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A global voice for the Sustainable Food Movement, founded by Patrick Holden. Working to accelerate the transition to more sustainable food and farming. 🔗 sustainablefoodtrust.org

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Nature needs predictable cycles: birds hatch their eggs in time for plentiful insects, small mammals rely on autumn fruit to get them through winter. If this does not happen, they do not survive." – @pgreenfielduk.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Wednesday briefing: How can the UK protect its landscape in an increasingly hot world?
In today’s newsletter: As heatwaves intensify, Britain’s ecosystems are being pushed beyond their evolutionary limits
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "When the food environment offers flavour without nutrition, stimulation without sustenance, and branding without care, those choices are already structured by inequality." – @ffc-commission.bsky.social ffcc.co.uk/conversation...
ffcc.co.uk
“Blueberry vapes, no blueberries”
Dominic Watters on what council estate food environments reveal about Britain’s food system.
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Paying a premium for organic goods – whether marginal (as it can be for some UK fresh produce) or eye-wateringly high (for chicken, beef or lamb) – is just not a priority for many hospitality businesses." foodservicefootprint.com/organic-food...
foodservicefootprint.com
Will organic ever feel the love from foodservice?
While out of home businesses struggle to justify the premium for sourcing organic produce, ministers in England procrastinate over a plan to grow the sector
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Glyphosate-based herbicides are probably one of the most deceptively toxic pesticides ever invented, because you’re lulled into a false sense of security." wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/features/the...
wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk
The government is negligent over glyphosate, says leading professor
Michael Antoniou, Professor Emeritus at King’s College London, is on a mission to educate people about glyphosate and the corruptness of the regulating system…
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Food, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🌾 Join FFCC Chief Executive @suepritch.bsky.social, Rt Hon George Eustice, Sophie Gregory & Patrick Holden CEO of @susfoodtrust.bsky.social for a conversation on the policy and politics of farming at Ark Summit 2026. 📅 19 June 2026 , The Cotswolds Tickets here: www.arkce.com/summit-26
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Pitching it as “a GCSE to teach teens to plant wildflower-friendly gardens” sets it up to be niche and middle-class before it even launches. Natural history is about so much more than planting wildflowers." theconversation.com/eco-literate...
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Eco-literate children can be stewards of nature – here’s how to boost environmental education
How we train the next generation is critical to nature recovery.
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Sales of Waitrose Duchy Organic British Free Range Unhomogenised Whole Milk rose by 29% over the past year, while sales of its No.1 Organic Unhomogenised Ayrshire Whole Milk increased by 34%." www.farminguk.com/news/unhomog...
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Unhomogenised milk boom prompts Waitrose farm investment
Waitrose has installed new milk processing equipment at its Hampshire farm after production of unhomogenised milk rose by 74% in three years.
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
✍️ SFT Projects Manager, Olivia Boothman, explores how lessons from traditional pastoralist practices could transform our current farming landscape and rebuild a better sense of connection between people and the environment that supports us. ➡ sustainablefoodtrust.org/news-views/s...
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Portsmouth South MP, Stephen Morgan, has been appointed Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs at Defra." – @farminguk.bsky.social www.farminguk.com/news/new-def...
farminguk.com
New Defra farming minister appointed after Eagle move
Stephen Morgan has taken over Defra’s food security and rural affairs brief at a time when farmers are seeking clearer direction on food production.
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
💬🧪 Our CEO and organic farmer, Patrick Holden, writes about his recent experience of being a co-claimant in the judicial review – led by #BeyondGM – challenging regulations that remove labelling and traceability from so-called ‘precision bred organisms'. sustainablefoodtrust.org/news-views/l...
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Looking back, looking forward: New GMOs and old lessons | Sustainable Food Trust
Patrick Holden reflects on why he chose to speak out during a recent judicial review challenging regulations that remove labelling and traceability from ‘precision bred’ organisms (PBOs) and the impor...
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "A key part of the GCSE will include dedicated time outside, with teachers required to include at least 20 hours of fieldwork as part of the course." – @pippaneill.bsky.social | @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Natural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardens
Long-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversity
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Initial results from the Environmental Baselining Pilot suggest that 30% or more of soil organic carbon on participating farms sits below the commonly measured 30cm depth." – @farminguk.bsky.social www.farminguk.com/news/ahdb-pi...
farminguk.com
AHDB pilot suggests soil carbon may be underestimated by a third
British farmland soils may be storing far more carbon than current accounting methods suggest, according to early findings from an AHDB-led pilot.
