Page: Sustain trustees share their routes into sustainable food and farming
The short documentary hears from trustees Shefalee Loth, from Which?; Dr Kawther Hashem from Action on Salt, Sugar and Healt; Jyoti Fernandes, from Landworkers Alliance and Raksha Mistry from the Soil Association. They speak about challenges and opportunities in their roles and sectors, from access to land to perceptions of being a woman of colour, and touch on cross-cutting issues in food justice and public health.
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News: Eight winners revealed in Jamie Oliver Good School Food Awards
Children's Food Campaign was delighted to support the judging of the 2024 Jamie Oliver Good School Food Awards, with the winning head teachers, chefs and young activists bringing more inspiration to the world of school food.
Children's Food Campaign | Monday 24 June 2024
Blog: How to fix our food supply chain - insights from EFRA Select Committee Inquiry
In the recent evidence session at the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee Inquiry into fairness in the food supply chain, Vicki Hird, representing Sustain on the panel, provided valuable insights into the challenges and vulnerabilities within the country's food supply chain.
Sustain | Wednesday 15 November 2023
News: Latest carbon budget requires food and farming to be at the heart of climate action
Agriculture is set to become the UK’s largest emissions source by 2050, with specific reduction targets set for livestock and meat.
Food for the Planet | Wednesday 26 February 2025
Page: Fringe Farming - the potential for peri-urban food growing
A project that aims to boost agroecological food production at the edge of UK cities, working in partnership with practitioners and researchers to greatly increase access to land for socially and ecologically beneficial farming close to urban communities.
An easy way to comprehend the benefits of fringe farming is by making simple calculations for up-scaling existing peri-urban market gardens. This can tell us the impressive amount of fresh fruit and vegetables, financial revenue and jobs that would be generated as a result of making just 1% of England’s peri-urban land productive.
Sustainable Farming Campaign
Blog: From local action to London-wide impact: The legacy of Food Roots 2
As the Food Roots 2 programme comes to a close, Lula Wattam and Isabel Rice at Sustain celebrate the powerful impact this initiative has had on strengthening local food partnerships across London.
Sustainable Food Places | Wednesday 6 August 2025
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
Children's Food Campaign: 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.
