Understanding poverty and poor diets
The barriers to cooking for people in poverty are complex and multiple. Too often resulting poor diets are thought to be an outcome of no cooking skills or lack of motivation. Alicia Weston from Bags of Taste, unpacks some of these more complex reasons and how they have been exacerbated under the pandemic and lockdown.
Resilience begins with a seed
As we move through the pandemic, we are thinking about how we can #BuildBackBetter and embed food citizenship thinking as we build and strengthen resilient
Food citizenship in Bristol’s response to COVID-19
Across the country there has been an outpouring of food responses to the COVID-19 crisis in the last few weeks. From innovative emergency food provision
Meaningful engagement with citizens
In the midst of political shifts and uncertainty, there is a new wave of politics bubbling under the surface. This new story is redefining what
How local authorities can engage with food citizens
With rising global crises and shrinking funding pots, local authorities have their work cut out to help and support their communities. Thankfully, there is a
Harnessing the power of food citizenship
Earlier this month, a group of us had the opportunity to gather around the question “How can thinking of ourselves and others as food citizens,
How to nurture and empower our employees
Treating people as food citizens isn’t simply thinking about our customers or members differently. It is about how we interact with people within the food
Why education alone cannot bring about positive change
The “solution” I hear mentioned most often when it comes to solving the current climate crisis is ‘education’. Indeed, education is a first step to
How young people can drive the Food Revolution
As a teenager, and largely by chance, I became involved in various local youth projects that opened my eyes to a world of organisations, projects
Fantastic leaders and where to find them
How to spot our fellow food citizen leaders You believe in people. You want to do the right thing for society to thrive now and
How to get people to care about food (And how to empower them to act)
Good news: people already care. As citizens, we care about animals being treated humanely, about the wellbeing of the environment, about the livelihoods of