During Covid 19 Food Plymouth’s Food Equality Project began work on a Food Access Guide for Plymouth. This was a response to the acute pressures experienced by many individuals, families and communities due to the Coronavirus lockdown and beyond. The Guide attempts to map and support navigation through the emergency food aid available in…
New scheme to help people access food and essentials during COVID Plymouth City Council is launching a new scheme to ensure that people who are struggling to afford food and other essentials because of the impact of COVID-19 are able to access them. The Council has received almost £343,180 from the Government’s Emergency Assistance Grant…
City University London’s next 2020 Food Thinkers webinar will be given by Johanna Ralston, CEO of World Obesity Federation on Wednesday 15 July, 5.15pm – 6.45pm, as part of their Women Redesigning Food Systems series. The complex interplay between obesity and food systems has been exacerbated by a narrative in which words and images misrepresent the drivers…
Today is the Day of Celebration and Action where we will showcase the incredible work our partners are doing across the Network as they strive to meet the needs arising from the current crisis. Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter throughout the day to read all the latest news from across the city and…
The Government is making grants of up to £100,000 available to food charities. You can apply for the grant to provide for people: unable to afford food who have moved into temporary accommodation as a result of COVID-19, for example those who have left home due to domestic abuse, newly released prisoners, the newly homeless…
Food during Lockdown in Plymouth: Has Covid-19 changed what you eat? Are you self-isolating? Cooking for yourself or a family? Are you growing food? Are you having difficulty getting the food you need? How have you or your community responded to all these challenges? Covid 19 and the current lockdown is having an impact on…
Devon Community Foundation COVID-19 Response Weekly Briefing, 7 May 2020 There’s a great spotlight on food and nutrition is this week’s issue. Click here or below to download the Devon Community Foundation COVD-19 Response Briefing 07.05.20 DCF Covid Weekly Briefing 6_07.05.20
NEW FOOD FOUNDATION DATA: Veg Box sales increase by 111% in six weeks as a result of Covid-19 May 2020 : Read the full report here. New data from the Food Foundation shows that UK veg box sales have increased by 111% in the six weeks between the end of February 2020 and mid-April 2020…
Poultry News Written for ‘Poultry News’ by Professor James Lowenberg-DeBoer, Elizabeth Creak Chair of Agri-Tech Economics at Harper Adams University. The food security of the United Kingdom in the post-COVID-19 pandemic depends on decisions made now. The media is full of reports about the short-term effects of the pandemic and lockdown: empty supermarket shelves; dairy…
As a Social Enterprise city we felt it was important to bring you the latest news from our friends at Social Enterprise UK. This research is based on the responses of social enterprises to a survey looking in depth at the impact of COVID-19 on social enterprises; how social enterprises are adapting to the crisis…