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The Broken Plate Report, published today by the @foodfoundation.bsky.social, shows households with children in the lowest 20% of incomes are finding it increasingly difficult to feed their families with nutritious food." www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/healthy...
thegrocer.co.uk
Healthy diet requires 85% of disposable income for lower-income families
The Broken Plate Report, published today by the Food Foundation, shows households with children in the lowest 20% of incomes are finding it increasingly difficult to feed their families with nutritiou...
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Speaking to the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers’ Union on Monday, Polanski said: “That is not a sign of a healthy system. Someone is being exploited somewhere, and if you’re paying 7p for vegetables, then something is not right.”" www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Green Party co-leader Zack Polanski is set to deliver a stark warning about the UK's food system, describing it as "close to collapse" and asserting that food workers' contributions are "sneered at."" – @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Zack Polanski warns Britain’s food system is ‘close to collapse’
The Greens have called for a £1,000-a-month basic income for some agricultural workers
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
🎬 By now most of us have watched at least an episode or two of Clarkson’s Farm, or binged the Attenborough collection, but what about those hidden gems you might have missed, or some of the upcoming releases that should be on your radar? Scroll through this list to find out... 🧵⬇️
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🌍 On World Environment Day 2026, we're being called upon to take notice of what the planet is telling us – to listen to the ‘signals’ it is sending out – and to take action. We’ve picked out some people, events and resources that we think are sending out the right signals. Scroll down to see ⬇️
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The early findings give weight to an argument long touted by regenerative farming advocates that, while initial costs may be higher than conventional farming methods, it pays dividends." – @euronews.com www.euronews.com/2026/06/04/r...
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How soil health could be Europe’s best drought defence
Regenerative farming could save enough wheat during drought to produce 130 million baguettes, according to a new French study.
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "“Businesses are starting to understand that climate change and geopolitics are mutually reinforcing threat multipliers and that disruptions will continue, so they need to develop strategies to make them more resilient.”" – @reuters.com www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Analysis: Could Hormuz be the crisis that finally makes the world rethink farming?
When the Strait of Hormuz was blockaded, few people were surprised at the impact that it had on oil prices. But many were shocked at just how important the waterway is for another commodity crucial to...
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "They now plan to monitor patients' heart rates, respiratory rates and pain levels, to see if the outdoor rooftop ward helps them recover more quickly." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
'I forgot what it's like to be outside': Intensive care ward opens on rooftop
The outdoor ward, at King's College Hospital in London, will monitor how much it boosts the recovery of seriously ill patients.
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "This is The Long Table, a restaurant built on what it calls “radical hospitality”. The concept is straightforward. There are just one or two dishes on the menu, you sit wherever there is space, and you pay what you can afford." www.positive.news/society/come...
positive.news
The English restaurant turning hospitality on its head
At a pay-as-you-can restaurant in Stroud, radical hospitality and good food are bringing strangers together
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "“We managed to ban battery eggs, why not battery cows? It is shameful that we subject cows […] to these conditions of confinement.” said Patrick Holden, organic dairy farmer and founder of the SFT." – @tbij.bsky.social www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
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‘Battery cattle’ farms rise in UK as milk price drops
Nearly a fifth of the largest farms have been linked to pollution in recent years
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "For every dollar spent to protect nature, the UN recently reported, more than $30 goes toward destroying it, largely from private industries like energy, agriculture, and mining." – @benjij.bsky.social | @vox.com www.vox.com/climate/4894...
vox.com
I asked a billionaire about his environmental philanthropy. It didn’t go well.
The contradiction at the core of big-money environmental giving.
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "“In the 1960s and Seventies, I remember chicken was an occasional treat,” says Patrick Holden, organic dairy farmer and founder of the Sustainable Food Trust. It was expensive back then, he recalls." – @telegraph.co.uk www.telegraph.co.uk/environment/...
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "British farms risk becoming financially unsustainable unless agriculture adapts to climate and market pressures, a new report has warned."@nffn.bsky.social www.farminguk.com/news/farms-m... Sign up for our Daily News Digest at sustainablefoodtrust.org/newsletters/
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Farms must work with nature to survive, report warns
British farms risk becoming financially unsustainable unless agriculture adapts to climate and market pressures, a new report has warned.
