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Megan Blake

@geofoodie.bsky.social
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Researcher of #foodscapes, how to repair the effects of food insecurity and transition toward more healthy and just local food systems. Interested in creating impact. Developer of #FoodLadders. #Geography #foodstudies See more on geofoodie.org

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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I’m sharing this rather nervously. I think the conversation about #AI use in #academicwriting is an important one, which needs a bit of empathy. geofoodie.org/2026/09/29/t...
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The Blank Page Has Never Been Neutral: AI and What We Think Writing Proves
This blog post questions the claim that using AI in academic writing is morally bankrupt. Drawing on my experience as a neurodivergent scholar, I explore how AI can support thinking, why judgement …
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I did a big study of #FoodInsecurity last year. Looks at #FoodClub and #FoodBank use. Also the people who don’t use any services. It’s available here: assets.ctfassets.net/zsfivwzfgl3t...
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Guess it’s time to apply for citizenship. I’ve had IDL since 2001. I’ve paid taxes my whole time here. I contribute to the economy and I hope positively to national benefit through my research. I’ve taught thousands of students. I have no words for this.
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
I came to London for a meeting early this morning that got cancelled last minute! These things happen. I’ve filled the time with other meetings w/ folk who have made time for me. I visited @theguardian.com offices (cool!) and I’ve been sampling tempura crab #Tacos. #Taqueria pion #Clerkenwell win.
Tempura crab tacos on a plate
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
We have got to stop framing household #foodinsecurity as an emergency needing emergency responses. It’s a #crisis that is persistent and structural for most people. They don’t just ‘bounce back’ it takes repair and rebuilding to address the problem.
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
New starter pack! go.bsky.app/9mZrrpQ
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Cute #cat photo for a windy, rainy day.
White cat laying in a white bag.
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Just finished the ‘inspection copy’ of my big report giving a deep dive into #foodinsecuity and #foodcub use based on the analysis of a survey of 14k+ users and non-users in living in IMD quintiles 1-3 with HH earning <£40K a year. The causes are not just about money & FC make a difference.
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
I've been playing around with #NotebookLM and asked it to make a podcast of my More than Just Food paper (2019). It explains the paper in a podcast conversation style. I think it captures the key points. Let me know what you think. geofoodie.org/2025/08/21/b...
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Beyond Hunger: How Communities Fight Back Against Food Insecurity and Neoliberalism a podcast
This post is a podcast of summary of my 2019 paper, “More than Just Food,”. The result is quite interesting. What do you think?
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
I’ve been rebuilding my deck to include a bit of #edible #green (and make room for all the bl**dy bins we now have). Not quite finished, but getting there.
Decking from above with containers and plants. Decking from above with containers and plants.
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
This👇👇👇 is what I’ve been trying to say about #FoodInsecurity for ages. Money—or perhaps more fully the commodification of food is a cause of the problem but just giving people cash isn’t going to solve the outcome.
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
I’m off to visit my good friends #TBBT today in Manchester. They are an organisation that run #FoodClubs in collaboration with community organisations. We are going to talk data and surveys. They also to a cracking #poscast - check it out here: www.breadandbutterthing.org/podcast
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Podcast — The Bread and Butter Thing
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
I did a bit of an #AI experiment. It revealed some significant flaws to its search capabilities. I think these flaws are a real problem b for misinformation to become
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
AI is changing research! 🚀 I tested Gemini AI on a paper's impact – revealing its strengths & limits. Get practical tips for students & researchers on using AI effectively & ethically. #AIinResearch #AcademicTips #GeminiAI geofoodie.org/2025/07/30/u...
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Using AI to understand the influence of research
The author reflects on their experience using Google’s AI tools, particularly Gemini, for analysing the impact of their 2019 paper on food insecurity. While Gemini effectively summarizes key …
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
AI is changing research! 🚀 I tested Gemini AI on a paper's impact – revealing its strengths & limits. Get practical tips for students & researchers on using AI effectively & ethically. #AIinResearch #AcademicTips #GeminiAI geofoodie.org/2025/07/30/u...
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Using AI to understand the influence of research
The author reflects on their experience using Google’s AI tools, particularly Gemini, for analysing the impact of their 2019 paper on food insecurity. While Gemini effectively summarizes key …
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Some days I just feel like quitting my job.
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a cartoon fish with big eyes and the words just keep swimming below it .
ALT: a cartoon fish with big eyes and the words just keep swimming below it .
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Today I am mostly exploring a box. Actually, I am, but not in the same way my cat is. Data tables are what’s on the cards and some meetings about improving services for people who are struggling.
Big cat in a small box
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Today I have given myself a 3 year Sr Rail card. I immediately used it to buy a return to London for an event linked to this report highlighting the struggle too many people experience putting food on the table. www.breadandbutterthing.org/news/heads-a...
