In our new 📷 for #TheFoodConversation, citizens tell us what they want from politicians when it comes to food. So far, we’re finding citizens are less divided, more thoughtful & more ambitious than many party manifestos... Watch now👇
Food, Farming and Countryside Commission
Non-profit Organizations
We work connecting food, farming and the public's health for a just transition to a greener, fairer economy.
About us
The Food, Farming and Countryside Commission is working to make the connections between sustainable food & farming, the countryside & environment, people's health & wellbeing, for a just transition to a greener, fairer economy. We're working with governments, businesses, and communities all around the UK, to turn radical ideas into practical actions and real change on the ground to tackle the climate, nature, health and now Covid19 crises.
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- Non-profit Organizations
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- 11-50 employees
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- Across UK counties and countries
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- Nonprofit
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- 2017
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Food, Farming and Countryside Commission reposted this
It's World Food Day next week. Want an opportunity to talk about the future of food closer to home? There are a heap of great resources. Great way to have fun and meet others in your community. Just register your interest or message me directly.
🗣 Interested in hosting your own Food Conversation to find out what people in your community really want from food? Come to a drop-in session to find out more about #TheFoodConversation project and what it's trying to achieve. There will also be a run-through of the online toolkit including session plans, slide decks, animation and films and other supporting materials and an opportunity to ask questions. Drop-in session dates below - book your spot now: 🗓 Friday 11th October, 11-12pm 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBaHbfz7 🗓 Weds 16th October, 10-11am 👉 https://lnkd.in/ex_6BpAs
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“It is clear that climate change is the biggest threat to UK food security. And these impacts are only going to get worse until we reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.” Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit's Tom Lancaster calling for government to support sustainable farming to build resilience to extreme weather, in response to reports that England has suffered its second worst harvest on record 👉 https://lnkd.in/euBzRjsz Milder winters and heavier rain throughout the year have resulted in a decline in staple crops, with England’s annual wheat haul estimated to be down by 21%. As FFCC’s Charlie Taverner sets out in his blog, the UK’s food system can only be secure if we make it more resilient. This means moving beyond a short-term focus on maximising production, to a long-term plan for “a fairer, more adaptable food system that works for all people as well as nature.” Read the blog here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKmNeXns
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Food, Farming and Countryside Commission reposted this
NEW REPORT: Rethinking Sustainability – Life-centric Agriculture in a Techno-centric World Everybody talks about ‘sustainability’ these days. But what does sustainability actually mean? The new Labour government claims it’s on a mission for change. But its commitment to sustainable and nature-friendly farming has been the subject of fierce debate as has its commitment to sustainability in the wider environment. But a clear commitment to continued economic growth and the creation of new markets, which has been a large part of the post-election narrative, suggests business-more-or-less-as-usual thinking at a time when we need more radical thinking and action around sustainability, both in agriculture and the wider environment. A new report from A Bigger Conversation - Rethinking Sustainability – Life-centric Agriculture in a Techno-centric World – argues that, today, the concept of ‘sustainability’ has become over-focussed on political expediency, corporate interests and market creation. The failure to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, alongside the increasing failure of the world to live within planetary boundaries, demonstrates how unsustainable and unfit for purpose a market/business/economy-centric approach (including “green growth”) to sustainability is. The report reviews the history of sustainable thinking and the missteps and short-termism that define a technocapitalist approach to sustainability and calls for a racial shift away from this path to a life-centric approach that is first and foremost grounded in sustaining life. Focussing on four key pillars of sustainability – Boundaries and limits, A duty of care, Sufficiency and Equity and democracy – the recommendations in the report align with decades of sustainability thinking and provides a framework for operating within clear ecological boundaries, addressing social and democratic aspects of sustainability, challenging existing power structures and economic models and promoting diversity in agricultural practices and decision-making. As a case study exercise, the report considers gene editing against its life-centric perspective and framework for sustainability and finds evidence for gene editing’s often audacious sustainability claims to be lacking. The authors judge gene editing to be a limited and incremental intervention, rather than a whole-system approach to agriculture, and one that doesn’t align with a life-centric, whole-system approach to sustainability.
