Covid-19 commentary: 13 features of our pre-Covid food system . . .
Noticing and responding to the frailties and weaknesses of the pre-Covid UK food system as they’re being exposed through this crisis,
Read Covid-19 commentary: Government food packages should not contain products that carry standard-rate VAT (aka drug foods)
We were approached by a serving officer from the Ministry of Defence a couple of days ago. His job is to coordinate food supplies to the ‘vulnerable’ across the West Midlands, part of the effort described in The Grocer article here.
Read Covid-19 commentary: What decision-makers need to pay attention to asap
Amid all the turmoil and flux even at these early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, we strongly recommend decision-makers at a national and local level keep in mind these six important points about our food supplies:
Read Food System Transformation #7: Loaves don’t grow on trees
The rationale behind writing the last two blogposts, #5: The scale needed for our five-a-day and #6: The fresh produce supply chain was because many (but not all) the nutrients we need come from fruit and vegetables. But nutrients...
Read Food System Transformation #4: A new corporate order?
Here’s a thought experiment: What would a list of the world’s largest food and beverage companies look like if there were a ‘food system transformation’?
Read Food System Transformation #3: The economic burden
As well the carrying capacity of the planet, there’s another reason why we need take urgent action. The economic burden of the food sector.
Read Climate Change Conference on 6th November 2019 in Birmingham
This is an expanded version of the talk I’m giving at the Climate Change Conference in Birmingham today, 6th November.
Read National Food Strategy #15: Drug foods and their specific risks to the food supply system
The profits and prevalence of drug-food companies present specific and damaging risks to the UK food supply chain.
Read National Food Strategy #7: A simplified fresh produce supply chain map
Getting fresh produce into UK cities, the very stuff of your dinner tonight — and that of over 66 million other people in the UK alone, involves a series of complex, dynamically changing operations. A simplified (!) version of...
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