Reports: Saving a food growing site that is under threat
Two first-of-their-kind guides from Capital Growth and CPRE London explain how to protect food growing sites from future risk or help save ones that are already under threat. They can help you understand how to use designations and political campaigning and legal actions you can take.
Capital Growth | Monday 30 October 2023
Reports: The fringe farming toolkit
The fringe farming toolkit is for growers, campaigners and food partnerships to start farming the fringes of towns & cities. It is made up of practical guides on accessing land, navigating the planning system and getting local support for agroecological food growing.
Fringe Farming | Tuesday 26 September 2023
Reports: Sustain responds to EFRA Select Committee inquiry into UK trade policy
In this submission we consider multiple issues including the impact of trade policy on the agricultural sector, the need for core standards, the lack of a strategy for trade policy, and the need for greater parliamentary scrutiny.
Sustain | Tuesday 26 September 2023
Reports: Recipe for Change Evidence Briefing: Health and economic benefits of an upstream sugar levy on select categories of food
Recipe for Change is a campaign calling for a new industry levy to help make our food healthier, while raising revenue that can be invested back into children’s health. This evidence briefing looks at the health and economic benefits of an upstream sugar levy on select categories of food.
Recipe for Change | Wednesday 20 September 2023
Reports: Is UK policy a friend or foe for agroecology? Fringe Farming as a case study
Is UK policy a friend or foe for agroecology? is a new briefing that summarises whether and how Government policies can be used to help the agroecology movement. An overview of the Fringe Farming project’s relationship with local and national policies makes clear that support is lacking, which would otherwise have the potential to support the practice and spread of agroecology for food systems transformation.
Fringe Farming | Monday 18 September 2023
Reports: Recipe for Change: Campaign launch report
Recipe for Change is a campaign calling for a new industry levy to help make our food healthier, while raising revenue that can be invested back into children’s health. This report outlines the campaign coalition's vision, new research on the health and economic benefits of a levy, and our call to action.
Recipe for Change | Wednesday 13 September 2023
Reports: Recipe for Change Evidence Briefing: Health and economic benefits of an upstream sugar and salt levy
Recipe for Change is a campaign calling for a new industry levy to help make our food healthier, while raising revenue that can be invested back into children’s health. This evidence briefing looks at the health and economic benefits of an upstream sugar and salt levy.
Recipe for Change | Wednesday 13 September 2023
Reports: Food Security. Sustain responds to EFRA Select Committee inquiry
In our submission we consider multiple factors that impact UK’s food security, including the war in Ukraine, rising input costs, cost of living crisis, labour shortages, commodity prices and the climate and nature emergency. We argue that food security does not equal a healthy diet and we advise the term ‘nutritional security’ instead.
Sustain | Tuesday 5 September 2023
Reports: Real Bread For All
Helping SME bakeries to make Real Bread accessible to more people in their local communities.
Real Bread Campaign | Tuesday 15 August 2023
Reports: Beyond 2024: A new horizon for the agri-food system
Beyond 2024 A new horizon for the agri-food system is a new briefing outlining the Alliance's vision and policies for UK farming. The UK Government should be aiming to de-risk the transition to agroecological farming and drive better food trading to deliver the vision.
Sustain | Wednesday 26 July 2023
