Organisation actions
Great things happen when people work together. Take a look through the suggestions below or come up with your own and take action as a community group, charity, voluntary organisation, business, department, school, church or foundation to help more people benefit from a better food culture in Leeds.
By getting involved, you’ll be helping Leeds to achieve a Sustainable Food Places Silver Award.
Please note, by joining the movement below, you will receive updates about the work FoodWise is involved in across the city and opportunities for you to get involved.
Avoid food waste
Why not take action by…?
- Reducing portion sizes in your canteen.
- Providing compost bins for food scraps.
- Offering takeaway options for leftovers.
- Giving surplus food to local charities or food banks.
- Providing facilities to preserve or freeze food (e.g. a communal freezer).
- Ensuring caterers only buy what they can use.
- Signing up to the Courtauld Commitment 2030.
- Or come up with an action of your own!
Encourage a healthy workplace
Why not take action by…?
- Making fresh fruit available for staff and visitors.
- Hosting tasty and nutritious group lunches.
- Running skill-building sessions, for example on cooking healthy meals or growing your own food.
- Asking caterers to provide nutritious, plant-based options.
- Having at least one ‘meat free’ day each week in your canteen.
- Providing service users with a more ‘meat free’ meal options.
- Organising a healthy bake-off or potluck picnic.
- Or come up with a pledge of your own!
Give space for growing food
Why not take action by…?
- Giving space over to growing fruit and vegetables.
- Setting up a school allotment or a garden for service users.
- Allowing staff time to volunteer at a community garden.
- Setting up a Little Veg Library for your staff, service users and others.
- Sharing food you’ve grown with others.
- Growing salad and herbs on indoor windowsills.
- Or come up with an action of your own!
Grow the movement
Why not take action by…?
- Sharing healthy, sustainable eating tips with others.
- Posting about your FoodWise action/s on social media.
- Hosting a food action event or competition.
- Asking your staff or students to become FoodWise.
- Sharing food skills and knowledge on nutrition and cooking.
- Helping out colleagues that are new to growing by giving advice.
- Or come up with your own suggestion!
Support local, fair and seasonal
Why not take action by…?
- Serving seasonable, healthy produce.
- Buying from producers in Yorkshire and the surrounding counties.
- Serving higher welfare meat such as organic, free-range, grass-fed and outdoor reared and bred. Partnering with a community farm or market garden.
- Buying Fairtrade tea and coffee.
- Or come up with an idea of your own!