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News: Fears grow that PM Boris Johnson could ditch commitments on workers' rights and environmental standards this week

Number 10 has fuelled fears that commitments won in October on workers' rights and environmental safeguards will be dumped after Brexit.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Monday 16 December 2019

News: Sustain response to the general election result

"The new Conservative Government must now honour its promises not to compromise the UK’s environmental, animal welfare and food standards in trade negotiations." Read Sustain's full response
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Friday 13 December 2019

Page: Food co-op films

The best way to understand how food co-ops work is to visit a few in person but this isn't always possible. The next best thing is to see inspiring videos about them and listen to people who run or buy from food co-ops to discover what motivated them to do so.
Food Co-ops

Page: Your stories

These stories and case studies provide information on some of the wide range of community run food co-ops, buying groups and other food enterprises that are currently running across the UK.
Food Co-ops

Page: What are food co-ops?

Food co-ops can include veg bag or box schemes, fruit and veg stalls, informal groups purchasing dried wholefoods in bulk to get discounts, shops, markets, food hubs or frequently they're a combination of more than one of these.
Food Co-ops

Page: Why set up a food co-op?

The main reason people set up food co-ops is to make it easier and cheaper to buy good food. In many areas people find it quite hard to buy healthy and sustainable foods, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, local and organic produce, bulk wholefoods or exotic ingredients.
Food Co-ops

Page: Project history

Food Co-ops has been building a network of community food co-ops across the UK, helping new groups get off the ground and existing ones to thrive, since 2008. As a project of Sustain, the alliance for better food and farming, we advocate food practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, promote equity and enrich society and culture.
Food Co-ops

Page: Food co-ops

The main principle behind all community run food co-ops is that by pooling their buying power and ordering food in bulk direct from suppliers, a group of people can buy good food at a more affordable price.
Food Co-ops

Page: Benefits of food co-ops

Food co-ops can have a wide range of benefits and so setting up a food co-op is not just about providing good food.
Food Co-ops

News: The London boroughs who support good food

The Good Food for London report, published by London Food Link, shows the London boroughs that measure up when it comes to healthy and sustainable food.
Jellied Eel | Wednesday 11 December 2019