Our Mission and Aims

Mission:

Working together for greener, fairer and healthier food for all, through sustainable local action.

Aims

1. Create a vibrant, prosperous and diverse sustainable food economy
4. Take a strategic and collaborative approach to good food governance and action
7. Support the development of community-based food production in Greater Lincolnshire enabling people to reconnect to their food source and make informed choices about the food they eat
2. Tackle food poverty, diet related ill-health and improve access to affordable healthy food
5. Tackle the climate & nature emergency through sustainable food & farming and end to food waste.
8. Support and enable the development of innovative, collaborative and experimental projects which contribute to a sustainable whole food system across Greater Lincolnshire

If your organisation supports our aims, you might like to join us as Food Partners.

Food Partners are committed to working together towards fairer, greener, healthier food for all.


From the blog:

Helen Fisher: a new coordinator at the Greater Lincolnshire Food Partnership

I’m excited to introduce my new colleague at the Greater Lincolnshire Food Partnership: Helen Fisher. I asked our network what you’d like to know about her – thanks to our friends for these great questions: How did you get into the world of regenerative solutions and low carbon shenanigans (the official terminology in case you…

The Story Behind Food Price Rises

You have probably noticed the cost of your supermarket trip rising – food prices have gone up 30% since April 2022.  Research by the Food Foundation found households struggling with the cost of food tended to cut back on fruit and veg, exacerbating health inequalities. Food insecurity now affects one in eight households – one…

Young Person’s Contribution: Can Robots Impact Our Food Choices?

Guest post by Aura Anderson-Ross, University of Lincoln Can a robot convince you to eat more sustainable foods? With concerns surrounding the climate and food systems growing, a lot of research has been focusing on the best ways to promote sustainable eating. One such example is the development of social robots to provide nudges towards…

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