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Why we're taking our message to Westminster: Life isn't affordable and people cannot keep their heads above water — The Bread and Butter Thing
At The Bread and Butter Thing, we’re known for our food clubs, not for political stunts. But sometimes, when the reality on the ground is being ignored in Westminster, we must speak out, and raise our...
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
The ink on the contract with #ComicRelief has dried and the survey I designed with @yougov.co.uk has landed with 14000+ responses. Hoping to get some insight on the impact of UK #FoodClubs by comparing users and non-users across a range of measures. #Health #Wellbeing #SocialNetworks #Diet
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Lovely to see this article published by the #DISPARI team. #FoodLadders www.secondowelfare.it/dispari-prog...
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The Food Ladder Approach: A systemic perspective on food insecurity interventions
Dr. Magan Blake, Senior Lecturer at University of Sheffield, presents the Food Ladder, an innovative framework that helps communities rethink food insecurity interventions and envision future food sys...
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Well this was good news to see. An important first step and one that will make a big difference to so many. I welcome this policy change from @teamlabouruk.bsky.social . apple.news/Aiht0cB8GRbm...
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Free school meals extended but winter fuel changes could tax dead pensioners’ families — The Guardian
Insiders describe chaotic process of reinstating payment and ‘dire optics’ of proposal to claw it back from wealthy pensioners who might die before tax returns are processed
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Timewalkproject @timewalkproject.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
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Rachel Reeves vs reality: The economics of the two-child cap
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Lovely to see this article published by the #DISPARI team. #FoodLadders www.secondowelfare.it/dispari-prog...
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The Food Ladder Approach: A systemic perspective on food insecurity interventions
Dr. Magan Blake, Senior Lecturer at University of Sheffield, presents the Food Ladder, an innovative framework that helps communities rethink food insecurity interventions and envision future food sys...
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Tomorrow!
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
A short explainer of FoodLadders. youtu.be/q9hbTXeBZjU?...
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Introducing Food Ladders: A way of seeing community food provision
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Who doesn’t love a #workcat?
Big white cay sitting on a laptop while someone is trying to work.
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
I’m off to Cardiff this week to talk about #FoodLadders in a workshop on food and social housing. Housing is a key element in our #foodsecurity. www.linkedin.com/posts/megank...
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Food and Housing Connections: Strengthening communities through good food… | Megan Blake
This week I am looking forward to going to Cardiff where I am speaking about the #FoodLadders at a workshop on community food and housing conn sections. These are not seperate things. If your hou...
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
I’ve been a critical friend of #TBBT for many years. One thing I do is help them with their annual membersurveys. They show the benefits of #foodclubs but also report on the conditions people are desperately trying to manage. Read the report here: www.breadandbutterthing.org/slice-of-lif...
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Our Slice of Life report calls for the Government to make life more affordable for working families — The Bread and Butter Thing
Millions of working families are missing out on vital support because they don’t even know it exists. And that’s why we're making waves on the Thames. To launch our latest piece of research, the Slice...
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
I love public #Art. It’s a gift to anyone passing by and demands nothing in return. Even better when you know the story behind it. #Sheffield
Toad sculpture in Sheffield modelled after one that crawled onto artists girlfriends foot.
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
@parcelforce.bsky.social hello I received this. A bit aggressive and not very helpful. No idea what was being delivered and no tracking number.
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Well look what I found! #FoodLadders
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Rupert Stubbs @rupertstubbs.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
I suspect that Trump is more intellectually aligned to the linguistic philosophy of the great wall-sitter himself.
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Just about 15 years ago I published this paper on #LocalFood consumption. It still gets cited on a regular basis. Its nice when papers have longevity. #FoodStudies #Geography www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Buying Local Food: Shopping Practices, Place, and Consumption Networks in Defining Food as “Local”
Increasing awareness and concern with global climate change has led to a push to identify local food consumption as a way to reduce food miles and help preserve the environment. The journey from f...
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Philipp Golka @pgolka.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Lots of great positions at @mpifg.bsky.social, pls share! - 2yr postdoc in wealth research - 2yr postdoc in technology & sovereignty - 3+3yr senior researcher in political economy - 3+3yr senior researcher in economic sociology - tenure/director-track group leader digitalization & society
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Quite honoured to have been included in this list of really outstanding women who are trying to make a difference and make the world fairer and better for everyone. #northinnovationwomen www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/03/nort...
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#NorthInnovationWomen 2025 list revealed - The NHSA
The Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) have published a list of over 400 women who are pushing the boundaries of innovation in their sectors to mark International Women’s Day on March 8, 2025. Th...
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Just a bit of an update on the social impact of food clubs that are curated, organised and managed. I support #TBBT with their annual survey. Read a bit about the background to the survey and listen to Mark, Vic and I discuss some of the findings here. geofoodie.org/2025/02/27/f...
