Livewell Southwest Promote Meat Free Monday
Livewell Southwest know the importance of good health and wellbeing, and not just that of their patients. The Livewell staff and supported and encouraged to consider their own health and…
The Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan Inspectors’ Final Report
Those of us with a long-standing involvement with Food Plymouth will recall our work to inform what was then the Plymouth Plan strategic spatial planning process. This led to the…
Impact Lab
Food Plymouth supported the Local Impact Lab launch in February 2019. Food Plymouth’s Ian Smith is following up on this by taking part in today’s Impact Lab: Plymouth City Challenge…
Plymouth City Council responds to the Climate Emergency
Food Plymouth applauds this week’s unanimous decision by Plymouth City Council to respond positively to the Climate Emergency and all which this entails, notably around achieving carbon neutrality by 2030. Our Sustainable…
Thrive Plymouth Update
Spaces and Places for Food – Update By Claire Turbutt Food Plymouth, Transforming Plymouth Together and Thrive Plymouth met following the January Spaces and Places for Food Expo. At the Expo a…
Thrive Plymouth Collaboration
The Thrive Plymouth health inequalities initiative and the cross-sector collaborative partnership behind it was shortlisted for the Public Health award at the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards 2019. This award…
Food Plymouth Symposium Event
The first Food Plymouth social economy and enterprise symposium took place on Thursday 21st March. This was a follow-up to January’s Feeding the City programme workshop which we delivered in…
Growing Community Abundance
First event success By Tess Wilmot The first Growing Community Abundance gathering took place on Sunday 17th March at Devonport Park Activity Centre. More than 25 community growers participated in…
All Ways Apples Festival
Planning is underway for the All Ways Apples Festival and Fringe 2019. The Festival’s main event will take place on Wednesday 23rd October at Devonport Guildhall. This year marks the…
Sugar Smart News
Ben Richardson and Jack Winkler have recently written an article for the Food Research Collaboration about sugar reduction in Post-Brexit UK. The new briefing argues that supply-side policies that reduce the…
All Ways Apples Planning Meeting
By Tess Wilmot On a seasonal note, the weather so far this year is a far cry from that of last February and March. Nature is confused, the blackthorn blossom…
Fairtrade Fortnight
The three day Fairtrade event at The Clipper was a great success. The Co-op and Victoria Road Primary school all got into the spirit of Fairtrade alongside games, quizzes and…
Make food your Family Friend
Leading on Promoting healthy and Sustainable food to the public, Tami Skelton shares with us what Food Is Fun have been up to so far this year and what to…
Co-operative Councils and Sustainable Food Policy Lab Group
8th March 2019 The Co-operative Council Innovation Network (CCIN) Sustainable Food Policy Lab group’s inaugural face-to-face meeting is taking place at the Soil Association’s Bristol offices today. Food Plymouth’s…