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest 📰: "The government has reopened the site to support the food industry's growing need for CO₂ gas. The Animal Welfare Committee has urged phase out of CO₂ slaughter for pigs due to the distress caused to the animals." @theecologist.org theecologist.org/2026/may/15/...
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Pig gas slaughter 'backed by ministers'
British Government reopens CO2 plant 'to sustain animal slaughter' despite calls for phase out.
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
🌱 Professor Tim Lang shares his thoughts at our Beacon Farms event at Dagenham Farm in April. ➡️ For more information on Beacon Farms, head to sustainablefoodtrust.org/our-work/bea...
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest 📰: "The driver had provided the outside world with some of the first evidence suggesting the company was engaged in so-called “cattle laundering”. ➡️ wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/news/the-agt...
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The AGtivist: Greenpeace takes on mega-meat giant, JBS, ahead of $2.5bn expansion into Nigeria
The meat behemoth mired in scandal shows no signs of slowing down, but at what cost?
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Patrick Holden, CEO of the Sustainable Food Trust, told the Daily Mail that if we want mackerel back on the shelves one of the things we will have to stop doing is eating farmed salmon." www.dailymail.com/news/article...
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Waitrose stops selling mackerel in all of its UK branches
Waitrose has become the first in Britain to halt sales of the popular fish entirely, scrapping fresh, chilled and frozen products in a dramatic bid to tackle overfishing.
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🙌 We did it. Together, we raised £180k through our Big Give campaign! Your support will help us champion sustainable food & farming as vital to public health. True health means more than the absence of illness. It means vitality, resilience and thriving communities — and begins with healthy soil.
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Governments have been asked to develop national “roadmaps” setting out how they will end the production and use of fossil fuels, after a landmark climate meeting involving nearly 60 countries." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Historic breakthrough’: Colombia climate talks end with hopes raised for fossil fuel phaseout
Nearly 60 countries back voluntary roadmaps to wean world off coal, oil and gas, at conference prompted by frustration with UN climate summits
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "As Big Ag pushes for more chemicals in the name of 'food security', the findings of a landmark study provide hope for nature friendly farmers." wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/news/landmar...
wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk
10-year zero-pesticide study proves positive – but will policymakers pay attention?
As Big Ag pushes for more chemicals in the name of “food security”, the findings of a landmark study provide hope for nature friendly farmers…
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "One of the UK's largest chicken producers and a water company will be in the High Court on Monday accused of polluting the rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk. Campaigners have long pointed at the rapid expansion of industrial chicken farming." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
UK's biggest environmental pollution claim reaches High Court
One of the UK's largest chicken producers and a water company accused of polluting three rivers including the River Wye
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The UK Government should set limits on the levels and types of PFAS permitted in food, giving producers, retailers and regulators a consistent basis for protecting public health, said the EAC this week." foodservicefootprint.com/pfas-food-pa...
foodservicefootprint.com
MPs demand PFAS precautions
The UK Government should set limits on the levels and types of PFAS permitted in food, giving producers, retailers and regulators a consistent basis for protecting public health
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
As @gm-freeze.bsky.social prepare to challenge the Government on GMOs, Patrick Holden – part of the successful 1990s campaign for tighter regulation of GMOs – highlights why we must act now if we want to preserve our right to keep GM food off our plates. 👉 sustainablefoodtrust.org/news-views/t...
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: “The problem is that value is placed on exotic fibres like Kashmir and Merino when that value should instead be placed on the wool we grow domestically. We have one of the greatest diversities of sheep breeds in the world.” www.independent.co.uk/life-style/s...?
independent.co.uk
Inside the ‘slow’ designer movement taking fashion back to the farm
From soil to loom and the Outer Hebrides to the streets of Soho, cool, small‑scale and connected young designers are bringing back long-forgotten textile techniques. In a world disrupted by global cri...
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
🌏The Big Give Earth Raise campaign is now live — and for the next 7 days every donation you make will be doubled. This is a pivotal moment. With your help, we can accelerate the shift towards a food system that supports both people and the planet. #EarthDay2026 ➡️ donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "45 organisations have pulled together to send a message to government and industry: that people want their health to be prioritised over corporate profit." www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2026...
foodmanufacture.co.uk
61% of Brits say junk food firms should help foot the NHS bill
A coalition of organisations led by Sustain, The Food Foundation, and the Obesity Health Alliance, are calling for UK Government to take tougher action on the food industry as new polling shows Britis...
