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Food as a public good
We were waiting anxiously in hospital with our 6 year old. He was in considerable pain, and not allowed to eat or drink while he awaited an emergency operation to have his appendix out. Grateful to be offered a bed in the children’s ward, we browsed the large and attractive wall posters as we waited,…
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Welcome to Chris Haydon!
We’re really pleased to have Chris Haydon join us from this week (Feb 12th) to help out with administering across the range of Partnership projects. I asked Chris about his thoughts on the role on day one… “As you know, I’ve been a supporter of the work the Greater Lincolnshire Food Partnership do in the…
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Six places for real bread in Lincoln
Real Bread Week 2024 Real Bread week – 17th – 25th February – is the international celebration of Real Bread (that is, bread made without chemical raising agents, so-called processing aids or any other additives) – and the people behind its rise! During this week, the Real Bread Campaign encourages us to bake our own…
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3 things I took away from the Lincolnshire Food Summit
Reflections by Laura Stratford, Food Partnership Coordinator At the end of last year, around 80 people who are involved in foodbanks and other kinds of food support gathered at The New Life Centre in Sleaford for the Lincolnshire Food Summit. We came to listen, to share, and to find ways to collaborate. From what you…
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The Lincolnshire Food Summit 2023
How do we ensure that everyone in our community has enough good food to eat? 80-odd people involved in foodbanks and community larders, -groceries, -cafes and more, got together on the 23rd November at the Lincolnshire Food Summit. It was an opportunity to develop local and collaborative responses to food challenges, in an economic context…
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Food Banks and Community Groceries in Lincoln
by Simon Hawking, CEO of Acts Trust How are we doing, Lincoln? I’m a Yellow Belly, born and bred in Lincoln and I love that I get to work here too! I’ve been involved in running charity projects in the city for over 25 years, meeting a lot of people who are achieving amazing things…
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The Future of Food in the Fens – online event
This online event explores a range of challenges that we will face in relation to food production on the Grade 1 land of the Lincolnshire Fens, including transport, flooding, climate change, policy, infrastructure, biodiversity and more. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions, contribute to discussions and will be prompted to reflect on a…
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News from the World Food Programme
We hosted a fascinating, challenging and very moving talk by Greg Barrow from the UN World Food Programme yesterday, at Mint Lane Cafe, to celebrate World Food Day. The Challenge of Hunger Greg outlined what a uniquely challenging year it has been in the humanitarian world: Climate change and global conflict are driving forces in…
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Lincolnshire Food Summit 2023
This food summit aims to bring together Foodbanks, Community Groceries and organisations offering Food Support across Greater Lincolnshire to share ideas, best practice and develop solutions. As we all face the difficulty of sourcing food and supporting our communities we hope to support each other in finding solutions and collaborating. The day will focus on…
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Water
Water is Life. Water is Food. Leave No-one Behind. This is the bold statement for this year’s World Food Day on 16th October – the anniversary of the Food & Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. As changes in the climate and degradation of ecosystems put increasing pressure on water availability for food and farming…
