Page: Connecting Community Food Enterprises Case Study: Stafford Hall Pantry
Stafford Hall Pantry is a collaborative project operating in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It opens once a week in a community hub and has on average 20 members attending, including supporting the local population of asylum seekers housed in dispersed accomodation. The are exploring introducing a solidarity model of tiered pricing, to help fund provision of more planet-friendly and ethical produce and subsidise the food for those that need it.
Good Food Enterprise
News: Hackney, Hounslow, Lambeth and Newham councils pave the way for London’s food system transformation
Four boroughs have committed to aligning their meals with climate change commitments
Food for the Planet | Wednesday 12 July 2023
Page: Council and local foodbank team up to address food insecurity in Newcastle
Sustain takes a closer look at project SNAP, a strong example of embedding wrap around support alongside food aid to address symptoms of food insecurity, run by Newcastle City Council in partnership with Newcastle Foodbank.
Good Food Enterprise
News: Times Health Commission backs expansion of levies on unhealthy food
The final report from the year long Times Health Commission has backed many of the recommendations to reduce the dominance of unhealthy food and protect future health, including expansion of taxes on sugar and salt. Children's Food Campaign responds.
Children's Food Campaign | Tuesday 6 February 2024
News: Parents welcome focus on food education in curriculum review but call for further action
The independent review, chaired by Becky Francis CBE, proposes to rename cookery in curriculum to "Food and Nutrition". But parents say recognition alone isn’t enough as children still need guaranteed time, resources and skills to learn meaningful food education.
Children's Food Campaign | Wednesday 5 November 2025
Events: SEWN Together – a localised food growing gathering in West London
West Londoners, join us for the third of our four regional food growing gatherings at Horsenden Hill and Farm bringing together local community garden members, food growing networks and West London Council folk.
Capital Growth | Tuesday 30 January 2024
News: Report on Rootz into Food Growing project calls for further movement building
The new report reflects on the outcomes of Rootz into Food Growing collaboration, which set out to understand and reduce barriers to entry into social enterprise food growing. It calls for new spaces for BPOC growers to come together and a Black-led accredited training programme for growers.
Capital Growth | Monday 4 December 2023
Events: SEWN Together – a localised food growing gathering in East London
East Londoners, join us for the second of our four regional food growing gatherings at Hackney Herbal in Trowbridge Gardens bringing together local community garden members, food growing networks and East London Council folk.
Capital Growth | Tuesday 26 September 2023
Events: SEWN Together – a localised food growing gathering in South London
South Londoners, join us for the first of our four regional food growing gatherings at Loughborough Farm in Loughborough Junction bringing together local community garden members, food growing networks and South London Council folk
Capital Growth | Thursday 8 June 2023
News: Wales’ conference on sustainable food and farming returns this November
'More Food – More Farmers – More Nature – More Resilience’ is the theme for Wales’ only independent conference on sustainable food and farming, taking place 20-22nd November at the University of Wales Trinity St David.
Sustain | Thursday 7 November 2024
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.
