Reports: Good Food Local: The London report 2025
Good Food Local: the London report assesses council action on food under six key themes - food governance and strategy, food growing and community food action, healthy food for all: addressing food poverty, and stemming the flood of unhealthy food, sustainable food economy, catering and procurement and Food for the Planet.
Good Food Local | Tuesday 25 March 2025
Blog: “Our time has come”: Food partnerships recognised as essential local infrastructure
Community representatives from across the UK joined politicians and food NGOs in a packed Parliamentary reception with clear consensus: partnership working is essential for a fair, healthy and sustainable food culture. Vera Zakharov and Trin Gong reflect on the buzz.
Sustainable Food Places | Monday 1 December 2025
Reports: Fairness in the food supply chain debate
The UK's food supply chain has become inefficient, unfair, and inflexible, making it vulnerable to shocks. This briefing document addresses critical issues and proposes actionable measures to increase our national food security.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Monday 22 January 2024
News: Ten top Meat Facts revealed by The Food Foundation
This new briefing from Sustain alliance member The Food Foundation aims to support food system stakeholders in how to map out and implement pathways to change.
Food for the Planet | Thursday 29 May 2025
Page: Good Food Local: map
Good Food Local is a national benchmarking platform to help local authorities drive change.
Through Good Food Local, local authorities can track and drive meaningful action in their area while learning from others nationwide to help build healthy, sustainable communities.
Good Food Local
Blog: Why does the agri-food system need to change and what can that look like?
The UK’s agri-food system has many faults which have come about over decades of consolidation and a lack of attention from those in power, happy to leave things to the market. Recent experiences of food shortages must be a moment for people in government, national, local, and international and in control to wake up and smell the coffee. Until then, let’s articulate some of the key issues and enabling factors for positive change.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Thursday 27 April 2023
Blog: Sustainable Food Places: setting course for the next decade
As the Sustainable Food Places network prepares for its Day of Action and Celebration at Westminster, Vera Zakharov considers where next for the powerful movement of over 110 food partnerships.
Sustainable Food Places | Thursday 7 November 2024
Blog: Sick of excess salt and sugar? Why public health should be at the heart of improving our food
In this week’s Recipe for Change guest blog, Prof. Matt Ashton, from The Association of Directors of Public Health, shares why national food and drinks levies can go hand in hand with local public health interventions. Together, these approaches can help to address the flood of salt and sugar in our food which is making many of us sicker.
Children's Food Campaign | Wednesday 13 March 2024
Reports: Every mouthful counts: How metropolitan councils are tackling the climate and nature emergency through food
Find out how the UK's 36 metropolitan councils performed on food and climate and nature, and how they can unlock a good food revolution across the UK.
Food for the Planet | Wednesday 6 December 2023
News: Hammersmith and Fulham publish new Food Plan
Hammersmith and Fulham's Food for All Partnership launch 5 year Food Plan to create a healthier and more sustainable food environment in the London borough.
Sustain | Tuesday 9 September 2025
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.
