The Food Foundation Podcast

The Food Foundation
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The Food Foundation Podcast

The Food Foundation podcast is the voice of the charity that tackles the growing challenges facing the UK’s food. Reporting from the frontline of food insecurity, it reveals the gaps in the food system and the inspiring initiatives that are fixing them. From the stigma of free school meals to the enormous impact of holiday activities on hungry children, we find the stories that change lives, bind communities and make the politicians sit up and listen. Producer: Gilly Smith for the Food Foundation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 11 MIN. AGO

    Pod Bites: Healthy Start campaign

    Vicki Gilroy, health visitor, children' nurse and Director of Innovation Research at the Institute of Health Visiting on the Healthy Start scheme. She tells us why the Food Foundation, along with more than 80 partner organisations, have written a letter to the Government calling for important changes to help pregnant women and those with babies and toddlers living in poverty receive the basic support they need for their children to grow up healthily.. Click here for the Food Foundation Manifesto and here to sign up for the newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7 min

  2. JAN 24

    Recipe for Change campaign

    Hannah Brinsden, head of policy and advocacy at the Food Foundation is with a panel from politics, policy, academia and investment to discuss what we need from the new government, including from the new food strategy and the mission boards, to really incentivize a healthier food system and ensure everyone can access and afford a healthy diet.  The episode is part of our recipe for change campaign led by Sustain, The Food Foundation, Obesity Health Alliance, with a wider coalition of nearly 50 supporting organisations.  The campaign is calling for the government to introduce a new tax on food companies to encourage them to improve the healthiness of the food they sell us and play their part in supporting our health.  To discuss the opportunities of the new government and what is to come, Hannah is joined by Alison Tedstone, former Department of Health and Public Health England chief nutritionist; conservative peer, James Bethell; Adam Briggs from the Health Foundation and Antony Yousefian, a partner at The First Thirty Ventures.  Click here for the Food Foundation Manifesto and here to sign up for the newsletter. Click here for more on Recipe for Change, read its latest briefing here and about public support for Government intervention to ensure a healthier food industry here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min

  3. JAN 17

    Pod Bites: The Oxford Farming Conference

    The Food Foundation’s Executive Director Anna Taylor reports back from the 2025 Oxford Farming Conference where she presented a joined-up horticulture and healthy food strategy, making the link between the UK’s poor diet with social inequity. She argued that the UK’s increasing reliance on highly processed cheap food has led to a dangerously weak fresh produce sector and a downward spiral for health. Here she takes us through what she sees as the opportunities for securing more minimally processed foods from farms produced in Britain. She explains that this could deliver benefits for both farmers and consumers at the same time, and help to tackle some of these crisis at either end of the supply chain. Click here for the Food Foundation Manifesto and here to sign up for the newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    13 min

  4. JAN 10

    Pod Bites: Exploring regenerative agriculture

    Richard Kipling, researcher in the TABLE initiative at Oxford University tells us about our work on the Reckoning with Regeneration Project. This one year project, funded by the AGILE initiative, focuses on regenerative agriculture, and examines whether or not it can deliver sustainable, nutritious food and a just food system.  Click on the links above for more information. Click here for the Food Foundation Manifesto and here to sign up for the newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7 min

  5. JAN 3

    Pod Bites: Revolutionising hospital food

    Kelly Parsons from the University of Cambridge tells us about an exciting initiative to make the food served in Birmingham Children's Hospital more environmentally sustainable.  This initiative is being delivered and evaluated as part of the Mandala Consortium Research project, one of the research projects funded by the UK Research and Innovation Program on transforming the UK food system and help create a 'net zero' NHS.  Click here to find more about the project. Click for the Food Foundation Manifesto and here to sign up for the newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    10 min

  6. 12/27/2024

    Pod Bites: Campaigners review 2024

    In this last Pod Bites of the year, Food Foundation Ambassadors, 16 year-old Alex Istrate and Adult Food Ambassador, Dominic Watters look back on their highlights as advocates for a fairer, more sustainable food system. Click here for the Food Foundation Manifesto and here to sign up for the newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    8 min

  7. 12/20/2024

    Pod Bites: Should healthy eating advice be updated?

    Sarah Pullen, Food System Lead at Birmingham City Council, tells us about the city's journey to transform our food system, and the Birmingham Eating Guidance Exploration report into how to create an environment where people have the capability, opportunity and motivation to eat a nutritious and sustainable diet. Click here for the resources and to read the report, and click here for the Food Foundation Manifesto and here to sign up for the newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7 min

  8. 12/13/2024

    Pod Bites: Labour's new Food Strategy

    Dr Hannah Brinsden, head of policy and advocacy at the Food Foundation on the latest Government Food Security Report and the announcement that there will be a new food strategy.  Click here for more information on the report, the Food Foundation Manifesto and here to sign up for the newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    12 min
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The Food Foundation podcast is the voice of the charity that tackles the growing challenges facing the UK’s food. Reporting from the frontline of food insecurity, it reveals the gaps in the food system and the inspiring initiatives that are fixing them. From the stigma of free school meals to the enormous impact of holiday activities on hungry children, we find the stories that change lives, bind communities and make the politicians sit up and listen. Producer: Gilly Smith for the Food Foundation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    The Food Foundation
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    129
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © The Food Foundation
  • Show Website
    The Food Foundation Podcast

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