Hammersmith and Fulham publish new Food Plan

Hammersmith and Fulham's Food for All Partnership have launched their H&F Food Plan 2025-2030.

Working together and consulting a range of stakeholders, they developed their Food Plan in line with their shared vision:

'everyone who lives and works in Hammersmith and Fulham can eat healthy, affordable and sustainable food that improves the health and wellbeing of residents, creates community resilience, reduces inequalities and protects the environment.'

The plan emphasises the importance of food in daily life, from nutrition to community-building. Developed in line with national guidance and good practice, the plan focuses on creating a comprehensive action plan, which takes a whole systems approach, rather than working in silos, on interlinked issues such as food insecurity, health, the economy and climate. Key principles include taking a preventative approach, having an outcomes focus and strong evaluation framework, empowering residents, and centring dignity.

A Food Ladders approach

The plan takes a 'Food ladders' approach to addressing food insecurity, based on Dr Megan Blake's work on developing everyday food security and increasing community food resilience. By integrating the 'food ladders' framework into the plan, they aim to ensure that service users not only receive immediate support and access to nutrition services and programmes in a crisis, but are also supported in building community connections, and gaining the knowledge, tools, and skills needed to achieve long-term food security.

The plan focuses on four key themes

1. Healthy eating: everyone can eat healthily
2. Connecting communities: no-one in the borough has to eat alone
3. Food security: ensuring no-one goes hungry or is malnourished
4. Sustainable food systems: people can eat without damaging the environment

To implement the plan and monitor and evaluate progress, a Food Strategy Delivery Group will meet at least six times a year, and will report on progress to the Food for all Partnership quarterly and the Health Wellbeing Board annually.

About Hammersmith and Fulham's Food for All Partnership

Hammersmith and Fulham's Food for All Partnership is an independent collective of charities and community partners including the Foodbank, Nourish Hub, the Council, residents, businesses, and public sector representatives, coming together to deliver a joined-up holistic food systems approach that increases food security and reduces food inequalities in the borough. They are a member of the Sustainable Food Places network and the Feeding Britain network. 

Having a food plan or strategy is a key recomendation of the Sustainable Food Places network, as part of a joined-up strategic approach and committed long-term collaboration to transform a place’s food culture and food system.

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