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News: Thousands turn out on Big Dig day to grow together

The annual Big Dig day kicked off the growing season on Saturday 21 March 2015, and this year saw almost 2000 people come out to support activities taking place across 193 gardens in 36 towns and cities. The event, now in its fifth year, has become an invaluable part of the community food growing calendar, helping groups to get their projects ready for the season ahead and find new volunteers.
Good to Grow | Monday 1 June 2015

News: Food waste is not a solution to food poverty

France's new law requiring supermarkets to donate unsold food to charities could accelerate the spread of food banks as an acceptable response to hunger. Instead, we should require supermarkets to pay employees a living wage, which would save the taxpayer money and ensure that people in work can afford the basics.
Food Poverty | Monday 1 June 2015

News: FoodSave scheme saves over 1000 tonnes of food from being wasted each year

The achievements of the Mayor of London’s award-winning FoodSave scheme have been celebrated at City Hall, following a two year project helping over 200 organisations in and around the capital to reduce food waste and put surplus food to good use.
Food Waste | Monday 1 June 2015

News: Food poisoning bug found in 73% of shop-bought chicken

New figures from the Food Standards Agency show that all the major retailers failed to meet targets for reducing campylobacter, a potentially serious food bug mainly found on raw poultry, which is the biggest cause of food poisoning in the UK.
Sustain | Friday 29 May 2015

News: Processed fruit snacks in high sugar alert

New research by campaigning group Action on Sugar reveals that processed fruit snacks marketed as 'healthy' can contain more sugar than sweets and confectionary.
Sustain | Friday 29 May 2015

News: Celebrate Slow Food Week 2015

This year's slow Food Week started on Sunday 1st June and showcases the Slow Food movement with a wide range of events around the UK.
Sustain | Friday 29 May 2015

News: First report from new independent food panel

The new report from IPES-Food (International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems) titled 'The New Science of Sustainable Food Systems' argues that too often food problems have been considered in isolation, rather than a joint consideration of issues including impact on health and nutrition, environmental degradation as well as power imbalances.
Sustain | Friday 29 May 2015

News: Buy more responsibly produced soy

With Europeans consuming on average 61kg of soy a year, much of it 'hidden' in the food we eat, WWF are encouraging people to use and buy more responsibly produced soy.
Sustain | Friday 29 May 2015

News: World Health Assembly highlights global cost of unhealthy diets

A new study released at the launch of the 68th World Health Assembly in Geneva suggests that most people are unaware of the major impact unhealthy diets are having on global public health.
Sustain | Friday 29 May 2015

News: Greenpeace launch food and farming vision

Greenpeace has launched a report outlining their vision for ecological farming, based on protecting the environment and securing farmers' livelihoods.
Sustain | Friday 29 May 2015