustainable Food

Nominations Open for London's Good Food Awards

Nominations for the Mayor of London’s Urban Food Awards are now open. This year there are eight categories, plus a special award for Women in...

22/01/2019
Jellied Eel

Sustain Briefing: Good Food Retail

Sustain has produced this briefing in response to recent references to Good Food Retail in the London Food Strategy, among other documents. Our aim...

16/01/2019
London Food Link

Annual report 2017/18

Read the review of Sustain’s activities and achievements for this financial year.

13/12/2018
Sustain

Beyond the Food Bank: London Food Poverty Profile 2018

Beyond the Food Bank 2018 is the fourth edition of London’s comprehensive food poverty profile. The report looks at what local authorities...

05/11/2018
Food Poverty

Good Food for London 2018

In our annual London borough league table and series of good food maps, we shine a light on which boroughs are leading the way in creating a better...

05/11/2018
London Food Link

Food Growing in Parks

This guide, co-written with Sustain member Shared Assets, shows how councils can take forward food growing in parks, using public assets to address...

16/10/2018
Sustain

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...

19/09/2018
Children's Food Campaign

Urban Food Awards 2019

Fizz Free February

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Job: Senior Individual Giving Officer

Save Our Seas!

We must not let Brexit cause a food crisis for people most in need

Michael Gove's ‘pipeline of support’ for farmers – how are the tests and trials going?

Chief Nanny's Christmas Wish List

Food and farming in 2019 – what’s going to happen?