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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

V lucky that hyperlocal journalism is alive and well in our area, and the latest edition of Tower Hamlets Slice is a food special! 😃 #foodsystems

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

In a workshop on role of chefs in sustainable diets, low emission menus, hoping to gain (and share) insights re. @ukri.org #foodsystemsspf Mandala project on institutional catering in Birmingham #foodsystems

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

What can be done to support professional cookery, by #foodpolicy and practice?

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Why is professional cookery not represented on the Defra Food Strategy advisory board? #foodpolicy not encompassing all activities in #foodsystems

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Great to see a reference to The Bear in the opening remarks at today's #foodpolicy symposium, @foodpolicycitysg.bsky.social #foodsystems

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

So interesting, and the prices are 🤯

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Perfect Mother's Day gift for someone working on the Mandala urban #foodsystems Research project 🩷

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Subsequent iteration of the system map after the workshop - drawing on existing evidence - helped to expand the list of action ideas to more than 75 potential interventions, to be explored and prioritised in the government food strategy development process. 10/

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Participants then used this draft systems map to identify potential interventions that they felt could be delivered to build on perceived strengths and address identified problems. 9/

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Using connection circles produced by 3 breakout groups, our team developed a draft conceptual map (a Causal Loop Diagram - 'CLD') of the Jersey food system, during the workshop lunch break 🍽️👩‍💻😅and presented it to participants. 6/

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

The result of this process is called a 'connection circle'. 5/

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Workshop participants identified strengths and weaknesses of the island’s current food system - generating a list of more than 40 food system variables that affect the supply and consumption of nutritious foods - and identified connections between them. 4/

Cut and paste from the report explaining the development of the connection circle

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

The forthcoming UK Food Strategy is promising to take a 'systems approach'...but what does that actually mean in practice? Here's one way it can be done: ⬇️ a #foodsystems #foodpolicy 🧵 about how we applied systems thinking methods to inform development of a Food & Nutrition Strategy for Jersey🏝️...

Front cover of a report about systems thinking

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Enjoyed the orchids exhibition @rbgkew.bsky.social today, including some good info on #foodsystems in Peru

Sign showing different types of potatoes for sale in peru

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

A pleasure to panel w @wellsrebecca.bsky.social @thospearson.bsky.social Sarah Williams @sustainweb.org + Prof Tim Lang (not yet a skyer ☹️) last week at #ORFC25. Thanks to them and to everyone in audience for coming along and getting involved 1/

Five people sitting in armchairs, in converstion, with a screen behind them showing the ORFC branding

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Likewise, the report acknowledges that as an issue, food security touches on many government departmental remits. Although there is no mention - in the report or elsewhere - of any explicit mechanisms in place to support joint working?

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

And an attempt is made to recognise the links between themes (and bits of the system), though this could definitely go further.

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Good to see mention this time, in the intro, of a 'whole systems approach' and recognition of interconnectivity of risks to food security, both acute and chronic. Also good to see expanded definition of food security to include agency and sustainability as per HLPE on Food Security & Nutrition.

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

A reminder that the assessment is a requirement of the 2020 Agriculture Act, and must be produced every 3 years (previous one, 2021: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62874b...)

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Another important #foodsystems #foodpolicy development this week was the publication of the 2nd Food Security Assessment by DEFRA. Yet to read all 460+ pages 😯, but a couple of initial thoughts...

Front cover of the UK Food Security Report 2024

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

A Food Programme Board will be the governance body responsible for steering, sitting within the proposed Green Growth Strategy. This FPB is positioned as a way for outside stakeholders to feed in to the Food Strategy delivery.

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Recognises that implementation will require leadership and resources, and partnership working, plus ongoing monitoring. And an action plan with more concrete measures to deliver on the Framework's high-level aims is now being drafted.

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

And 8 guiding principles, to 'direct the development of plans for delivering collaborative actions and future policy aligned to the four strategic priorities'.

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Is based on 4 strategic priorities, with 'no hierarchy, all four strategic priorities are equally important, they are interlinked rather than standalone and support a holistic, synergistic, systems approach to addressing major food related societal issues'.

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

It also signals the need for a 'whole of government' approach. Makes some robust claims re. the Framework as a mechanism for connecting departments and outside actors relevant to #foodsystems #foodpolicy, and describes a design process which involved multiple departments and stakeholders

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

It is positioned as taking 'food systems approach, recognising the interconnectedness between food, health, the economy and the environment. Great to see the Food Systems Flower being used to illustrate why a systems approach is needed!

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

After various hurdles/delays...Northern Ireland has published its first Food Strategy Framework. Titled 'Food at the heart of our society - a prospectus for change' and aiming to make NI a 'world leader in sustainable, healthy and nutritious food'. Short 🧵on this new #foodsystems #foodpolicy ⬇️

Cover page of the NI Food Strategy, showing green fields, cows, apples and cooked dishes

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Interesting approach on this new UK govt website for 10 Year Health Plan - people can submit ideas on how to improve health and care and you can vote the ideas you like 👍🏻👎🏻...lots of ideas related to food, incl. hospital food. #foodpolicy #foodsystems

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

A top notch list of UK govt interviewees share political insights in this report on challenges/ enablers of obesity policy @dollyvantulleken.bsky.social @henrydimbleby.bsky.social ...long list of quotes on challenges of cross-govt working! #foodpolicy #foodsystems. 👌🏻 cover too

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Walked past this near my house today...latest round of billboards for 'Eat like a Londoner' campaign, sponsored by Mayor of London's office, 27 out of the 33 boroughs, Ellen MacArthur Foundation + Google. eatlikealondoner.com #foodsystems #foodpolicy

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Interesting paper on targeting wealthy/high consumption groups...not much in here on the policy levers that could be used to implement, supplementary material mentions targeted taxes and bottom-up movement building, and notes political feasibility challenges. #foodsystems #foodpolicy

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Looking forward to it, incl our panel on #foodsystems resilience. #ORFC25

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