Reports: The Irresponsibility Deal? Why the Government's Responsibility Deal is better for the food industry
This report analyses the Coalition Government's Public Health Responsibility Deal, focusing on the pledges made by members of the food industry. This report shows that, in our view, the Responsibility Deal is not up to the task of reducing the serious health problems caused by our unhealthy diets.
Children's Food Campaign | Wednesday 7 September 2011
Reports: Soft Drinks, Hard Sell: How soft drink companies target children and their parents
The Children's Food Campaign conducted a survey of the summer's soft drink marketing campaigns in 2011 that are likely to appeal to children and their parents. We compared the products with their marketing messages, across a range of brands, and found that in several cases, companies were using misleading marketing to sell more soft drinks to children.
Children's Food Campaign | Monday 29 August 2011
Reports: Local Food Links: The first 10 years
A review of the development of Local Food Links by Tim Crabtree, its former director and one of the founders of the Bridport Centre for Local Food. The report charts the development of a social enterprise from the trading arm of a charity to an independent organisation focused on providing nutritious school meals made with local food.
Making Local Food Work | Wednesday 15 June 2011
Reports: Good planning for good food - using planning policy for local and sustainable food
Spatial planning directly affects the food system, including decisions about protecting land for farming, planning permission for food retailing and waste management facilities, and encouraging urban food production. This report explores how local authorities and communities can use planning policy and decisions to create more local and sustainable food systems.
Planning Food Cities | Wednesday 9 February 2011
Reports: The Food Miles Report - the dangers of long-distance food transport
Re-print of the original 1994 publication, with an updated foreword. Food is being transported longer and longer distances - food miles - from producer to consumer. In the UK, comparatively little of the food we consume comes from local producers; and much will have been transported over great distances. Cheap non-renewable fossil fuel energy makes intensive agriculture and long-distance transportation economically viable, and has allowed food production and distribution to become global industries. Prices in shops do not reflect the full cradle-to-grave environmental and social costs.
Food Facts | Thursday 3 February 2011
Reports: How to set up a food co-op or buying group in a university or college
This simple "how to" factsheet advises universities, colleges and student groups on how to make fresh, local, ethically produced food more accessible to the local community, whilst supporting local farmers by providing them with a local, regular and reliable outlet.
Food Co-ops | Saturday 1 January 2011
Reports: How to set up a food co-op or buying group at work
This simple "how to" factsheet advises people in workplaces on how to make fresh, local, ethically produced food more accessible to themselves and their colleagues, whilst supporting local farmers by providing them with a local, regular and reliable outlet.
Food Co-ops | Saturday 1 January 2011
Reports: How to set up a food co-op or buying group in a school
This simple "how to" factsheet advises schools on how to make fresh, local, ethically produced food more accessible to the local community, whilst supporting local farmers by providing them with a local, regular and reliable outlet. A school food co-op can also support other programmes such as Healthy Schools, Eco Schools and Food For Life.
Food Co-ops | Saturday 1 January 2011
Reports: Every school a food-growing school
This 2012 report, complied by a coalition of gardening and education charities, highlights the benefits of food-growing activities in schools and makes the case for the Department for Education to ensure that every school provides the opportunity for children to reap these benefits.
Children's Food Campaign | Wednesday 10 November 2010
Reports: Grow a Grocery: A guide to starting and growing a wholefood co-operative
This guide is designed to help bring more wholefood co-operatives into the world by spreading the business model tried and tested by Unicorn Grocery Worker Co-operative in Manchester since 1996. Unicorn Grocery was established to provide an alternative to the supermarket norm. They have achieved this goal on their own premises, but say they have not fulfilled their purpose until people stop driving across the country to shop with them. The business model is just one of many alternatives, but they would love to see more places like Unicorn in a better food system.
Food Co-ops | Sunday 8 August 2010
