Introducing the ‘Good Food Cycle’, a fresh recipe for a healthier nation! 

The government has served up its new “Good Food Cycle” today (15 July) – a recipe aimed at driving a generational change in the nation’s relationship with food.

Here’s a taste of what they are proposing:

• A vibrant food landscape promoting healthier and more sustainable food sales
• Access for all to safe, affordable, healthy, convenient and appealing food options.
• Conditions for the food sector to thrive and grow sustainably, including investment in innovation and productivity, and fairer more transparent supply chains.

We are pleased to say that Leeds is one of over 100 network members of Sustainable Food and Places (SFP) and as a local food partnership, we are already driving many locally-rooted food initiatives. We were recently mentioned in  a recent SFP report highlighting the local force for climate action. You can read more about this in the report here.

SFP brings together pioneering food partnerships from towns, cities, boroughs, districts and counties across the UK that are driving innovation and best practice on all aspects of healthy and sustainable food. Sustainable Food Places is a partnership programme led by the Soil Association, Food Matters, Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming, Food Sense Wales, Nourish NI, and Nourish Scotland.