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
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: 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.
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News: Sustain calls for stronger food system protections in the next London Plan
Sustain has responded to the Draft London Plan 2026 consultation, warning that urban agriculture and small food businesses are being overlooked at a time when London needs to build up resilience to future food shocks.
Sustain | Thursday 15 October 2026
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
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
Blog: Embracing cultures for inclusive futures: notes from the food identities workshop
In our blog series on The Gathering Table: a summit on racial justice in food and farming, we invited our workshop facilitators to share key highlights and reflections. Guest author, Mali Evans, Head of Engagement and Advocacy at Feeding Bristol talks us through how they created a space to discuss the power of food identities.
Sustain | Tuesday 5 August 2025
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