January 2026

• “A diamond in a paper crown” Minette Batters recognises the Greater Lincolnshire Food Partnership at the Oxford Farming Conference
• “If we want healthier children and a more sustainable food future, this is where the work begins.” Dr Jason O’Rourke, at the Oxford Real Farming Conference
• Springwell Academy’s new student-run community grocery
• How much do supermarkets make from community food projects?
• How to make best use of agricultural land?
• The Planetary Health Diet

Happy Christmas!

• Christmas gift ideas for foodies
• BBC radio 4: Lincolnshire farmer talks about how farming can solve problems
• Winter reading
• Christmas Community Dinner with the Dialogue Society

November news

• Sustainable Food Places Day of Action in Westminster
• Lincoln Larder collect donations at Santa Fun Run
• Christmas Community Dinner with the Dialogue Society

October news

• A Feast of Photography at Mint Lane
• Food on the Mayoral agenda
• World Food Day 2025
• A Local Food Growth Plan
• Taste of Unity – social dining in Lincoln

September news

• A Feast of Photography – opportunity
• Follow the carrot report
• Cultivating food culture & celebrating sustainable chefs
• Taste of Unity – new social dining in Lincoln

Food Futures

• Recommendations from the Fens
• Climate Hope Lincoln launches food campaign: #ChooseLocal
• Market Garden entrepreneur opportunity
• Summer foodie markets and festivals

Summer dining

• Summer dining at Mint Lane
• Food on the KnapChat: People-Planet-Podcast
• Sustainable chefs
• Summer foodie markets and festivals

Foodie Opportunities

• Caterers wanted – Sandilands
• Volunteers wanted – Peace Kitchen
• Outdoor dining & gardening at Mint Lane
• African Meal Palace

The Cost of Hunger & Hardship

• New reports from Trussell and Food Foundation
• Friendship through food – through community radio
• Diverse Tea / Diverse City
• Events

Daniel’s Kitchen

• Can you help with new premises near Louth?
• Summer Food events
• TastEd teacher training

Diverse City – Diverse Tea

• Tea celebration
• Greater Lincolnshire Mayoral elections
• Tell us – outcomes from the Food Summit

Let’s talk about food!

• Host a Food Conversation toolkit
• Bank the Food app
• Business support for farming

Food Waste ActionWeek

March 2025

• The Good Food Place game
• Events

February 2025

• The Future of Food in the Fens webinar
• Sustainable Food at Sleaford’s Riverlight Festival
• Events

February 2025

• In conversation with Alison Hands, CEO at Lincolnshire Co-op
• Why is foodbank use reducing in Lincoln?
• Hosting a Food conversation

January 2025

• Lincolnshire Food Partnership at Oxford Real Farming Conference
• Orchard planting at Market Rasen Community Orchard
• Financial Inclusion Conference 2025
• More events…

Holiday reading, December 2024

• Stories from the Lincolnshire Food Summit, videos with Food Partners on the day
• Lincolnshire Food Summit in the BMJ
• Reflections on the Summit, by Matti Colley
• The determination to transform Lincolnshire’s food future, by Alex Wright
• Financial Inclusion Conference 2025
• ORFC
• Nose-to-tail dinner at Doddington

December 2024

• 5 Takeaways from the Lincolnshire Food Summit
• Video recordings of Food Summit talks + panel discussions
• Net Zero for Agri Cost Saving – online event from Business Lincs & PECT
• Free fruit tress for North Kesteven

November 2024

• Regional Food Hub – support programme with Better Food Traders
• The False Economy of Big Food – new report
• Host a Food Conversation
• Future Directions for Agroecology, with the Urban Agriculture Consortium
• Lincolnshire Food Partnership at Oxford Real Farming Conference 2025
• Sustainable Food Places – Day of Action in Westminster

October 2024

• You’re invited to the Lincolnshire Food Summit 2024!
• The Food Conversation, Lincolnshire
• Secrets of a Successful Farmers’ Market – Online Training
• Future Directions for Urban Agroecology Webinar
• Exploring the Future of Lowland Agricultural Peat – conference
• Day of Action & Celebration in Westminster
• Have you listened to the We Are Carbon podcast?

