RECOMMENDED. An action plan for turning around the nation's health in five to ten years. 🇬🇧💪
That's the new report from the Health Covenant team. (👇).
We'll be bust if we don't do something like this.
Essential reading for future governments.

medium.com/@Covenantforhe…

Our fundraising team enjoyed a delicious meal at The Grove School with supporters Charles & Wayne from thefoodpeople. Since 2020, they've raised £90K+ for us! Their support helps improve food education for countless children.
Thank you for helping fuel the next generation! 🌱✨

✨TONIGHT✨

Catch #Ravenous author Henry Dimbleby on 5x15 at 7pm talking about all things food and eating 🍩🌍

Book your ticket: 5x15.com/events/5-speak…

If you missed Henry Dimbleby's appearance on Prue Leith's Cotswold Kitchen, don't worry! You can still catch the episode and hear all about the work being done to transform school food: bit.ly/3VxeV87

Kudos to @LidlGB for some excellent special offers on veg this Easter. Beats the usual supermarket twofers on Coke, biscuits and crisps.
Carrots (1kg) – 15p
Bunch Spring Onions – 15p
White Potatoes (2 kg) – 15p
Green Beans (220g) – 15p
Swede – 15p
300g Echalion Shallots – 15p

Interesting points on making the best of uncertain evidence

🆕Series Prue Leith 's My Cotswold Kitchen continues today at 11:40am on ITV
Food campaigner Henry Dimbleby joins Prue to explain how he convinced Michelin-starred chefs to work in school kitchens. ⭐👨‍🍳

A little thread on one of the simplest ideas in farming but which has a massive impact on profitability

This is basically how forage (grass etc) grows and is available over the year

(The graphics are borrowed from a Kit Pharo presentation)

“Analysis of preserved food remains showed the settlement’s inhabitants were eating meat stews, dumplings and bread, chops of pork and lamb, and – possibly – honey-basted venison.” Food in East Anglia in the Bronze Age…. theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/m…

Excited (and nervous) to be giving the lecture at the Bennett Institute in Cambridge on Friday. In front of some of the sharpest minds to help with the National Food Strategy. Talking about why political intervention in complex systems is so damn hard. bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/events/annual-…

An experimental weight loss pill seems to be more potent than Ozempic and bypasses the need for injections. newscientist.com/article/242127…

A bit of positivity.

Reach high. Be curious. Learn. Innovate. Embrace new ideas. With the right support & the right mindset, the future of farming is bright.

Henry Dimbleby BBC Radio 4 Today

Our co-founder and chair Henry Dimbleby, spoke on BBC Radio 4 Today this morning:

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We’ve signed a letter to Schools Minister Damian Hinds, calling to ensure all pupils who are entitled to #FreeSchoolMeals are able to receive them. Currently, families face things like language/technology barriers and social stigma. #SchoolFoodReview

schoolfoodmatters.org/news-views/new…

see Defra UK evidence base for their new schemes - their blog defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2024/03/11/the…

We’re thrilled to announce the 2023 shortlist for the annual André Simon Food & Drink Book Awards! A huge thankyou to everyone who entered and congrats to those shortlisted 🥂
Winners announced April 29 #andrésimonawards

Talking about this on BBC Radio 4 Today at 7.50. We need a little more care, a little more love, in the system.