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News: New #SeasonalVeg campaign calls on consumers to eat in-season vegetables

With schools, restaurants, and hotels closed down, there is a great deal of British seasonal vegetables that were destined for the food service industry at risk of being wasted. Veg Power has been asked by the Cabinet Office and DEFRA to rally support and created the #SeasonalVeg campaign to inspire the UK to eat more seasonal vegetables.
Veg Cities | Monday 1 June 2020

News: 1 Judicial Review champions free school meals for hungry children

Sustain | Monday 1 June 2020

Article: The radical retailers changing the way we shop

For years we’ve known that to eat sustainably we should look out for food that is local, organic and good for the environment. But one part of the chain that often gets overlooked is the retailers and traders we’re buying from. Here Emma Weatherhill explores a new way to shop.
London Food Link | Saturday 30 May 2020

News: Health experts call for Government action on obesity to reduce Covid-19 complications

Sustain alliance member, Action on Sugar and Action on Salt are today calling on the Government to take evidence-based action to reduce national obesity levels, as mounting research identifies obesity as an independent risk factor for more severe outcomes and death from Covid-19.
Children's Food Campaign | Friday 29 May 2020

News: Webinar: Emerging Practices from the Devolved Nations: Supporting Free School Meal Pupils and Food Aid Community Responses to COVID-19

Sustain member The Food Foundation invites attendees to join this online seminar, Friday 5 June 2-3:30pm. A panel of speakers from local government and policy research will discuss different approaches adopted in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to support pupils eligible for Free School Meals during Covid-19.
Children's Food Campaign | Friday 29 May 2020

Page: Community Harvest

Community Harvest is Capital Growth’s initiative in response to the sudden onset of the pandemic to provide community food gardens the tools, materials and advice to grow more food for and with their local communities.
Capital Growth

News: South London café raising money for healthy meal delivery

The Platform Café in Loughborough Junction are crowdfunding to run a healthy meal service to locals in need.
Jellied Eel | Thursday 28 May 2020

News: Government U-turn on income threshold for free school meals for some children with NRPF

Following legal action by a low-paid carer, the Government has increased the maximum income threshold for children in households with 'No Recourse to Public Funds' who have been made newly eligible for free school meals.
Right to Food | Thursday 28 May 2020

Events: Weekly coordinator catch-ups

An online forum for people working to address food insecurity and build resilience during the Covid-19 outbreak
Food Poverty | Wednesday 27 May 2020

News: All outdoor markets – food and non-food – can fully re-open from 1st June

Sustain has welcomed news that all stallholders in outdoor markets will be able to trade from 1 June, and indoor markets from 15 June, and is calling for Councils and landowners to re-open and support all markets.
Coronavirus Food Alert | Wednesday 27 May 2020