September 2024

• What’s City of Lincoln doing about food poverty? Interview with Martin Walmsley
• Sourdough September – Six places for sourdough in Lincoln
• Save the date: 21st November 2024
• Planning for the Planet – webinar with Sustainable Food Places
• Central Lincolnshire Design Code – do you want good food to be designed into the fabric of Lincolnshire?

August 2024

• Get ready for Sourdough September
• The Home Grown report: a roadmap to resilient fruit & veg production in England
• The Power of Food Partnership
• GLNP survey for farmers & landmanagers

July 2024

• Funding for Community Orchards
• Open Farm Saturday
• FarmStart recording

June 2024

• FarmStart
• General Election
• Summer HAF
• Whats On – events

April 2024

• Future of Food in the Fens
• Great Big Green Week 2024
• Lincolnshire Circular Economy
• Whats On – events

February 2024

• Welcome to Chris Haydon
• Future of Food in the Lincolnshire Fens
• Real Bread Week 2024
• Foodbanks and affordable food
• Whats On – events

Highlights of 2023

• Lincolnshire Breadbasket
• Supper Clubs
• DFP Bronze Award
• and more…

The Lincolnshire Food Summit: What Next?

1. Group Purchasing Exploration: Focus group
2. Beyond Food & Increasing Dignity: Focus group
3. Food Education Projects: Visiting schedule
4. Food Education Projects: Visiting schedule
5. Joining the dots
6. Lincolnshire Food Summit 2024

December 2023

• Lincolnshire Food Summit
• Landed Community Kitchens
• Fruit Trees for community orchards
• Volunteer drivers needed
• Fruit for school kids
• Work with us!

November 2023

• Lincolnshire Food Summit
• World Food Programme
• Amie’s reflections on the Good Food Movement
• Food Insecurity in Gainsborough survey
• Sudan Supper Club

October 2023

• World Food Day 2023
• Your Feedback, please
• Fens Workshop
• A Lincolnshire Breadbasket
• Supper Clubs
• Lincoln Permaculture Weekend

August 2023

• Can Foodbanks help with the cost of living crisis? (Spoiler alert: No!)
• A Lincolnshire Breadbasket
• Apple & Orchards
• Mexican Supper Club

July 2023

• HRH visit to Washingborough Academy
• Engaging with MPs in Parliament
• Is food too cheap of too expensive?
• Turkish Supper Club
• What’s On

June 2023

• We Are Carbon podcast: Evolving local food systems, featuring three small and awesome Lincolnshire food producers
• Workshops: the future of food in the Lincolnshire fens
• Investing in a better food future: in parliament with Sustainable Food Places
• Supper Club at Mint Lane

May 2023

• The Reality of Food Poverty in Lincoln – new report showing a rise in foodbank referrals, a drop in “surplus food” donations and the closure of Fareshare’s distribution centre in Lincoln
• School meals for all children
• Edible Garden Tours
• Pitch-in Kitchen & World Supper Clubs
• A Lincolnshire Breadbasket – bakers share a diversity of local loaves, chapatis and puri
• Bridging the Gap – de-polarising the food system

April 2023

• Thank you and farewell to our coordinator, Ticky
• Help tackle poverty in Lincolnshire: how to support Fareshare to distribute surplus food to people
• A Lincolnshire Breadbasket: what would a Lincolnshire loaf be like?
• Local food ecosystems: notes from the Tamar Valley
• Who’s responsible for food waste: time to look at the big picture?
• Campaign: school food for all

February 2023

• Food hub workshops in Lincoln
• How the Open Food Network addresses inequalities
• Good Food Movement: welcome to Amie, our new coordinator
• How to eat more plants: five brilliant veggie/vegan places in Lincoln
• Condiment Club
• Wilder Doddington & The Oxford Real Farming Conference