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Page: Terminology

Many names are used interchangeably to describe a food outlet that is community led and gives people access to good food at affordable prices. We have used the term ‘food co-op’ because it implies co-operation which is all about people working together to achieve something they couldn’t do on their own.
Food Co-ops toolkit

Page: Online ordering

Setting up a system for buyers to pay online from scratch can prove difficult, is sometimes costly, and requires specialist skills. As online ordering and paying increasingly become the norm, food co-ops and buying groups can consider using ready-made systems to ease the payment process.
Food Co-ops toolkit

News: Sippets: November 2019

Crumbs of news from the world of Real Bread.
Real Bread Campaign | Wednesday 13 November 2019

News: Need for emergency food at an all time high

April to September 2019 was the busiest six-month period for food banks in the Trussell Trust’s network since they opened.
Right to Food | Wednesday 13 November 2019

News: London eateries scoop prizes at this year’s Food Made Good Awards

London’s EN Food and The Roebuck both picked up prizes at the annual Food Made Good Awards, held in East London on 5 November to celebrate all the fabulous food heroes changing the hospitality industry for the better.
Jellied Eel | Tuesday 12 November 2019

Reports: Hot Food Takeaways: Planning a route to healthier communities

Sustain’s new guide for Councils draws on the experience of planning authorities in collecting evidence to support and defend planning policies to restrict new hot food takeaways.
Planning Food Cities | Tuesday 12 November 2019

News: Government urged to step in as new wave of junk food set to hit the high street

Sustain's new report published as fast food giants McDonalds and KFC are eyeing up 800 new UK sites, in aggressive expansion plan. The charity warns local planning policies to combat obesity are already under attack. Existing policies still don’t go far enough in tackling child obesity, and report recommends next Government explores options such as restricting sales of unhealthy food to children on school run.
Planning Food Cities | Tuesday 12 November 2019

Article: Rekindling the flames…

Monika Curry’s ambition to bake Real Bread in a wood fired oven was fulfilled when she discovered one from the 19th century in a neglected bakehouse in Essex.
Real Bread Campaign | Monday 11 November 2019

Blog: Forest fires in South America - all of our food has an environmental impact

Sustain’s sustainable farming campaigner Vicki Hird gives a personal reflection on what forest fires in South America tell us about the meat on our plates and its links to destruction of biodiversity and farmer livelihoods and with catastrophic climate change.
Climate Change and Nature | Monday 11 November 2019

News: New Citizens' Assembly to discuss climate crisis

The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation co-fund a Citizens’ Assembly initiative convened by MPs to take place in early 2020 on the UK’s climate response.
Climate Change and Nature | Sunday 10 November 2019