The main way that Sustain fulfils its aims is through running a multitude of different projects and campaigns to improve food and farming.

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Sustain / Food Co-ops

Your stories

These stories and case studies provide information on some of the wide range of community run food co-ops, buying groups and other food enterprises that are currently running across the UK.

Setting up a food coop - a personal account

To help inspire others to consider alternative ways of shopping, Phili Denning shares her story of setting up a food buying group from her...

Naked Larder: Fighting against food packaging waste

Tired of unnecessary plastic packaging and inefficient recycling, Phili Denning was inspired to establish Naked Larder as a means of providing a...

Arthur St Trading: Working towards a more transparent, fairer and environmentally friendly food system

Established in West Hull in the mid-1990s, Arthur Street Trading Company is a workers’ cooperative offering an award winning box scheme full of...

Unicorn Grocery: a supermarket with a difference

Unicorn Grocery is supermarket-sized workers’ cooperative providing affordable, fresh produce and wholefoods with an emphasis on organic,...

Frome Food Hub: say "yes to local!"

Offering local, sustainable produce without any hassle, the Frome Food Hub is an online click-and-collect service working to support local farmers...

Case studies from 2012

All of the following case studies were written a while back but we think they are still worth looking at so have kept them available for you.

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