This webinar, hosted by the Local Government Association (LGA), serves as an introduction for councils and those new to local food systems work on how food partnerships can help improve public health outcomes, reduce food insecurity, increase accessibility and affordability, and support local economic growth.
Bringing together council leaders, public health professionals and food partnership practitioners, we shared real-world of experiences of how transforming local food systems improves health, sustainability and community resilience. Our deputy director Helen Starr-Keddle represented Sustainable Food Places and Food Matters, and was joined by Cllr Emily O’Brien (LGA Neighbourhoods Committee), John Wilcox (Wakefield City Council), Sam Dyer (Cambridge Food Partnership) and Andy Gold (London Borough of Newham).
This session offerrf practical guidance on getting started as a food partnership: securing political buy-in, public consultation processes, food summits, and different food partnership models and structures. It also explored how food partnerships adapt to rural and urban contexts, measure impact, and embed food across council priorities including public health, climate action and economic development.
Watch the full webinar below:
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This webinar, hosted by the Local Government Association (LGA), serves as an introduction for councils and those new to local food systems work on how food partnerships can help improve public health outcomes, reduce food insecurity, increase accessibility and affordability, and support local economic growth.
Bringing together council leaders, public health professionals and food partnership practitioners, we shared real-world of experiences of how transforming local food systems improves health, sustainability and community resilience. Our deputy director Helen Starr-Keddle represented Sustainable Food Places and Food Matters, and was joined by Cllr Emily O’Brien (LGA Neighbourhoods Committee), John Wilcox (Wakefield City Council), Sam Dyer (Cambridge Food Partnership) and Andy Gold (London Borough of Newham).
This session offerrf practical guidance on getting started as a food partnership: securing political buy-in, public consultation processes, food summits, and different food partnership models and structures. It also explored how food partnerships adapt to rural and urban contexts, measure impact, and embed food across council priorities including public health, climate action and economic development.
Watch the full webinar below:
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