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
News: New Organic Action Plan recognises school food as opportunity for English growers
England’s new Organic Action Plan sets out sector growth strategy and cites Sustain alliance research on public procurement as way to help drive demand and production of organic.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Thursday 8 October 2026
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
Blog: Autumn Budget: Five things the Chancellor can do for a more resilient food system
A stronger food system is essential to economic resilience, public health and national security. Sustain is calling on the Chancellor to invest in five practical measures that would help grow good food, support families and prepare the UK for future shocks.
Sustain | Monday 26 October 2026
News: Mexico's law on healthy and sustainable diets leads the way in food policy
Mexico is leading the way in food policy globally as it enshrines access to a healthy and sustainable diet in law.
Bridging the Gap | Friday 16 August 2024
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
Reports: Good Food Local: The North East report
Good Food Local is a national programme led by Sustain that gives councils a practical framework for improving their local food system. When councils take part together as a region – as they have in the North East - they can benefit from shared learnings, collective momentum, and working together towards common goals.
Sustain | Tuesday 16 June 2026
News: New £10 million to boost food access in deprived places, but long-term commitment unclear
Sustain welcomes Defra's Good Food Neighbourhoods funding to 45 of England's most deprived areas, whilst calling on Government to turn the one-off fund into lasting community food infrastructure, backed by a legal duty at both national and local level to enable equitable access to healthy food, integrated with cash-first solutions.
Sustainable Food Places | Wednesday 30 September 2026
Reports: Building Civil Food Resilience at a local level
This briefing is informed by the report ‘Civil Food Resilience in practice: capacity-building for resilience across the Sustainable Food Places network’ and focuses on the role of national government in enabling communities to prepare for food system shocks and emergencies.
Sustainable Food Places | Wednesday 1 July 2026
Sustainable Food Places: 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.
