Events: Free beginner food growing session on growing for the school calendar
In this free beginner food growing session in partnership with The Royal Parks, we'll learn all about establishing and maintaining a school food garden that matches the academic calendar.
Capital Growth | Tuesday 20 June 2023
Blog: Fact check: Will ‘facing down’ factory farm objectors really strengthen UK food security?
“We are going to have to face down those people who say they do not want to see further production facilities. Because we need to feed our country”. Lily O'Mara addresses recent words from Minister Daniel Zeichner, and breaks down the cost and impact of intensive livestock farming.
Food for the Planet | Monday 23 December 2024
News: Open call for Capital Growth’s London 2023 food growing training calendar now live!
It’s official – Capital Growth has launched its open call for this year’s training calendar. If you’re interested in helping to deliver this year’s London programme, send your proposals to the team before the seasonal deadlines.
Capital Growth | Monday 23 January 2023
Reports: A year in London’s food gardens: Capital Growth network survey findings 2022-2023
Find out what Capital Growth members have to say about their growing spaces, ambitions, and hopes for the future in the 2022-2023 network survey report.
Capital Growth | Monday 18 December 2023
Reports: A year in London’s food gardens: Capital Growth network survey findings 2023-2024
Find out what Capital Growth members have to say about their growing spaces, ambitions, and hopes for the future in the 2023-2024 network survey report.
Capital Growth | Monday 19 August 2024
News: North East and North Cumbria celebrate first year of benchmarking council action on food
All 12 North East councils, Cumberland Council and food partnerships from the region celebrate the first year of collaboration and benchmarking local action on healthy and sustainable food.
Good Food Local | Monday 30 September 2024
Events: Free beginner food growing session on growing Autumn and Winter veg
In this free beginner food growing session in partnership with The Royal Parks, we'll find out that growing food isn't just for the Spring and Summer! Come along to find out how to extend your growing season.
Capital Growth | Tuesday 6 June 2023
News: Health experts call for levies on unhealthy food to protect "our greatest asset"
Better health will only be possible if we move from a sickness model of health policy to a health creation model, including more use of taxes to disincentivise unhealthy food, argues the final report of IPPR's Health and Prosperity Commission. Children's Food Campaign responds.
Children's Food Campaign | Tuesday 17 September 2024
Events: Growing For Change webinar: Protecting food growing sites
Join our webinar on Wednesday 15 November from 2.30-4pm to learn about our new guides covering what planning designations for food growing spaces and other ways to protect your growing spave, created in collaboration with CPRE London. Learn how to raise the profile and protect or save your food growing space from development.
Capital Growth | Wednesday 15 November 2023
Reports: Our Children, Our Future: A parents' manifesto for healthy children's food
Our Children, Our Future is a call from parents to all political parties to prioritise healthy children's food in their manifesto policies and in any new Government. Drawing on insights from over 2000 parents and co-created with The Children's Food Campaign's Ambassadors this manifesto presents five key areas for action that parents believe will make a real difference in children's health.
Children's Food Campaign | Wednesday 24 April 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.
