Find out about sustainable food and farming in the UK

Food sustainability exhibition opens at London's V&A Museum

The new FOOD: Bigger than the Plate exhibition features thought provoking installations covering issues of food packaging, through to urban farming...

24/05/2019
Jellied Eel

Drinking water fountains

This guide is aimed at organisations, groups and businesses who are looking to install water fountains for the benefit of their local community....

24/05/2019
Sustain

Fresh slices of Real Bread news

A quick roundup of news received recently at Real Bread Campaign HQ.

22/05/2019
Real Bread Campaign

Bakers urged to go bananas for elephant rescue

Real Bread Campaign ambassador Ian Waterland is calling on fellow Real Bread bakers worldwide to help fund an elephant sanctuary in Thailand by...

22/05/2019
Real Bread Campaign

UK told to get over fears of chlorine chicken. Sustain responds

Sustain demands high food standards in trade deals, as a US official dismisses fears about chlorine-washed chicken as a ‘myth’,...

21/05/2019
Brexit

Special Offer for London Supper Club Hosts

Brixton Peoples Kitchen are offering their new café space to start-ups and chefs for a discounted rate for the next month to Jellied Eel...

20/05/2019
Jellied Eel

Thousands join national day of action to kick off the growing season

On Saturday 27 April, 114 community food gardens across the UK welcomed over 2,000 people to their Big Dig Day with almost half visiting...

16/05/2019
Capital Growth

Real Bread bakeries vying to be Britain’s best

Twenty of the county winners in the inaugural National Bakery Awards bake Real Bread.

16/05/2019
Real Bread Campaign

Guardian highlights role of food gardens in combating depression

As part of a series of features for Mental Health Awareness week, the Guardian has provided detailed coverage of the Growing Health campaign, which...

16/05/2019
Growing Health

Industry trying to roll back water regulations

Industry lobbyists are trying to force a roll back of the EU’s clean water regulations, even though less than half of the continent’s...

15/05/2019
Food and Farming Policy

FSA backs Real Bread Campaign labelling call

A decade after the Campaign began lobbying the UK government to make full ingredient labelling mandatory for all loaves and sandwiches, the Food...

14/05/2019
Real Bread Campaign

What's The Future of County Farms?

On Monday 29th April the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Agroecology hosted a meeting on the future of county farms in England.

13/05/2019
Food and Farming Policy

Link between food additives and Crohn's disease to be studied

Sustain member British Dietetic Association says the research could make a huge difference to the lives of many people with the disease.

12/05/2019
Better Food Britain

Meat tax on trial

The Food Ethics Council are running a new series of ‘Food Policy on Trial’ events. First in the dock is meat tax.

12/05/2019
Better Food Britain

National Vegetarian Week

Sustain member the Vegetarian Society's National Vegetarian Week runs from 13 to 19 May and will highlight to the wider public the benefits and...

12/05/2019
Better Food Britain

SUGAR SMART Haringey Campaign launches

SUGAR SMART Haringey launched on the 1 April at the Haringey Council Civic Centre with a broad representation from community groups, healthcare...

09/05/2019
Sugar Smart UK

Take part in National Smile Month 2019: 13 May – 13 June

This National Smile month will see thousands of individuals and organisations participating to spread the word about key actions they can take to...

08/05/2019
Sugar Smart UK

Drop in recycling rates as people 'confused'

A government consultation into recycling highlights that progress has been slow and some local authorities have seen a drop in recycling rates....

08/05/2019
Food Waste

Netherlands launch ‘paradigm shift’ on pesticide use

Dutch government say precision farming and innovative breeding should replace pesticide use.

08/05/2019
Food and Farming Policy

Rugby club helping to tackle low veg consumption in Hull

With resources from the Veg Power campaign, Hull Food Partnership is collaborating with Hull Kingston Rovers Community Trust to produce recipe cards...

07/05/2019
Veg Cities

SUGAR SMART Merton Campaign launches to tackle diabetes rates

SUGAR SMART Merton launched on 4 April at the Merton Arts Space Centre in Mitcham Library with a wide array of community groups, patients,...

07/05/2019
Sugar Smart UK

Sustain among 600 wildlife campaigners for Call 4 Nature

In an open letter Sustain and its fellow members have backed an urgent call for global action to halt the decline in nature.

07/05/2019
Climate change

Pret heeds Real Bread Campaign labelling call

Four years after the Real Bread Campaign began urging Pret a Manger to introduce full ingredient labelling, the company has started doing so in UK...

07/05/2019
Real Bread Campaign

Countryside charities resign from government pesticide forum

Sustain members Wildlife and Countryside Link, Pesticide Action Network and RSPB walk out from the Pesticides Forum and the Voluntary Initiative due...

03/05/2019
Food and Farming Policy

World Hunger Day to emphasize sustainability

World Hunger Day 2019 on 28 May to highlight sustainable solutions to hunger and poverty.

03/05/2019
Food Poverty

Competition is on to find the best grab’n’go recipe in Brighton and Hove

Brighton and Hove Food Partnership launched a Veg City Challenge to local chefs and caterers to create an innovative grab’n’go recipe...

02/05/2019
Veg Cities

Climate Change Committee report - new targets and action on diets and land use.

Today (2 May 2019) the Government's advisory body the Climate Change Committee have published their new report 'Net Zero: The UK’s...

02/05/2019
Food and Farming Policy

Supporting families to eat more vegetables in Hull

The Hull City Council Healthy Lifestyle team have been working in partnership with children’s centres to deliver cookery training with a focus...

