Caroline Bennett of Plymouth’s ethical sustainable fish co-operative enterprise Sole of Discretion brings us this account of the west country’s railways carrying fresh produce to market: The train has quite…
13th November 2018 by Ian Smith CATERed MD Brad Pearce and myself had the privilege of representing Food Plymouth at the Exeter Food Poverty summit. This event was organised and…
Joining up with Thrive Plymouth for year 5 – People Connecting Through Food #thriveplymyr5 – will enable all of us at Food Plymouth to reach new people and organisations and encourage wider collaboration…
Plymouth City Council’s Food Safety team, in conjunction with Thrive Plymouth Year 5 partners has delivered a series of successful training events at Plymouth Guildhall over the last month. Events were attended…
14th November 2018 By Ian Smith Plymouth’s ninth Social Enterprise City Festival included a workshop session on doing business with Local Councils. This was hosted at the Millfields Trusts’ Creykes…
12th November 2018 By Ian Smith Once again I had the honour of representing Food Plymouth at the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (HotSW LEP) annual conference…
12th November 2018 by Ian Smith I had the pleasure of representing Food Plymouth at a Business Networking Breakfast hosted by the University of Plymouth’s Careers & Employability Service…
12th November 2018 Doing it Ourselves – A strategic action plan to double the local co-operative economy in Plymouth by 2025 – was launched on 12th November, the opening day of Plymouth Enterprise…
Responding to the demand for food security 8th November 2018 By Zoe Nile Joining a rich and diverse group of participants, Food Plymouth were very pleased to be invited…
By Laura Kelly Soup Corner in Union Street celebrated its first birthday on Tuesday 30th October. It was a wonderful day filled with our regulars, balloons, cake and of course soup. Michal,…
22nd October 2018 By Ian Smith Food Plymouth enjoys a fruitful working partnership with the University of Plymouth’s business school. The latest expression of this was an invitation to take…
By Zoe Nile A visit to the 15th Century wishing well with Sam Cross unearths past uses for the building and provides some food for thought! On Tuesday 25th September…
By Zoe Nile Following the success of their August challenge, the foodbank are asking donors to ‘think big’. They have created a donation calendar enabling anyone wanting to participate to tick off…
Food Plymouth’s long-standing collaboration with the University of Plymouth’s business school will manifest itself once more on November 8th when Food Plymouth CIC’s Zoe Nile and Ian Smith will be…
Sugar Smart UK have set up a new email group for local campaign leads, those interested in starting campaigns, and those taking action locally to reduce sugar consumption. This email group will help the…
Improving the uptake of Healthy Start vouchers Healthy Start is the UK’s food welfare scheme for pregnant women and infants and young children in low-income families, who are amongst the…
Sustain Brexit Forum: Delivering the Goods While on the subject of Brexit, our friends at Sustain – the Alliance for Better Food, Farming and Fishing – bring us this opportunity to…
By Ian Smith. Several of the most active Sustainable Food City partnerships, including Cardiff, Oldham and Plymouth, have Local Authorities which belong to the Co-operative Councils Innovation Network (CCIN). I…
Plan for Trees – in Plymouth By Tess Wilmot more pleasant, healthy and fruitful place to live in. Our friends at Plymouth Tree Partnership have been working hard over may…
Thrive Plymouth – Public Protection Advice and Support We offer expertise in food safety, health and safety, licensing, trading standards, environmental protection and pest control. Our team is part of…
Eat for Life – Groups in Plymouth or Online October 15, 2018 – March 17, 2019 with Jane Hutton The Eat For Life nutrition course is starting in October with a local…
Always Apples Festival 2018 – Live Music Fundraiser (September 27th) by Tess Wilmot All Ways Apples Festival is a Food Plymouth project which is all about sharing seasonal fruitfulness, celebrating…
Check out and Download the Good to Go App After hearing about the new Too Good To Go App, I thought I’d give it a try myself. The concept is brilliant.…
Constructive response to recent bad publicity around one of the fishers in Plymouth’s Sole of Discretion Relatively new as I am to the fishing industry, I now appreciate why the fisheries…
Join Grow Stonehouse and Tess Wilmot next Friday 28th Sept at Stonehall Flats – Bring your own apples! BRING YOUR OWN APPLES (plus a plastic bottle to collect and take away the juice)…
By Tess Wilmot The Food Plymouth All Ways Apples Festival musical fundraiser took place at Devonport Guildhall, reviving the much-loved Column Acoustic tradition. We enjoyed a wonderful evening of atmospheric…
Healthy Start: Improving uptake and understanding 10:30 – 11:30 on Wednesday 26 September Healthy Start is about much more than vitamins, offering vouchers up to £3.10 per week to spend…
The RSA Food, Farming and Countryside Commission Plymouth Visit 18-19th September 2018 – by Ian Smith As the city’s recognised local food partnership, Food Plymouth was delighted to host a…
The RSA Food, Farming and Countryside Commission visit Plymouth The mission of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) is to enrich society through ideas and action. One…
All-island Food Poverty Network – Belfast, September 2018 I was invited to give a keynote presentation on my innovative ‘Food as a Lifestyle Motivator’ project, at this year’s All-island Food Poverty Network meeting in Belfast which was…
Sugar Smart Plymouth – September 2018 Challenge The Sugar Smart Plymouth campaign continues to spread the word and encourage organisations, workplaces and individuals to reduce the amount of sugar we consume…
Food is Fun – Fishstock Festival 2018 by Tami Skelton Food Is Fun have been supporting Fishstock Festival for years, and it’s definitely one of my favourite festivals. The one day event is…
Plymouth Seafood Festival – Saturday 15th September 2018 What a beautiful weekend for the annual Seafood Festival in Plymouth! My Saturday afternoon was spent soaking up the sun, sea and delicious aromas…