Is Covid-19 driving a new food and farming system?
Is Covid-19 driving a new food and farming system? Vicki Hird is a Sustainable Farm Campaign Coordinator at Sustain, where she manages their farm policy and related campaigning. Read her…
Plymouth Food Equality Project – latest news!
Plymouth Food Equality Project – April 2020 We are excited to present the visual outputs of our Year 1 workshops! These detail experiences of food topics which we gathered at…
A webinar for Social Enterprises to learn how to use e-commerce ideas
A webinar for Social Enterprises to learn how to use E-commerce ideas for new ways of doing business and maintaining customer contact. Aimed at non-technical people, and delivered by a…
How are local food businesses across the UK adapting to Covid-19?
THe SFC have asked us to circulate the following survey as they are currently collating information about how food producers and suppliers are diversifying their models in the UK to cope…
Digital 5 a day: practical steps to achieve a healthy and balanced digital diet while socially isolating
Good advice from the Children’s Commissioner for England With children now staying at home to protect themselves and others from coronavirus, digital technology is playing a bigger role than ever…
Webinar on free school meals during COVID19 emergency
Together with School Food Matters, Food Foundation, Food for Life & Chefs in Schools, the Children’s Food Campaign is hosting a free webinar on Friday 17th April, 11-12.30 to hear what local…
Small emergency loan programme for food production
Small emergency loan programme for food production Funding Enlightened Agriculture (FEA) is a network of organisations and individuals who wish to support agricultural and food production practices that are economically…
Veg Power resources for families at home
Veg Power resources for families at home. Though the Eat Them To Defeat Them schools campaign had to wrap up early, the schools resources are all available to download at…
Support call for an emergency “land army” package
Support call for an emergency “land army” package The Landworkers’ Alliance, who represent more than 1,000 small, medium, community, and family farmers in the UK, are calling for an investment of £9.3 million…
Community Cooking Guidance
The Food Standards Agency has refreshed our long-standing community cooking guidance to reflect the welcome increase in individuals and community groups supplying vulnerable people with food during the coronavirus pandemic. …
Covid-19 underlines the need for resilient food systems
“We won’t forget Covid-19 easily. It is a reminder that our fundamental strengths lie in the connections that exist between people. It is an opportunity to give the respect most…
Moving with the Very Strange Times
Food Plymouth’s positive relationship with the REconomy Centre and Totnes 10 as well as our work with other partners in the Devon New Economies movement, leads us to share this…
DEFRA – Daily Update on the Coronavirus
Defra are publishing a daily update on the coronavirus response. This sets out the wide range of measures that the food industry has taken in recent weeks to support its…
Online Breastfeeding Support
Here is a really helpful schedule of online breastfeeding support available in the city. Please share among your networks and to those who you feel would benefit.
Help for Restaurants – Webinar
This helpful webinar is aimed at restaurants who are considering delivering food during this pandemic. https://foodmadegood.org/webinar-delivery-made-good/
Heart of the South West Newsletter
Newsletter | 1st April 2020 https://mailchi.mp/01cfecf81c01/heart-of-the-south-west-growth-hub-covid-19-support-for-business-4371719?e=df761a64d9
Toolkit on Food in Pandemics
We are grateful to Dr Rosalind (Lindy) Sharpe for signposting us and our fellow Sustainable Food Network colleagues to this resource to share with you all. It comes with this…
Free school meals during COVID19: new vouchers & guidance launched
The Department for Education has announced a national cash voucher scheme for children normally getting free school meals who are now at home. Families will receive £15 per week to spend…
The Good Neighbour Scheme
See below this new initiative being run by partners across the city with details of how you can get involved.
Learn How to Manage Deliveries Safely and Sustainably – Webinar 1st April 12.00-12.45
This webinar will help you to manage deliveries safely and sustainably with SRA partner Just Eat and other Food Made Good members. If you’re considering setting up a delivery service…