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Blog: Tackle food security concerns by putting resilience and sustainability at the forefront of food and farming

The various crises we face, from climate change and geopolitical instability to pandemics and changing relationships with neighbouring countries, are putting our centralised and complex food system to the test. They are stretching its limits and showing its weaknesses. To reduce these impacts, the priority should be making our food system resilient and sustainable now and for the future.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Tuesday 12 April 2022

News: Grow, Make, Cook or Save food in London? Get involved in Urban Food Fortnight

London Food Link’s new interactive online map and directory is open, so you can list Urban Food Fortnight events and help promote London’s local larder from 20th September to 7th October 2018.
Jellied Eel | Wednesday 8 August 2018

Blog: Sustainable Food Places: Joining the dots on local food

As part of the Sustainable Food Places Day of Celebration and Action on 10th June, organised to acknowledge the amazing work of food partnerships during the pandemic, Sofia Parente explains what are food partnerships and why you should create one in your borough.
Jellied Eel | Tuesday 9 June 2020

Reports: Ethical Hijack - defending local and seasonal food from misleading marketing by the food industry

The Ethical Hijack report sets out the case for why the terms 'local', 'seasonal' and 'farmers' market' should be defended from abuse by the food industry. It gives many examples of how these attractive descriptions have been hijacked by food companies and supermarkets to apply to products that do not have the ethical or environmental benefits that these were originally intended to support. It also features case studies from nearly all the major UK supermarkets, as well as a particular focus on the case of Heinz canned soup that claims to be inspired by farmers' markets.
Labelling for sustainability | Tuesday 1 January 2008

News: Good Food Cardiff Autumn Festival tackles food insecurity and isolation

Community groups, gardens, neighbourhoods, markets and social enterprises are coming together this month to create a new covid-safe festival of food and growing.
Veg Cities | Wednesday 23 September 2020

News: Women in Food celebrated at London's Urban Food Awards

A new addition to this year’s Urban Food Awards, the winners of the Women in Food category were announced at City Hall, honouring their great work in to improve the way our food is grown, cooked, made and shared in London.
Jellied Eel | Thursday 21 March 2019

News: Free support to help Scottish food SMEs reduce food surplus and waste

Resource Efficient Scotland is offering free support to small and medium sized food businesses in Scotland to help them cut down the surplus they generate.
Real Bread Campaign | Friday 16 March 2018

Reports: The Sustain Guide to Good Food: How to help make our food and farming system fit for the future

Not sure whether to buy local or organic, fish or meat, from the farmers' market or supermarket? This guide should help. Drawing on the expertise of Sustain's member organistions it sets out what you can do - and ask others to do - to help make our food and farming system fit for the future.
Sustain | Friday 21 June 2013

Events: Food Power: Older people's access to food and meals on wheels

What are the challenges older people face in accessing food and what can meals on wheels offer?
Food Poverty | Thursday 8 November 2018

News: Children's Food Campaign slams 'guidance' on nursery food standards

Children's health campaigners are dismayed that recommendations to improve food served in nurseries prioritise voluntary guidance instead of mandatory and enforceable standards.
Children's Food Campaign | Friday 4 March 2011