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Food clubs and their social impact
Many of you will know that I do a lot of research focusing on Rung 2 of the Food Ladders. One of these organisations is The Bread and Butter Thing. I’ve known Mark and Jane since they founded…
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
New @thegrocer.bsky.social article about #FoodClubs in the UK. Read here. www.thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and...
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The rise of food clubs and how they differ from food banks
Food clubs differ from food banks in that shoppers pay for goods - so they don't face the 'shame' of accepting charity. But those aren't the only benefits
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Words fail. We know the risk of food insecurity rises significantly in HH with 3+ children. That means everyone in the HH is hungry. This impacts health, wellbeing and learning. This alone should be enough incentive. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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School breakfast clubs in England ‘will be used to justify keeping the two-child benefits cap’
As the education secretary announces the first primary schools to offer free breakfasts, Labour MPs question the commitment to fighting poverty
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
The slice of bread and butter podcasts are real and fantastic and they invited me to a chat.
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I had a chat with my friends at TBBT about food clubs and the benefits they bring. You can listen here. #foodsecurity #poverty #struggle #LifeInTheUK. www.breadandbutterthing.org/podcast/impa...
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IMPACT SPECIAL Part 1: Revolutionising food support with Dr. Megan Blake — The Bread and Butter Thing
Welcome to the first edition of our Impact special two-part Slice of Bread and Butter podcast! This week, we are joined by our friend and all round accessible food expert, Dr. Megan Blake from the Uni...
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I had a chat with my friends at TBBT about food clubs and the benefits they bring. You can listen here. #foodsecurity #poverty #struggle #LifeInTheUK. www.breadandbutterthing.org/podcast/impa...
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IMPACT SPECIAL Part 1: Revolutionising food support with Dr. Megan Blake — The Bread and Butter Thing
Welcome to the first edition of our Impact special two-part Slice of Bread and Butter podcast! This week, we are joined by our friend and all round accessible food expert, Dr. Megan Blake from the Uni...
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
If only we could just turn back time. Let’s see, prior to 2010 #ChildPoverty was decreasing. For starters: 1. Reinstate Children’s Centres 2. Make Universal Credit fit for purpose, including getting rid of the 5 week wait. 3. Lift the income threshold on #FSM Stuff we had then.
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Rather disappointed to see @anthopology.bsky.social and @freepeople.bsky.social on a list of #FOTUS suporters.
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I am horrified at what is going on in the US but not surprised. Why didn’t congress put safety measures in place when they could? I also wonder about our government here in the UK. Do we have sufficient measures in place to protect us should something similar happen?
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Tim Waterman @tim-waterman.co.uk · 06/02/2025
Academics: please become an active Wikipedia editor and add to public knowledge in your area of research, and please also remember to cite women, people of colour, LGBTQ+, etc. slate.com/technology/2...
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A Powerful Conservative Think Tank Is Targeting One of the Last Good Things on the Internet
The Heritage Foundation plans to “identify and target” Wikipedia editors it accuses of antisemitism.
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
I am so pleased to see this paper by Jonas Cromwell out now. Based on his PhD research. Lends new understanding to Avocados. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Changing food waste regimes in Africa’s transition to export-oriented production: the case of Tanzanian avocado - Agriculture and Human Values
African nations are increasingly focusing on exporting high-value crops. However, a major challenge exists: high rates of food waste within supply chains. The problem is often seen as a technological ...
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Hull Food Partnership @hullfood.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
10 days left to apply! Community Food Support Officer Salary: £26,000 pro rata Hours: 21 hours per week (pro rata to 35 hour full time week) Term: 2 year fixed term Closing Date: 9th Feb Interview Date: 26th Feb Find out more and apply here: hullcvs.org.uk/vacancies
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
I am so pleased to see this paper by Jonas Cromwell out now. Based on his PhD research. Lends new understanding to Avocados. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Changing food waste regimes in Africa’s transition to export-oriented production: the case of Tanzanian avocado - Agriculture and Human Values
African nations are increasingly focusing on exporting high-value crops. However, a major challenge exists: high rates of food waste within supply chains. The problem is often seen as a technological ...
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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Saw this on LinkedIn. Reminds me of Haggerstrand’s work on time-space and Hanson and Pratt research on the spatial entrapment of women thesis. It also helps explain why what might not be a #fooddesert for one person, can absolutely be for another. #food #geography www.linkedin.com/posts/ewelin...
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Ewelina Jaskulska on LinkedIn: #architectresses #research #15minutescity #genderequity | 61 comments
❓ 15 minutes for adults, but how long for everyone else? ▪️ Have you ever wondered how much time it takes for children and the elderly to cover the same… | 61 comments on LinkedIn
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