Working to change food policy and business practice to ensure everyone in the UK can afford and access healthy and sustainable food ๐๐ฃ๏ธ๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐
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๐๐ณ When money is tight, healthy food can be the first thing that goes back on the shelf.
No parent should have to choose between essentials and feeding their children well.
That's why 100+ orgs are calling for an expansion of @NHSHealthyStart
๐ง Listen in full: open.spotify.com/show/2l2iYVโฆ
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๐๐ป It's great to see @Jo_Frost and so many retailers supporting calls for the govt to extend @NHSHealthyStart including @sainsburys @coopuk @Morrisons and @IcelandFoods
๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฌ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ families are currently missing out: foodfoundation.org.uk/initiaโฆ
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๐จ ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฌ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป in households on #UniversalCredit are missing out on vital @NHSHealthyStart support due to the strict eligibility criteria.
So we're leading a coalition of 100+ organisations calling for @GOVUK to fix the scheme.
Show decision-makers every child deserves a Healthy Start by liking and sharing our new campaign video: piped.video/watch?v=1pjw5b5eโฆ
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Thanks for supporting @Jo_Frost @barnardos @Feeding_Britain @RCPCHtweets @ActionSaltSugar @BiteBack2030 @1stepsnutrition @SoilAssociation @WSN_NI @HughFW @savechildrenuk and many others.
Read our new briefing: โก๏ธ foodfoundation.org.uk/initiaโฆ
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๐ซโ๐น From coffee alternatives & cocktails to protein-rich products, beans are inspiring a new wave of food and drink innovation!
Chef @MelissaHemsley explores how pioneers are putting this versatile, planet-friendly ingredient to work in today's #BangInSome Beans episode.
๐ง open.spotify.com/episode/1BGโฆ
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๐๐ฑ Could climate shocks mean higher food prices and empty shelves in the supermarkets?
Join our Quick Bites webinar with environmental scientist @ProfPaulBehrens of @oxmartinschool at @UniofOxford and our Executive Director Anna Taylor.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regiโฆ
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๐ฃ๏ธ 'The question is no longer whether food matters, it's whether we're prepared to treat it with the urgency and ambition that it clearly deserves'
Our Public Affairs Lead @SophiaGreenblat assesses what priority the food system was given at this year's party conferences.
๐ง Listen in full: open.spotify.com/episode/4lAโฆ
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๐ข We've launched a new campaign toolkit with Sustainable Food Places to help all of our food partnerships to #BangInSomeBeans
Check it out and play your part in driving change: โก๏ธ foodfoundation.org.uk/communโฆ
ALT Bang in Some Beans Toolkit
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๐ฅ New Bang in Some Beans podcast!
What if every child had access to a school meal that fuels concentration, boosts their fibre & protein intake and doesn't break the bank?
Chef @MelissaHemsley visits the classrooms and kitchens already ahead of the curve in EP 1 of our new series: open.spotify.com/episode/381โฆ
@HughFW
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๐ซ Our #BanginSomeBeans podcast series is back - and this time it's bigger than ever!
Series 2 features a star-studded line-up, including @Happy_Mondays frontman Bez, longevity expert @thedanbuettner actor @PeterEgan6 and chef @HughFW
๐ง The trailer: open.spotify.com/episode/7BDโฆ
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Everyone should be able to live in a ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐๏ธ๐ฅ
With the government's announcement of a new ยฃ10 million fund to transform food in local communities across England, our Place-Based Food Systems Manager Leon Ballin shares why this has the potential to reduce food insecurity, boost local economies and health.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ about how national and local governments can make the most of this opportunity: foodfoundation.org.uk/news/gโฆ
โ Plus, how an incredible group of citizen experts brought insights from across England to create this new fund for local food system transformation. And why citizens voices and experiences must be embedded in future food policy.
#foodsystems #goodfoodneighbourhoods
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Could the next climate shock show up in your weekly food shop? ๐๐ฅ๐ฑ
Environmental scientist @ProfPaulBehrens , a Global Professor at the @oxmartinschool , @UniofOxford , and our Executive Director Anna Taylor explore the links between climate, nature and the price and availability of food in this webinar.
With a Super El Niรฑo predicted to cause global disruption next year, they unpack whether the UK is fully prepared for the shocks ahead and whether a Good Food Bill could mitigate the impact.
Register now โก๏ธ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regiโฆ
#climatechange #superelnino #goodfoodbill #foodprices @GreenAllianceUK @ECIU_UK
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A special announcement from @thedanbuettner , as seen on Netflix's ๐๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ก๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด ๐
#BangInSomeBeans pod is BACK -- tune in on 13 October for our first episode of the new series!
๐ Subscribe to ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ต now to get ahead of the curve โก๏ธ open.spotify.com/show/2l2iYVโฆ
@DanBuettnerPod @BlueZones
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๐๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ!
Join us tomorrow to unlock the power of beans ๐ซ
2pm on 6 October. Register for free โก๏ธ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regiโฆ
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๐ What does campaigning to improve the food system look like through the eyes of a youth activist?
We invited Food Ambassador Jacob & our Citizen Engagement Assistant Maki onto the podcast to share some insight.
๐ง Listen in full: open.spotify.com/show/2l2iYVโฆ
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