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "An ancient breed of cattle whose ancestors are thought to have accompanied the Celts as they were pushed to Britain’s fringes by the Romans has been designated as urgently at risk by a UK conservation charity." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Cattle breed whose ancestors lived with Celts added to priority at-risk list
UK’s Rare Breeds Survival Trust says calf numbers of white park cattle last year were less than two-thirds of 2022 level
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
🎙️ Owen Shiers – Welsh folk singer, grainer grower and cultural historian – was the latest guest on the #SFTPodcast recently. In this clip, Owen and Patrick talk about the difficult decisions that many farmers face when trying to balance valuing cultural traditions with making a profit.
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Contingency planning, first revealed by The Times, centres on the risk that continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz could disrupt supplies of carbon dioxide – a gas critical to agriculture and the wider food chain." www.farminguk.com/news/uk-food...
farminguk.com
UK food supply at risk as Iran conflict threatens CO2 supplies
Supermarket shortages could hit the UK by summer if disruption from the Iran conflict continues, with ministers quietly preparing for a worst-case scenario.
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "While the environmental and health harm of pesticides are well-known, many people ask: Can agriculture thrive without them? The answer, backed by a groundbreaking 10-year study in France, is a resounding YES." – @paneurope.bsky.social
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Pesticide-free agriculture is profitable and boosts yields, a new French study shows
While the environmental and health harm of pesticides are well-known, many people ask: Can agriculture thrive without them? The answer, backed by a groundbreaking 10-year study in France, is a resound...
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Food and beverage giant Nestlé has forged a new partnership with Soil Capital to continue scaling regenerative practices across Europe, building on successful pilots in France and the UK." – @edienet.bsky.social www.edie.net/nestle-and-p...
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Nestlé and Purina post regenerative agriculture milestones in Europe - edie
Food and beverage giant Nestlé has forged a new partnership with Soil Capital to continue scaling regenerative practices across Europe, building on successful pilots in France and the UK. This follows...
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
There's still time to apply for our two new roles! 🎯 Special Assistant to the CEO 🎯 Projects Officer Applications close Friday 24th April. ➡️ To apply, please send your CV and a short cover letter outlining your interest in the role and your relevant experience to anneke@sustainablefoodtrust.org.
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "At around £2.50 per child per meal, England still sits at the lower end of international school food funding, and in some European countries, public investment typically ranges between £5 and £8 per meal." www.independent.co.uk/life-style/s...
independent.co.uk
Four-course meals to nutritionists in every school: Around the world in school meals
While deep-fried foods and high-sugar desserts are finally off the menu, less is still being spent on school dinners in the UK than in many other countries. Radhika Sanghani checks out how other child...
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
🚨 From Wednesday 22nd to Wednesday 29th April, any donations you make to us via our @biggive.bsky.social #EarthRaise campaign, will be DOUBLED! Find out what your donations can help us to achieve: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Under the government's proposals, fruit will replace “sugar-laden treats” for the majority of the school week, and schools will no longer be allowed to offer unhealthy “grab and go” options like sausage rolls and pizza every day." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Deep-fried food banned in new plans for school dinners
Schools are being told to cut down on sugary desserts, and provide more vegetables and whole grains.
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The big political worry until recently for ministers has been food price inflation, not whether the food system is itself vulnerable to shocks. They are linked." – @proftimlang.bsky.social | @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
It shouldn’t take a war for Britain to wake up to the need for food security | Tim Lang
Everyone has a part to play in reducing our reliance on imported foods, but ministers must provide incentives, says Tim Lang of the Centre for Food Policy
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
In this month’s food security themed newsletter, our policy and research team unpack the reasons behind the UK’s fragile food system, and imagine what a future food system that’s more resilient to global shocks and price volatility might look like. ➡️ sustainablefoodtrust.org/news-views/b...
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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "According to Nature Friendly Farm Network and The Wildlife Trusts, income from agriculture that does not rely on high cost inputs, and instead takes advantage of existing ecosystems, can offer a 10-45% increase in revenue." environmentjournal.online/headlines/le...
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