Four recent reports with implications for food policy work in Bristol (compiled by Joy Carey).
Council for the Protection of Rural England, ‘From Field to Fork: the value of England’s local food webs’, June 2012
Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and…
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Who Feeds Bristol report:
Read the foundational report authored by Joy Carey that inspired the Bristol Food Policy Council:
Who Feeds Bristol
You can find the report summary here and the separate case studies and appendices here. Read more [...]…
Bristol Food Policy Council Planning comments for Development Management Policy. This work is based on the findings of the Who Feeds Bristol report, the subsequent work underway on developing a sustainable and resilient food plan for Bristol and the …
Bristol Food Policy Council response to the proposed changes to the school curriculum. Our primary concern is that all schools be included without exception and recommend that where schools have yet to become fully equipped to provide cooking and food…
Bristol Food Policy Council response to the Sainsburys Memorial Ground Planning Application. The conclusion of the Bristol Food Policy Council is: the vitality of Bristol’s local independent shops and high streets is highly vulnerable to the growth of the …
Mayoral Food Conversation on Surplus Food and Waste. Theme – Redistribute, recycle and compost food waste. A discussion involving a select group of city surplus food and waste experts exploring Food Policy ambitions as expressed in the food outcomes …
Sustainable Bishopston Reports to Bristol Green Capital Community Challenge Fund, including a report on the Sustainable Bishopston Traders’ Food Waste and
Recycling service April 2013 by Martin Fodor. There are a number of legislative and regulatory factors affecting collections …
Food Poverty in Bristol by the Matthew Tree Project. Food insecurity and hunger are very real problems in Bristol. Though the U.K. has long been among the richest nations in the world, our national income poverty rate in 2010 was …
Photo report from the Scaling Up Urban Agriculture event on 3 October, 2012. Photo report and summary of discussions, 3 Oct 2012, Hamilton House (Scaling up might actually mean connecting up – findings of the national Making Local Food Work …
Urban and Community Food Strategies: The Case of Bristol by Joy Carey. How can a city influence the food system? The first step is to understand how the food system operates and how the different elements are interconnected.…