Blog: Parents Speak Out: How can a new food strategy make it easier to feed children healthily?
In the second of two blogs, Children’s Food Campaign Officer Naema Jannath explores progress over the past year on parents' priorities for healthy children’s food, and what they are calling for in the new food strategy.
Children's Food Campaign | Thursday 1 May 2025
Reports: Local Food Policy briefing: What can national government do to grow the local food sector?
From planning policy to entrepreneurship stimulation, Sustain outlines how national government can strenghten local food systems to unlock a host of economic, resilience and placemaking benefits.
Local Food Plan | Wednesday 24 September 2025
News: Sustain launches national platform to help track local food policy and practice
Good Food Local is Sustain’s new benchmarking platform to help local authorities take meaningful action for a healthy and sustainable food system. Free and easy to use, it follows the success of Good Food Local: London and Good Food Local: The North East.
Good Food Local | Thursday 22 May 2025
News: Children’s food movement unites at national awards to celebrate changemakers
Children’s food and health advocates celebrate inspiring campaigners, community groups, councils and political leadership, but condemn toddler and baby food brands and fast food chains for misleading health claims and high levels of salt and free sugars.
Children's Food Campaign | Tuesday 25 February 2025
News: Defra abandons its plans for a Horticulture Strategy
In the Government’s food strategy, Defra committed to co-producing a Horticulture Strategy with the sector. But responding to a recent Parliamentary Question, Mark Spencer confirmed that Defra will be canning this pledge.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Wednesday 3 May 2023
Blog: Horticulture Strategy ditched: a massive backward step for the fruit and veg we need
The Farm Minister Mark Spencer MP recently announced that the Government will not produce the Horticulture Strategy, promised in the Government’s food strategy. Sustain's Head of Farming Vicki Hird vents her huge frustration at this backwards step and sets out why and how such a strategy, a coherent policy package, could deliver so much.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Tuesday 9 May 2023
Page: 2. The national policy context
In England, the National Planning Policy Framework sets out the overall objectives for planning policy and decisions.
Food for the Planet
News: Children’s food movement unites at national awards but condemns Nestlé and Kellogg’s
Child health experts gathered in Leeds to celebrate inspiring initiatives in children’s food and health, before denouncing the overly sugary produce of Nestle and Kellogg’s
Children's Food Campaign | Tuesday 16 May 2023
Blog: The government's climate strategy is leaving farmers behind
Despite food and farming representing a third of total UK emissions, the government’s Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan does not support farmers to lead green transition.
Food for the Planet | Thursday 6 November 2025
News: Sustain welcomes government commitment to a Horticulture Growth Strategy
Advocacy brings long-awaited opportunity to shape how the country will grow more fruit and veg, support good jobs, and build a fairer, greener food system.
Sustain | Monday 10 November 2025
Sustain: Sustain The alliance for better food and farming advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture and promote equity.
