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Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming @sustainweb.org · 29/09/2025

🌟 Exciting Opportunity! 🌟 Apply to join Sustain's Recipe for Change team as a Campaigns Intern! www.sustainweb.org/jobs/campaig... #JobOpportunity #CampaignsIntern #SocialChange #FoodAndFarming #HealthierFood #PublicMobilisation #CommunityEngagement #DiversityAndInclusion

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The Food Foundation @foodfoundation.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

📢 We're hiring a Public Affairs Lead! An exciting opportunity has come up help us influence the political agenda about the impacts of the food system on our diets, our health and our planet. More info & apply: ➡️ bit.ly/3CoZaoy

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Food, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Nearly all major UK supermarkets, including Waitrose, Morrisons, Sainsburys, Asda and LIDL, back Tesco’s call for government to introduce mandatory health reporting on food and drink 👏

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Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming @sustainweb.org · 05/06/2025

Great news - Sustain welcomes boost to free school meal access! ▶️ Government announces all pupils from households in receipt of Universal Credit will become eligible for free school meals ▶️ 500,000 + children will become eligible, from September 2026 www.sustainweb.org/news/jun25-f...

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Sustain welcomes boost to free school meal access | Sustain

The Government has announced all pupils from households in receipt of Universal Credit will become eligible for free school meals from the start of the 2026/27 academic year. Children's Food…

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The Food Foundation @foodfoundation.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

🗣️ 'This is a really big day for children and families up and down the country!' Our Executive Director Anna Taylor reacts to government plans extend #FreeSchoolMeals on @bbc5live.bsky.social this morning. Listen in full: bit.ly/3ZFd6rl @rachelburden.bsky.social @rickedwards1.bsky.social

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Any child in England whose parents receive Universal Credit will be able to claim free school meals from September 2026, the government has said." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Free school meal rule change to make 500,000 more pupils eligible

Charities broadly welcome the plans, saying they hope it is a sign of more to come.

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Climate Emergency UK @climateemergencyuk.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

📊 We're excited to announce our launch date for the 2025 Action Scorecards! 🚀 The 2025 Council Climate Action Scorecards will be released on Tuesday, 17th of June brought to you by @mySociety.org and CE UK! #localgov #climateaction

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Food Matters @foodmattersorg.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

📣 #GoodFoodLocal is a free national platform to assist local authorities to deliver on complex issues such as food poverty, public health, economy and climate. Book now for the launch on 22 May. Sign up for the webinar 👇 www.sustainweb.org/events/mar25... @sustainweb.org

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National launch of Good Food Local | Sustain

Following the success of Good Food Local: London and Good Food Local: The North East, Sustain launches national benchmarking platform to help local authorities take meaningful action for a healthy and...

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Food Matters @foodmattersorg.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Our quarterly newsletter went out on Friday, covering Social Network Analysis, and the two new publications from Sustainable Food Places that we've been involved in: their new anti-racism strategy, and their new impact and priorities survey report. Sign-up below to read more! bit.ly/3XtUgkV

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Food Matters @foodmattersorg.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Anti-racism in food systems isn't optional — it's essential. Sustainable Food Places have released a Anti-Racism Strategy, a practical roadmap towards dismantling racism in food systems by embedding anti-racist practices across the network. www.foodmatters.org/blog/anti-ra...

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Sustainble Food Places Anti-Racism Strategy

Introducing the Sustainable Food Places Anti-Racism StrategySustainable Food Places have published a new Anti-Racism Strategy, co-created by our community engagement lead and participation lead, Ben…

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Food Matters @foodmattersorg.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

What's a place-based approach to food systems? It’s about: Seeing food systems holistically 🌍 Putting community at the centre 🤝 Making justice a priority ⚖️ Ben from our team explains why this matters more than ever, as part of the @afnnetwork.bsky.social conference a few weeks ago

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Food Matters @foodmattersorg.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

TBT last Tuesday when we were at the @afnnetwork.bsky.social ‘Big Tent’, sharing the stage for a panel discussion on ensuring a just transition while achieving net zero. Learn more about our work campaigning for a sustainable and just food future, here: bit.ly/3FPioJn

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Foodrise @foodrise.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

📝 Do you have a knack for research? We're looking for a Freelance Researcher to support our Bridging the Gap pilot with Alchemic Kitchen CIC. Conduct questionnaires and interviews to help improve our Queen of Greens service. Find out more and apply now: buff.ly/ySEcx77

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Should the future of food systems be led from the bottom up? We posed this vision to a diverse group of policymakers, community leaders, philanthropists, & academics. We've published a report about what they agreed & disagreed on--& how to move toward food system transformation: buff.ly/3EDqfUk

A sketch brainstormed by TABLE and illustrated by Roberta Aita representing a Bottom-up vision for the future of food.