Rethinking Sustainability from a Life-centric Perspective
https://abiggerconversation.org
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Food, Farming and Countryside Commission reposted this
Join Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum on the 17th of October to discuss Land use in England - priorities for food production, biodiversity and climate adaptation, and supporting agriculture! Our keynote speakers include Sue Pritchard Food, Farming and Countryside Commission , Professor Lee-Ann Sutherland The James Hutton Institute, Professor Bob Smith University of Kent, Lord Cameron of Dillington Land Use in England Committee ! More information: https://lnkd.in/e3FPf_fs
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New research from Trussell this week reveals more than 9 million people in the UK are vulnerable to reliance on food banks - and 1 in every 5 children have experienced hunger and hardship. https://lnkd.in/eDQsj6Hz People in #TheFoodConversation want everyone to be able to afford healthy food and see the unfairness in the system. They want big food businesses held to account – and government to rebalance the scales for a fairer, greener, healthier society. To find out more about what citizens really want from food 👉 https://lnkd.in/e5TZqVbz To explore our First 100 Days asks👉 https://lnkd.in/eEdnBJdT
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Food, Farming and Countryside Commission reposted this
It’s been a long journey for the development of a Regional Land Use Partnership approach in #Scotland Great to see the first launched as a foundation to work from to achieve a #JustTransition in Land Use and Agriculture for the South of Scotland The work and skilled facilitation that has gone into getting to this point is immense. Well done to both those who coordinated and those who participated 👏
We’re continuing to drive forward our huge collective vision for the South of Scotland as the first Regional Land Use Framework (RLUF) in Scotland was launched at the latest South of Scotland Regional Economic Partnership meeting. 🤝 It showcases yet again why the South of Scotland is the Natural Capital Innovation Zone for Scotland, driving our collective vision for a green, fair and flourishing South of Scotland. You can read the full framework 👇 https://lnkd.in/gSs9nGQm #SouthOfScotland #NaturalCapitalInnovationZone #SuccessStartsHere #InnovationStartsHere #InvestInSouthofScotland #DrivingChange
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"A land use framework... has long been needed in this country. It will set out the balance between food security, the use of renewable energy, the restoration of nature and the role of farming." Great to hear Department for Energy Security and Net Zero's Ed Miliband explicitly set out the cross-sectoral nature of the government's incoming #LandUseFramework in the commons yesterday 👉 https://lnkd.in/eDRurwKH As well as balancing competing demands on our land, our work piloting a Multifunctional Land Use Framework in Devon & Cambridgeshire shows that it can also bring local knowledge to the table, break down siloes, and bring sectors such as energy, housing and farming together. We’re now working to bring together diverse perspectives on a Land Use Framework from local authorities and other stakeholders to share practice & knowledge – and look forward to the government's green paper and consultation later this year. Explore our Rough Guide to the Multifunctional Land Use Framework: https://lnkd.in/evfzEj-F Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP Angela Rayner MP for Ashton Mary Creagh CBE MP
The Multifunctional Land Use Framework - A Rough Guide
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🗣 Interested in hosting your own Food Conversation to find out what people in your community really want from food? Come to a drop-in session to find out more about #TheFoodConversation project and what it's trying to achieve. There will also be a run-through of the online toolkit including session plans, slide decks, animation and films and other supporting materials and an opportunity to ask questions. Drop-in session dates below - book your spot now: 🗓 Friday 11th October, 11-12pm 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBaHbfz7 🗓 Weds 16th October, 10-11am 👉 https://lnkd.in/ex_6BpAs
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Helena Horton reporting that the government could cut financial support for farm flooding, despite six UK counties just experiencing their wettest September on record 👉 https://lnkd.in/ewWfJAY4 As NFU (National Farmers' Union)'s Rachel Hallos says, “we need a long-term plan for how we protect our towns and countryside from what is becoming more regular, and expensive, flooding events.” Watch our #FarmingVoices film to hear farmers explain why more resilience in our food and farming system is so important in the face of a changing climate and unfair supply chains👇 Gavin Lane Helen Browning Debbie Wilkins David Hill Harriet Bell Patrick Holden Sustainable Food Trust Riverford Organic Farmers