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Great @FoodEthicsNews blog on 'what if' workshop
"Being led by the idea of progress not perfection can help to unlock pragmatic solutions that can make a shift now. And maybe nourish some bigger dreams..."
The food strategy is languishing. Need to revive
https://foodcitizenship.info/2022/11/30/gathering-to-reimagine-the-food-system/
Another barrier is a consumer mindset—if we are only consumer, we are helpless. If we think of ourselves as food citizens, we can act towards change.” 2/2
If you're about King George V Playing Fields this Saturday we will be there with @belfastcc to finish up #NationalTreeWeek 🌳 More info 👇 https://twitter.com/belfastcc/status/1597896591662321665
Call to King George V Playing Fields this Sat 3 Dec to pick up a free tree & help us to our #OneMillionTrees target! 🌳
Our 'Give A Tree A Home' event is part of National Tree Week- everyone welcome 👏
Join our mailing list to hear about future events: http://ow.ly/GrQz50LQPfU
49% of families on low incomes are buying fewer fresh veg because of the increase in the price of their groceries. @AlexRoseCharity is helping thousands of families around the UK afford the fruit & veg they need to give their children a healthy diet. https://bit.ly/ARC-big-give
One of the highlights of my year. Rebecca Solnit says 'the hope I'm interested in is about broad perspectives with specific possibilities, ones that invite or demand that we act' - we found many specific possibilities and invitations to act. I am grateful. #FoodCitizenShift
Last month, a group of chefs, businesses, thinkers & charities gathered at Omved Gardens to begin a national conversation about the food system.
The workshop, held by us & @ukfoodcitizens, demonstrated that change is possible.
Read more: https://foodcitizenship.info/2022/11/30/gathering-to-reimagine-the-food-system/
📷 Will Hearle
Interested in ethical dairy farming? 🐄 join @MossgielFarm @FAIfarms @FoodEthicsNews for a session on stepping off the dairy treadmill in Oxford in January 🌾
Last few tickets left... book now! https://buytickets.at/oxfordrealfarmingconference/717391 https://twitter.com/FarmersGuardian/status/1597326465929838594
The Ethical Dairy has cow-with-calf dairy farming at its core. Rainton Farm is home to Europe’s largest cow-with-calf dairy farm, a concept which underpins David and Wilma Finlay’s commitment to producing food in a sustainable way.
#FarmingCAN
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