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The Food Foundation @foodfoundation.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

📢 Shifting to more sustainable healthy food in UK school and hospital meals could: ✅Save the NHS £millions ✅Fight climate change ✅Improve the nation’s health. That's why we’ve joined @feedbackglobal.bsky.social and 25 health & environmental organisations calling for change: tinyurl.com/5etdtw2v

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Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming @sustainweb.org · 17/03/2025

▶️ We're hiring! Sustain is seeking a dynamic, organised and personable individual with a keen interest in food growing to join our Capital Growth team as our Food Growing and Networks Officer. ▶️ Deadline: 31 March

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Food Matters @foodmattersorg.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

(A thread🧵) A Freedom of Information (FOI) investigation by InsideTime on prison food has revealed the following figures: In 2023/24, the average cost of feeding a prisoner in England and Wales was £3.07 per day - a rise of 15 per cent from the previous year’s figure of £2.68. (1/5)

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The Food Foundation @foodfoundation.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

🌍 This year's World Obesity Day is shining a spotlight on the fact it's our food systems - not people - that need to change! Policymakers need to transform our food environment by increasing the affordability, availability and appeal of healthy food. Learn more: ➡️ bit.ly/3PR0Gal #BrokenPlate

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Food, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Today, on #WorldObesityDay, we’re looking back to our recent report by @proftimjackson.bsky.social, 'The False Economy of Big Food,' which found that the health and productivity costs of our current food system are a staggering £268bn per year.

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Food Matters @foodmattersorg.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

We’ll be speaking at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social tomorrow, covering how we practically approach the challenge of measuring impact across the food system. Learn more about our approach to this via the Sustainable Food Places: 📒 Evidence database- bit.ly/3DpkdvN 📈 Impact hub - bit.ly/41DaKdA

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Climate Emergency UK @climateemergencyuk.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Over the weekend we met up with lots of our Audit volunteers to Audit together, and meet beyond Zoom calls. If you want to find out ways you can volunteer with us, and be the first to know about the 2025 Scorecards Launch, sign up to our newsletter here: buff.ly/40ZaWT7

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Food Matters @foodmattersorg.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

@thesoilassociation.bsky.social is piloting a 7-month, UK-wide programme supporting new entrants in organic business, providing training on business skills + support with certification, mentoring and peer learning. 📅 Deadline 14th Feb - find out more below: bit.ly/4jRgWG4

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Food Matters @foodmattersorg.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

We had a brilliant time visiting + volunteering at Seedy Sunday in Brighton this weekend - the UK's largest + oldest seed swap. It's seed swapping season at the moment - find a swap near you using the Garden Organic website 🪴 bit.ly/3Q6orey 📷 - Alex Bamford

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Food Matters @foodmattersorg.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Incredible work from @foodfoundation.bsky.social 👏 Storytelling is such a powerful way of getting this important message out there #foodpoverty

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The Food Foundation @foodfoundation.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

🚀 We've just launched our latest Broken Plate report! It highlights the fact too many people are struggling to access healthy food and much of the food marketed to us is damaging our health and the planet. Find out more: ➡️ bit.ly/3PR0Gal #BrokenPlate

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Food, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

If you’re headed to Sustainable Foods Conference tomorrow, don’t miss our Chief Exec @suepritch.bsky.social at 9-9.30am, who will be chairing a panel on Scaling Regenerative Agriculture 🌿

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Agenda Highlights - Sustainable Foods

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

🚨 The @organicrescent.bsky.social are looking for a Content & Engagement Officer to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for building ORC's networks, organising and hosting events and developing digital content. Find out more: www.organicresearchcentre.com/about-us/wor...

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Working with us - The Organic Research Centre

Working with us There are lots of ways to get involved with the Organic Research Centre. We look for trustees, partner organisations, postgraduate researchers and also farmers and businesses to take p...

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Food Matters @foodmattersorg.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

🎉 Our annual report for 2023-24 is now live! From embedding race, equity, diversity, and inclusions principles and reviews into #foodpartnerships, to publishing policy briefings on improving prison food systems, it's been a busy year at Food Matters. buff.ly/4jwplyA

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In 2024, we celebrated two decades of transformative work, marking 20 years since we helped form the first food partnership in Brighton & Hove. This model - of working cross-sectorally across a food s...

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Food Matters @foodmattersorg.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Our quarterly newsletter is going out tomorrow, and with it some exciting announcements (including the release of our annual report!). Sign up below to get Food Matters' news delivered straight to your inbox 👏 bit.ly/3XtUgkV

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The Food Foundation @foodfoundation.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

👏🏻 Great to see Lidl showing real leadership in this space and becoming the first UK retailer to align with the Planetary Health Diet. Their new targets champion fibre and include a plan to grow the proportion of plant-based foods by 20% by 2030. www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/lidl-cl...

