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Article: Can local food topple supermarket giants?

With a growing number of people shifting away from supermarkets and towards local and farmer-focused options, Sustain’s Amy Luck and James Woodward explore what this means for farmers, suppliers and shoppers alike.
London Food Link | Monday 4 October 2021

Reports: Fringe Farming: Agroecology at Sheffield's edge

Read ShefFood, Shared Assets and Sustain's joint findings and action plan to develop agroecological market gardens at the edge of Sheffield city
Fringe Farming | Monday 4 October 2021

News: Catering accreditation scheme helps university canteens go green

To motivate university caterers to help fight climate and nature breakdown, Friends of the Earth is launching a new accreditation scheme – Kale Yeah! Kitchens.
Food for the Planet | Monday 4 October 2021

Blog: Haricot beans and better meat

Leicestershire County Council have been taking steps towards sustainable and climate-friendly catering in schools and working with Good Food Leicestershire to build a case for supplying regeneratively reared meat and sourcing a new variety of haricot bean that can be grown locally.
Food for the Planet | Monday 4 October 2021

Blog: Leicestershire - opening the food and climate dialogue across the county

A series of online sessions has seen county council, farmers, food producers and third sector stakeholders in Leicestershire join forces in the search for solutions to the climate emergency.
Food for the Planet | Monday 4 October 2021

Blog: How digital storytelling stimulated powerful conversations at a London community garden

Calthorpe Community Garden, Capital Growth's September spotlight garden, finished the month with a bang by screening films about community food growing followed by an afternoon of harvest celebrations.
Capital Growth | Monday 4 October 2021

News: Leeds commits to lower climate impact of food under council control

The city will buy and serve more food produced in Yorkshire and neighbouring counties, stop the purchase of airfreighted foods and halve the average carbon footprint of meals by 2030.
Food for the Planet | Monday 4 October 2021

Reports: Food Power: Final evaluation report

Food Power was a four-year programme led by Sustain and Church Action on Poverty, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF). It aimed to strengthen local communities’ ability to reduce food poverty through solutions developed locally with the support of their peers from across the UK, and a focus on tackling root causes. The approach centred on local alliances, giving voice to those experiencing food poverty, influencing practice on the ground and levering in additional resources.
Food Poverty | Saturday 2 October 2021

Reports: Food Power evaluation report: Local Evaluations Report

Food Power aims to transform the way that people in food poverty can access support and create long-term sustainable lives free from hunger. Researchers from Cardiff University have acted as evaluators of the programme across its delivery. This is one of a series of reports focused on years three and four (2019-21), presenting experiences and impacts associated with particular areas of activity.
Food Poverty | Friday 1 October 2021

Reports: Food Power evaluation report: Peer Mentoring

Food Power aims to transform the way that people in food poverty can access support and create long-term sustainable lives free from hunger. Researchers from Cardiff University have acted as evaluators of the programme across its delivery. This is one of a series of reports focused on years three and four (2019-21), presenting experiences and impacts associated with particular areas of activity. It focuses on experiences of peer mentoring in the North West, drawing on the experiences of three alliances: Knowsley Kitchen, Blackburn with Darwen Food Resilience Alliance, and Foodwise Leeds.
Food Poverty | Friday 1 October 2021