Blog: Building food resilience from the ground up
Is urban food growing a ‘nice to have’? Or a critical asset to help communities withstand food system shocks? Capital Growth Coordinator Rachel Dring summarises Tim Lang's recent report for the National Preparedness Committee through the lens of civil food resilience.
Capital Growth | Friday 14 March 2025
Reports: The Good Food Bill: Fixing food for good
Conflict in West Asia is the latest shock set to push up food prices, following hard on the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. This briefing makes the case for a Good Food Bill: a statutory framework to protect families, farmers and the economy from a repeat of the cost-of-living crisis.
Sustain | Wednesday 17 June 2026
News: Local food systems can be more resilient to shocks and inflation, finds Sustain
Sustain calls for local food systems to be prioritised in the government’s forthcoming Food Strategy as new review of evidence shows they can be more shock resilient than incumbent systems, whilst also strengthening local economies.
Local Food Plan | Thursday 7 May 2026
News: Stephen Morgan MP now Food Security and Rural Affairs Minister - Sustain responds
Sustain welcomes the new Food and Farming Minister and sets out a pressing policy agenda - from the Food Strategy to the Farming Roadmap - that demands early and determined attention.
Sustain | Monday 15 June 2026
News: Government responds to Lords' Report on Food, Diet and Obesity
The Government response to the House of Lords' Select Committee report on Food, Diet and Obesity signposts to the food strategy and health mission rather than offering any concrete new commitments to addressing the broken food system. Sustain responds.
Children's Food Campaign | Thursday 30 January 2025
Blog: Parents Speak Out: Beyond breakfast, what really needs to happen on school food?
In the first of two blogs, Children’s Food Campaign Officer Naema Jannath talks to parents about progress on healthy children's food over the past year, starting with food in our schools and what they would like to see considered in the new food strategy and government policy.
Children's Food Campaign | Thursday 24 April 2025
News: Bolster local food sector to build UK resilience, signals new report
The Local Food Growth Plan presents a comprehensive pathway for growing the UK’s local food sector, outlining key actions for food and farming organisations, local and mayoral authorities, national governments, investors and academic institutions.
Local Food Plan | Friday 4 April 2025
News: Learning from communities: tips, ideas and solutions on food aid
With around 2,400 food banks across the UK distributing emergency food aid, the National Lottery shares practical tips from projects they’ve supported over the years including managing food supply and going beyond food.
Food Poverty | Wednesday 10 January 2024
Page: Good Food Local: The London report 2026
Food connects community health, economic resilience, climate goals, and tackling inequality. Most councils know this, but food work is often fragmented across departments, under-resourced, and difficult to prioritise.
Good Food Local is a national programme led by Sustain that gives councils a practical framework for improving their local food system, helping them prioritise effort and make meaningful and measurable progress.
Good Food Local
Events: Why we need a Good Food Bill
This 60-minute interactive session will explain the case for a new law and how it might work in practice.
Sustain | Monday 23 February 2026
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.