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Lidl claims a UK supermarket first with fibre food sales target

It aims to increase the tonnage of fibre it sells by 20% by 2026

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Food Matters @foodmattersorg.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Part two...meet our brilliant speakers for our 'Feeding Justice: The Role of Food in Women's Prisons' webinar on 29th Jan, covering insights from researchers, nutritionists, and catering managers in prisons. Secure your place here: buff.ly/3W9ip0a

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Food Matters @foodmattersorg.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Meet our brilliant speakers for our 'Feeding Justice: The Role of Food in Women's Prisons' webinar on 29th Jan, covering insights from researchers, nutritionists, and catering managers in prisons. Secure your place here: buff.ly/3W9ip0a PART ONE

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Food Matters @foodmattersorg.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Webinar Announcement! Join us for our Feeding Justice: The Role of Food in Women's Prisons webinar - 29/01, 10:30 - 12:30. Joined by a catering manager, researchers, and nutritionists, we explore the different meanings food has for women within prisons. buff.ly/3W9ip0a

The image is an infographic provides details of the webinar. The title is Feeding Justice: The Role of Food In Women's Prisons. The image also has a list of speakers under the title 'Panel discussion and keynote speakers': Freya Harrap and Helen Sandwell of Food Matters, Maria Adams of the University of Sussex, Erin Powers of Liverpool John Moores University and Jamie Dabbs of HMP Drake Hall. The webinar is on the 29th of January at 10.30am to 12.30pm. In the bottom right corner of the infographic there is an image of a female prison officer talking to a female prison resident.

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The Food Foundation @foodfoundation.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

📢 Time is running out to join our team! We've got three jobs up for grabs: ▶️ Senior Finance Manager (Deadline Friday, Jan 10) ▶️ Operations Manager (Deadline Monday, Jan 13) ▶️ Research Analyst Lead (Deadline Monday, Jan 27) More info & how to apply: bit.ly/3CoZaoy #JobAlert #hiring #charityjobs

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Food, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

"The work is only just beginning. There will be much to do in 2025." Today, as we publish our Annual Report for 2023-2024, our Chief Exec @suepritch.bsky.social reflects on the past year – and the work to do ahead. Read Sue's message & our Annual Report 👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/end-ye...

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An end of year message from our Chief Exec Sue Pritchard

This end-of-year message comes with our latest Annual Report for 2023-24. In it you’ll find Sir Ian Cheshire’s last forward as Chair, when he handed over the reins to Dame Fiona Reynolds.

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Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Nexus report by #IPBES is out and making the news “governments are underestimating or ignoring the links between five key areas - biodiversity, water, food, health and climate change.” This "siloed" approach has unintended consequences… bbc.com/news/article...

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IPBES report sees climate, nature and food challenges interlinked

A new approach is needed to tackle the interlinked crises afflicting the planet, scientists warn.

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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

✨🌎 CLIMATE WIN! 📣 In 2024, eight UK cities and councils backed the call for the Fossil Fuel Treaty. That means 17 UK cities and councils back the treaty! Campaigning works - together, we will take on the fossil fuel giants prioritising profit over life - and we will win.

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Soil Association @thesoilassociation.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

An Organic Action Plan for England (OAPE) could really help the Government reach their climate and nature goals, despite the gloomy outlook for the Budget. Read more in Lucia's blog www.soilassociation.org/blogs/2024/d...

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Food Matters @foodmattersorg.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

The government recently announced plans for a new #foodstrategy, which means that one of our policy wishes for 2025 -- for a cross-cutting national food strategy -- has come true. Just in time for Christmas!

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "This recognition that our food system needs to be looked at holistically is key to genuine change and improvement." – @foodfoundation.bsky.social foodfoundation.org.uk/news/does-la...

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Does Labour's food strategy mean the food system is finally being prioritised?

The Food Foundation Public Affairs Lead Joss MacDonald assesses Labour's food strategy 2025

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Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming @sustainweb.org · 16/12/2024

We're really looking forward to this tomorrow! Make sure you sign up to this webinar from the @foodfoundation.bsky.social for a 30 min snap analysis of the year in food policy, featuring our lovely CEO Kath Dalmeny!

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Food, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

📣 We've created an FFCC Starter Pack to amplify voices who are, like us, finding radical and practical solutions to the climate, nature, health & economic crises of our time. We'll be adding to it as more and more people move over to @bsky.app. Check it out 👇 go.bsky.app/MtPWJ2F

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