An event this week in Bristol, UK, sees the launch of a nationwide Sustainable Food Cities Network, whose aim is to assist cities in developing and promoting healthy and sustainable food programmes.
The Network will be supported by the Soil Association, along with a number of other national NGOs, including Cooperatives UK, FareShare, Food Matters, Garden Organic, Plunkett Foundation and Sustain.
The event, organised by the Soil Association in partnership with Cardiff University and Bristol City Council, will involve discussions on how to make policy makers more committed to supporting healthy and sustainable food.
According to the Soil Association, the aim of the network is 'to give as many people as possible the knowledge and skills to access affordable healthy and sustainable food in a way that tackles food poverty and diet-related ill-health, promotes local economic prosperity for farmers and food businesses, and minimises the negative environmental impacts of food in terms of climate change, biodiversity loss and waste'.
