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Article: The baked crusaders

In 2014, Sarah Jeffery and Sharon Tomkinson opened their Real Bread bakery on a farm in a converted barn.
Real Bread Campaign | Tuesday 11 May 2021

News: Sustain welcomes government commitment to restrict junk food adverts in today's Queen's Speech

The Government committed today to restrict junk food adverts pre-9pm watershed and a total ban online. Industry had been lobbying intensely against the proposed measure, so Sustain welcomes the news that the Government has held firm.
Children's Food Campaign | Tuesday 11 May 2021

News: Access to land key issue at the UK's first peri-urban farming forum

In partnership with the Landworkers' Alliance, Sustain has launched a practitioners' forum to respond to barriers and opportunities for peri-urban agroecological farming in the UK.
Fringe Farming | Tuesday 11 May 2021

Reports: Green Paper: Transforming public procurement, Sustain response

Sustain agrees with the government’s 2019 manifesto assertion that British farmers and fishermen should be able to profit by producing food and fish that are the envy of the world, and that the public sector should ‘Buy British to support our farmers and reduce environmental costs’. Unfortunately, at the moment, the UK’s procurement laws and procedures are not delivering on these aims.
Climate Change and Nature | Tuesday 11 May 2021

Blog: A taste of climate action in Cambridge

A taste of climate action in Cambridge was a virtual learning network showcasing local action on climate change in Cambridge. Attendees were bursting with ideas on how to use food and climate action to achieve a just transition which Cecily Spelling, Food Learning Forum Coordinator at Sustain, summarises in this blog.
Food Learning Forum | Tuesday 11 May 2021

News: Improving access to land for food production in Oxfordshire

Good Food Oxford produced a research report showing huge potential to convert land to horticulture in the County – over five times as much County Farm Estate land is used for horse pasture as for fruit and vegetable production.
Veg Cities | Monday 10 May 2021

Blog: Transforming our farming and food systems – recognising, rewarding, and rethinking

In this guest blog from Sustain observer member, LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming), Jess Corsair, LEAF Technical Coordinator, explores how measuring impact and integrated approaches help to deliver greater sustainability in LEAF farms, here and globally.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Monday 10 May 2021

Events: Asylum seekers and the Right to Food

Catch up on this Food Power and Right to Food webinar to hear how the asylum system can impact access to food and how food poverty alliances, partnerships and others can help involve people with lived experience.
Food Poverty | Thursday 6 May 2021

Events: Food Growing in Small Spaces and Containers

How to make the most of your growing space, no matter what size it is!
Capital Growth | Wednesday 5 May 2021

News: New briefing sets out role councils should play in supporting food growing

Sustain's new briefing, aimed at London and national councils, contains actions councils can take to support and champion food growing initiatives, alongside case studies.
Capital Growth | Wednesday 5 May 2021