News: Horticulture alliance resign from government roundtable ahead of Sunak farm to fork food summit
Ahead of Rishi Sunak’s Food Security Summit, which will be taking place on Tuesday May 16th, the UK Fruit and Vegetable Alliance (FVA) has announced their resignation from the Government’s Edible Horticulture Roundtable, citing ‘disappointment at the decision not to develop a horticulture strategy for England'.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Monday 15 May 2023
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
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
News: Developing a Good Food Plan in Barking and Dagenham
Establishing a food partnership and publishing a food strategy are key to ensuring local food systems can be transformed for the better. The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham recently published their own Good Food Plan. This is how it was created.
Sustainable Food Places | Tuesday 11 July 2023
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
News: Improving civil food resilience – your help needed
A new report is being developed by Professor Tim Lang for the National Prepared Commission to establish the need for food supply being considered within resilience planning in the UK. He is launching a survey to gather civil society input.
Sustainable Food Places | Wednesday 19 July 2023
Reports: Recipe for Change Evidence Briefing: Health and economic benefits of an upstream sugar levy on select categories of food
Recipe for Change is a campaign calling for a new industry levy to help make our food healthier, while raising revenue that can be invested back into children’s health. This evidence briefing looks at the health and economic benefits of an upstream sugar levy on select categories of food.
Recipe for Change | Tuesday 12 September 2023
News: Government urged to support metropolitan councils that are falling short on tackling food emissions
New research from Sustain reveals that most councils don’t have clear targets for food and farming in climate emergency plans, and calls on national governments in the UK to do more.
Food for the Planet | Wednesday 6 December 2023
Food for the Planet: 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.
