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
Reports: Food Security. Sustain responds to EFRA Select Committee inquiry
In our submission we consider multiple factors that impact UK’s food security, including the war in Ukraine, rising input costs, cost of living crisis, labour shortages, commodity prices and the climate and nature emergency. We argue that food security does not equal a healthy diet and we advise the term ‘nutritional security’ instead.
Sustain | Tuesday 5 September 2023
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.
Roots to Work | Tuesday 5 August 2025
News: Slow Food UK names Peter Cook baker of the year
England, Northern Ireland and Wales winners all Real Bread Campaign supporters.
Real Bread Campaign | Monday 12 December 2022
News: Sourfaux code: Food Standards Agencies’ reaction
A response to the Real Bread Campaign's call to reject.
Real Bread Campaign | Monday 27 March 2023
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