In a guest column for The Grocer, Chair of the Food Ethics Council @eltasmith.bsky.social, writes about why a right to food is needed in the new food strategy for England www.foodethicscouncil.org/opinion/miss...

Farmer and member of the Food Ethics Council, Ian Pigott, has written a blog 'farming on a knife-edge'. In this, he outlines the current plight of many UK farmers, plus the hope of regen ag, if properly supported www.foodethicscouncil.org/opinion/farm...

Rising food prices drive by climate crisis threaten world's poorest - via the Guardian www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Our exec director @dancrossley.bsky.social was lucky enough to be at Groundswell yesterday. An amazing buzz around regenerative and agroecological food & farming

From our friends at @tabledebates.bsky.social Upcoming webinar series from TABLE on alternative proteins and better food futures: moving beyond the binary www.tabledebates.org/event/altern...

We're delighted to share that Elta Smith is new Chair of the Food Ethics Council. Under the rotating Chair model we have operated for several years, Elta has taken over the Chair role from Albert Tucker, for the next yr You can read Elta's biography here: www.foodethicscouncil.org/who-we-are/o...

A is for Action D is for Distributed Leadership X is for (E)Xperimentation What's your A to Z? Learn from the collective insights of those at our recent event on the future of food, farming & funding in N Ireland. Read the blog from @bethbell.bsky.social www.foodethicscouncil.org/opinion/the-...

71% of civil society organisations involved in food & farming (that took part in Food Issues Census 2024-25) told us they are addressing root causes - suggesting that civil society is working to fill critical gaps left by the government and other institutions. Invest in better food and farming.

Watch 'Food Issues Census 2024-25 unpacked' webinar back: www.foodethicscouncil.org/insights/foo... Recommended for Civil society organisations involved in UK food & farming + current/ potential funders: learn about opportunities for collective impact, inform your strategy & better target funding.

Interested in the future of food, farming and funding in UK? Join our free webinar on 4th June (12pm). We'll share insights from Food Issues Census 2024-25, the biggest survey of civil society organisations involved in food & farming in UK. Register now: www.foodethicscouncil.org/event/webina...

Join our webinar on 4th June (12-1.15pm UK) to unpick Food Issues Census 2024-25. Lead author, Nadeen Haidar, will share key findings. If you’re a funder, potential funders or work on food & farming within the nonprofit/civil society ecosystem, pls sign up: www.foodethicscouncil.org/event/webina...

We're excited to be sharing headlines from Food Issues Census 2024-25 at an event we're hosting in Bristol today. The full report will be published on 15th May

Calling funders, potential funders and civil society organisations interested in food. Join us on 9th May in Bristol. Register now to secure a place: lnkd.in/drciYviY

Felix Project is hosting a panel event about the environmental impact of food waste in London on 28th April Our Exec Director Dan Crossley will be speaking. You can buy tickets here: tfpxfuture.eventbrite.com

For those in or near Belfast, we’re involved in a workshop this afternoon (2-4pm) at Brink! On Union St. Free admission. Come along!

Urgent slowness...? As we emerge into spring (in the N hemisphere), we're reflecting back on our last year. We're trying something different. What shifts do you see away from traditional 'impact reports'. Who can we learn from? See our reflections report www.foodethicscouncil.org/insights/ref...

Our Exec Director @dancrossley.bsky.social was in Westminster for the Citizen Manifesto launch - part of the Food Conversation from @ffc-commission.bsky.social. Involving people in policymaking leads to better decisions, greater agency, better buy-in & better outcomes ffcc.co.uk/publications...

It’s World Happiness Day! 😃 UK ranked 23rd in latest World Happiness Report (Finland was top). 👉 One thing the report noted was that “sharing meals with others was strongly linked with wellbeing across the globe” 🥘 Who else is a fan of food sharing? bbc.com/news/article...

Still going through it, but Prof Tim Lang's new UK civil food resilience report is a must-read. Pleased to see our Food Policy on Trial that explored UK public food procurement get a mention - and to be described as a "small but respected NGO"👍 nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/publications...

Thank you everyone that has responded to the Food Issues Census survey to date. It will close at the end of Sat 25th Jan ⏰

💫 FINAL CHANCE to shape the future of funding for UK food & farming. Take part in the Food Issues Census. Share your priorities w/ funders & other decision-makers. ⏰ Final deadline to reply is Sat 25th Jan. ✨ Take the survey today: form.jotform.com/243423813703... vimeo.com/1046771830

🙌🏼 Shape the future of funding for food and farming 📍This is an opportunity for organisations working & organising in food & farming to share your priorities & challenges with UK funders. ✏️ Find out more & take part: form.jotform.com/243423813703047

🙌🏼 Llunio dyfodol cyllido ar gyfer bwyd a ffermio 📍Dyma gyfle i sefydliadau sy'n gweithio ac yn trefnu ym maes bwyd a ffermio rannu’u blaenoriaethau a’u heriau gyda chyllidwyr y DU. ✏️ Am fwy o wybodaeth ac i gymryd rhan, ewch i: form.jotform.com/243423813703047

👐Last chance to take part!👐🏾 👇🏽👇🏻👇🏿

💫 Last chance to shape the future of funding for UK food & farming. Take part in the Food Issues Census. Share your priorities w/ funders & other decision-makers. ⏰ Final deadline to reply is now 25th Jan. ✨ Take the survey today: form.jotform.com/243423813703... vimeo.com/1046771830

Take part in the Food Issues Census today. Share your priorities w/ funders & other decision-makers by 21st Jan form.jotform.com/243423813703... Financial support available through Inclusion Fund to ensure all can participate www.foodethicscouncil.org/our-work/foo... vimeo.com/1046771830?s...

We loved hosting a thought-provoking and hopefully engaging workshop today at #ORFC25 on ‘Real voices on the right to food’, with expert facilitation from @bethbell.bsky.social and fantastic expert input from @deewoods.bsky.social Pete Ritchie @nourishscotland.bsky.social & Kay Johnson 😊

‘Doing dairy differently’ at #ORFC25 - three dairy farmers doing cow calf contact. Great to hear their stories about the challenges & opportunities (including making farmers happy) We did our own case studies on doing dairy differently in our Dairy Project www.foodethicscouncil.org/our-work/dai...

For those working in UK civil society organisations at #ORFC25 and #OFC25, pls respond to the Food Issues Census before 17 Jan. Shape the future of funding & resources + identify opportunities for greater collective impact www.foodethicscouncil.org/programme/fo...

In Oxford for farming conferences? Oxford Real Farming Conference has just kicked off! Join our #ORFC25 session - Real voices on the right to food - at 4pm today (Thurs), Seminar Room, Cheng Building. See you there!

Who’s excited about being in Oxford?! For those who’ll be at Oxford Real Farming Conference and/ or Oxford Farming Conference this week, what are you looking forward to doing, which sessions are you heading to and who are you looking forward to seeing…? #ORFC #ORFC2025 #OFC #OFC2025

10 days left to take part! Food Issues Census open for responses until 17 Jan. All UK civil society organisations working on, & organising around, food are invited. Shape future of funding & resources + identify opportunities for greater collective impact www.foodethicscouncil.org/programme/fo...