Waking at 5am on the 3rd January, we headed to Oxford for the Oxford Real Farming Conference. The event was a fantastic opportunity to meet people from a range of professions and organisations working to forward food and sustainability and hear fascinating discussions on topics ranging from regenerative supply chains to how to reduce our dependency … Continue reading Oxford Real Farming Conference 2019
Cambridge Sustainable Food Hub Surveys
In order to ensure our Food Hub meets the needs of future clients, we are undertaking research to identify the requirements of food businesses, start-ups and local producers. If you support our vision, please provide us with feedback in the following forms: 1. Food start-ups/small food businesses 2. Established food businesses (e.g. restaurant/cafe/catering/retailer) 3. Cambridgeshire … Continue reading Cambridge Sustainable Food Hub Surveys
Healthy New Towns
In March 2016, the NHS announced its commitment to create 10 new 'Healthy New Towns'. The development of these towns will involve the collaboration of clinicians, urban planners and designers, and technology experts. We've heard plenty about the concept of 'obesogenic environments' (environments that promote a lifestyle that is sedentary and that provide and encourage … Continue reading Healthy New Towns
MassChallenge Switzerland
Our Project Manager, Alice, arrived last week for three months in Switzerland to complete the EIT FAN (Food Accelerator Network) programme with MassChallenge Switzerland. Here, she reflects on the first week: Steep learning curves It’s a huge learning curve for me, not having had any experience in business thus far and - I’m fairly certain … Continue reading MassChallenge Switzerland
Nuffield Council on Bioethics Workshop
Yesterday we were at the Nuffield Council on Bioethics workshop titled 'the future of food sustainability in the UK'. As one of their 'horizon scanning workshops' the day brought together a wide range of individuals from a variety of disciplines and sectors to explore what challenges we will face in making food more sustainable in … Continue reading Nuffield Council on Bioethics Workshop