By Matt Trevelyan, Farming in Protected Landscapes Officer for Nidderdale National Landscape March the 17th saw the launch of the Nidderdale Feast – a sustainable food project, aiming to fulfil nature, climate and heritage outcomes, whilst also providing a boost to the local economy and food culture. The project harnesses funding from Defra’s Farming in […]
FixOurFood: Cultivating the Future By Chino Bayoneta There are moments when a room feels larger than itself. Not because of the building, the audience size, or the reputation of the speakers, but because you get the sense that something important is trying to take shape inside it. That was the feeling at the recent celebration […]
Addressing food waste in schools is no longer just a sustainability goal—it’s becoming a regulatory necessity. With new regulations under the Environment Act 2021 coming into effect as of March 2025, schools in England with ten or more employees are required to separately collect food waste, dry recyclables, and residual waste. For schools producing more […]
The Yorkshire Stories of Sustainability is a documentary-style film series produced by FixOurFood, which serves as a visual showcase of the “quiet revolution” happening across Yorkshire’s food landscape. The series was born out of a partnership with the Deliciously Yorkshire Taste Awards. FixOurFood sponsored the Taste Awards and more recently introduced and sponsor the “Best Sustainable […]
An update from our Leeds Farm plot trials It has been another busy summer for the FixOurFood regenerative agriculture team. Dr. Ruth Wade made a key contribution to the UK Parliament’s new briefing on regenerative agriculture, the popular ‘Soil Doctor’ stand at the Great Yorkshire Show returned for July 2025 and there have been numerous […]
Behind the Lens: Capturing the Stories of the Yorkshire Grain Alliance By Sophie Stewart, Programme Manager, FixOurFood Over the last few months, the FixOurFood team has had the immense pleasure of travelling across Yorkshire, to capture the stories of the people powering a quiet revolution in our local food system. Our mission was to create […]
By Albert Muleke As an Agricultural Systems Modeller within FixOurFood, I constantly draw from unique ideas across diverse platforms to design and model sustainable farming systems that embed regenerative practices. This years’ Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture Festival provided exactly that platform. In July, I joined over 10,000 visitors at the Cherry family’s Lannock Farm near Hitchin, […]
TC/ESG25 Conference: Navigating Sustainability Transformations Towards Justice and Equity AUG 18–21, 2025Johannesburg, South Africa The Transformations Community, in collaboration with the Earth System Governance Project (ESG), and Wits University, hosted its 7th biennial conference in Africa. With a focus on collaboration, the event brought together researchers, experts, and their community partners who co-produce knowledge and actionable solutions for […]
All is Well at Groundswell by Wiktoria Szkolnicka What happens when you put farmers, food activists, academics and chefs in a field together and ask them to reimagine the future of food? I found out this summer at the Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture Festival. As I prepare to begin a PhD in food systems research after […]
Silent Kitchens to Shared Stories by Fi Black As a FixOurFood Commissioner and secondary food teacher, I’ve spent years redesigning food education to incorporate seasonal cooking, surplus ingredients, and budget-conscious skills. I’ve built partnerships with Suma, developed school gardens, secured funding for family fruit and vegetable vouchers, and helped establish a thriving community kitchen. Important […]