How thinking of ourselves differently can change the future of our food system
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Browse our key reports and toolkits to understand and grow the food citizenship movement
Food citizenship is a movement of organisations working across the UK food and farming sector that believe in treating people as citizens, not consumers.
As food citizens, we believe in the power of people. We want to and can have a positive influence on food and farming systems. We know that we express more of our selves as citizens than we do as consumers. When given that opportunity, we feel empowered to create positive change in and for our community. We act in keeping with our values and include other people. We want to do the right thing for society to thrive now and in the future. We are resilient, persistent, inclusive, trusting, hopeful.
This website is a hub for the food citizenship movement. It is a space to share tools, approaches and experiences to support larger a shift to the food citizen mindset. It is run by the Food Ethics Council.
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Building a Participatory Ecosystem in Barking and Dagenham
Every One Every Day is the largest participatory project in the world and a brilliant example of what can be achieved when you harness the skills present in a community.
We all have something to offer
In hard times, it is easy to spot all the things that are going wrong and identify what is missing. How can we build on the positive things that already exist within a community instead?
Reviving the heart of communities with START
START is an asset-based approach to community development. Here is an interview with regeneration practitioner Alister Shaw to find out more.
TAC: "The working group acknowledged that, as people, we think and act differently as citizens than we do as shoppers. Citizens consider issues of broader public interest whereas, as shoppers, we make purchasing decisions based on a narrower range of factors." #foodcitizenship
While much of the language in the TAC report is therefore unsurprisingly about 'consumers' and their interests, we're encouraged by SOME of the language in there and by the reference to our work on #foodcitizenship https://t.co/8k2yfQxOle
TAC: "The working group acknowledged that, as people, we think and act differently as citizens than we do as shoppers. Citizens consider issues of broader public interest whereas, as shoppers, we make purchasing decisions based on a narrower range of factors." #foodcitizenship
We're making progress!😍Trade and Agricultural Commission referencing #FoodCitizenship in their latest report. There is still much to do. Keep sharing the citizen story!📣 https://t.co/1aK8v9To12
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