Blog: For a national Food Strategy, let local action lead the way
A new Food Strategy should mandate a strategic focus on food at all levels of government, with local food partnerships playing a critical part. Sustain's Vera Zakharov outlines why local place-based action is key to driving change and shares some of the recomendations from the SFP Food Strategy briefing.
Sustainable Food Places | Tuesday 8 July 2025
Blog: New National Food Strategy is welcome - it’s time for the Sustain alliance to respond
With a broken food system in urgent need of positive change, Sustain Director of Policy and Advocacy Glen Tarman sets out what government intends the food strategy to do, how it will go about developing it and how the Sustain alliance should respond.
Sustain | Thursday 19 December 2024
Reports: Sustainable Food Places briefing: Connecting local, place-based action to the national Food Strategy
The Sustainable Food Places programme submitted a briefing to the Defra Food Strategy unit, outlining the network’s key asks around public health, food security and resilience, the economy and the environment backed by evidence and insight from the 123-member network of food partnerships. It outlines where national leadership can empower and support local action, champion equity, and target investment to build thriving, resilient communities.
Sustainable Food Places | Tuesday 15 July 2025
News: Government announces Food Strategy advisory board - Sustain responds
Sustain welcomes the government announcement that work to involve stakeholders is about to start on the long-awaited Food Strategy as a national Food Strategy Advisory Board is appointed.
Sustain | Monday 24 March 2025
Blog: Where are we now with the development of the UK Food Strategy, and what comes next?
With government engagement of civil society on the Food Strategy now underway, who and what is driving the process forward? Sustain’s Director of Policy and Advocacy Glen Tarman takes a look.
Sustain | Tuesday 3 June 2025
News: Sustainable Food Places responds to the Food Strategy policy paper
The Sustainable Food Places network responds to the UK Government policy paper outlining a vision to achieve the 'Good Food Cycle' as part of the Government's food strategy for England.
Sustainable Food Places | Wednesday 30 July 2025
Blog: Introducing the Sustainable Food Places Anti-Racism Strategy
We speak to Food Matters’ Ben Messer about the new published Sustainable Food Places (SFP) Anti-Racism Strategy, its urgent mission, and lessons for the sector.
Sustain | Thursday 10 April 2025
Events: National launch of Good Food Local
Following the success of Good Food Local: London and Good Food Local: The North East, Sustain launches national benchmarking platform to help local authorities take meaningful action for a healthy and sustainable food system.
Good Food Local | Thursday 22 May 2025
Blog: Parents Speak Out: How can a new food strategy make it easier to feed children healthily?
In the second of two blogs, Children’s Food Campaign Officer Naema Jannath explores progress over the past year on parents' priorities for healthy children’s food, and what they are calling for in the new food strategy.
Children's Food Campaign | Thursday 1 May 2025
Reports: Local Food Policy briefing: What can national government do to grow the local food sector?
From planning policy to entrepreneurship stimulation, Sustain outlines how national government can strenghten local food systems to unlock a host of economic, resilience and placemaking benefits.
Local Food Plan | Wednesday 24 September 2025
Local Food Plan: 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.
