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News: Guernsey and Alderney 'eat a rainbow' of fruit & veg during the Covid-19 crisis

Expanding healthy food access and education is more important than ever, given the emerging evidence on the link between obesity and Covid-19 mortality risk and the impact of lockdown on child obesity rates. As community spaces and support services have been physically shut, Sugar Smart partners have been responding innovatively to help inspire and encourage healthy choices and push out public health messaging. This week, we heard from the team at the Health Improvement Comission in Guernsey to see what they have been up to.
Sugar Smart UK | Thursday 11 June 2020

Article: Roots to Work: The Community Creator

Amongst many other things, Urban Food Award winner Jacqui Shimidzu runs the Hill Station — a community café, shop and exhibition space that has become an outlet for community change and creativity.
London Food Link | Thursday 11 June 2020

News: UK pesticide standards could be slashed in new trade deals, threatening public health and the environment

UK consumers are likely to be exposed to larger amounts of more toxic chemicals in their food if trade negotiators from the US have their way, warns a new report out today. The warning comes alongside new YouGov polling which reveals that almost three quarters (71%) of the British public want the UK Government to resist US attempts to overturn bans on pesticides, even if this means the “best” trade deal cannot be reached.
Good Food Trade Campaign | Tuesday 9 June 2020

News: Free webinar: Reopening, rebuilding, retaining customers

Hear from and share tips with Real Bread bakeries and other good food business folk.
Real Bread Campaign | Tuesday 9 June 2020

Blog: Sustainable Food Places: Joining the dots on local food

As part of the Sustainable Food Places Day of Celebration and Action on 10th June, organised to acknowledge the amazing work of food partnerships during the pandemic, Sofia Parente explains what are food partnerships and why you should create one in your borough.
Jellied Eel | Tuesday 9 June 2020

Reports: Toxic Trade: How trade deals threaten to weaken UK pesticide standards

This is the first of a series of 'Toxic Trade' reports and it compares existing UK pesticide standards with those of the US, Australia and India. The report highlights that Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with these countries pose a significant threat to consumer protection, as well as to human health and the environment. It provides a set of recommendations and specific language for use in developing FTAs so that pesticide standards are maintained.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Tuesday 9 June 2020

Article: We Are Real Bread

Photographer Mark Cornwell is helping us to reveal some of the many and varied faces behind the rise of Real Bread.
Real Bread Campaign | Monday 8 June 2020

News: Enfield Council’s Free School Meals Vouchers

With the majority of children not attending school during the Covid-19 crisis, the London borough of Enfield is solving the dilemma of how to provide free school meals by using an alternative voucher system.
Coronavirus Food Alert | Monday 8 June 2020

News: Survey finds resilience among diverse good food enterprises

A survey of 100 good food enterprises at the start of lockdown has shown that a high number of enterprises were able to stay open for business and adapt to changes, despite experiencing fluctuation in demand and supply chain challenges.
Coronavirus Food Alert | Friday 5 June 2020

Article: Quarantine comeback

As the world shut down, Real Bread Campaign ambassador Helen Underwood reopened her bakery.
Real Bread Campaign | Friday 5 June 2020