01/05/2019
Veg Cities

Join us at the London Food Link Spring Do

Celebrate the spring at this season's London Food Link social, taking place at Sodo Pizza in Bethnal Green on Tuesday 4 June.

01/05/2019
Jellied Eel

Community Food Hubs taking root in Luton

Three new Community Food Hubs are running in Luton, set up by Groundwork Luton & Bedfordshire as part of the Luton Veg Cities campaign and Luton...

01/05/2019
Veg Cities

Livestock farmers join call to eat less meat

Sustain member Pasture-fed Livestock Association support campaign to eat less and better meat and dairy.

30/04/2019
Better Food Britain

Carbs: is all white alright?

A new study argues that that refined grains aren’t actually bad for you, while reinforcing the generally held understanding that whole grains...

30/04/2019
Real Bread Campaign

Medicine to treat campylobacter is becoming less effective

Antimicrobials used to treat diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans are becoming less effective due to overuse of antibiotics.

30/04/2019
Save Our Antibiotics

Campaign supporters celebrate Real Bread at PX+ Festival

Kimberley Bell, Phil Clayton and Aidan Monks will join the team leading a series of bakery workshops and talks at the collaborative hospitality...

29/04/2019
Real Bread Campaign

Woodland twice the size of Sheffield must be planted each year to reduce climate change

The think tank Green Alliance says more ambitious action is needed to halt the climate impact of farming and land use. Their analysis shows that the...

26/04/2019
Climate change

How to have sustainable food cities

A discussion in Oxford will explore urban food provisions and how to improve diets.

26/04/2019
Sustainable Food Cities

Six 'healthy' trade principles for UK post-Brexit

Sustain member the Faculty of Public Health (FPH) has outlined six trade principles for the government to consider adopting as the UK leaves the EU....

26/04/2019
Brexit

Food safety inspections down by almost a fifth

Sustain member UNISON finds that there has been a 17.58% reduction in food safety inspections between 2009 and 2018.

26/04/2019
Better Food Britain

Chicken catcher bosses exploited workers in modern slavery case

Sustain says recent High Court case unveils the horrors of some of those working in our food chain.

26/04/2019
Food and Farming Policy

Eating even moderate amount of meat can raise cancer risk

A major study finds that eating the recommended daily amount of meat will still increase your risk of bowel cancer.

26/04/2019
Better Food Britain

Wake up to organic

Organic UK is inviting people up and down the nation to ‘Wake Up to Organic’ on 12 June and celebrate with a free organic breakfast.

26/04/2019
Better Food Britain

Sustain welcomes block on retail giants merger

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today announced it is blocking the proposed merger of food retailers Asda and Sainsbury's after a...

25/04/2019
Food and Farming Policy

Jeju’s Bakehouse owner added to BATCH: Edinburgh bill

Maybole-based microbaker Ameena Nur has joined the guest line up for the Real Bread Campaign’s networking and fundraising feast evening at Cafe...

23/04/2019
Real Bread Campaign

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

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

Join us for London Food Link's Spring Do 4th June 2019 Book Now

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Save Our Seas!

Climate and nature emergencies are upon us. Food and land use are central. What should happen next?

London’s edible gardens: 10 of the best to visit on Big Dig Day

As good today as it’s always been?

Do we have the appetite to think beyond Brexit? Why the Government’s touted Food Strategy needs to fill the hole.

Food sustainability exhibition opens at London's V&A Museum

Drinking water fountains

Fresh slices of Real Bread news

Bakers urged to go bananas for elephant rescue

UK told to get over fears of chlorine chicken. Sustain responds

Special Offer for London Supper Club Hosts

Thousands join national day of action to kick off the growing season

Real Bread bakeries vying to be Britain’s best

Guardian highlights role of food gardens in combating depression

Industry trying to roll back water regulations

FSA backs Real Bread Campaign labelling call

What's The Future of County Farms?

Link between food additives and Crohn's disease to be studied

Meat tax on trial

National Vegetarian Week

SUGAR SMART Haringey Campaign launches

Take part in National Smile Month 2019: 13 May – 13 June

Drop in recycling rates as people 'confused'

Netherlands launch ‘paradigm shift’ on pesticide use

Rugby club helping to tackle low veg consumption in Hull

SUGAR SMART Merton Campaign launches to tackle diabetes rates

Sustain among 600 wildlife campaigners for Call 4 Nature

Pret heeds Real Bread Campaign labelling call

Countryside charities resign from government pesticide forum

World Hunger Day to emphasize sustainability

Competition is on to find the best grab’n’go recipe in Brighton and Hove

Climate Change Committee report - new targets and action on diets and land use.

Supporting families to eat more vegetables in Hull

Join us at the London Food Link Spring Do

Community Food Hubs taking root in Luton

Livestock farmers join call to eat less meat

Carbs: is all white alright?

Medicine to treat campylobacter is becoming less effective

Campaign supporters celebrate Real Bread at PX+ Festival

Woodland twice the size of Sheffield must be planted each year to reduce climate change

How to have sustainable food cities

Six 'healthy' trade principles for UK post-Brexit

Food safety inspections down by almost a fifth

Chicken catcher bosses exploited workers in modern slavery case

Eating even moderate amount of meat can raise cancer risk

Wake up to organic

Sustain welcomes block on retail giants merger

Jeju’s Bakehouse owner added to BATCH: Edinburgh bill

Strength in diversity: Capital Growth Survey 2017-18

Sustain Briefing: Good Food Retail

Annual report 2017/18

Join us for London Food Link's Spring Do
4th June 2019
Book Now