The Food Foundation Podcast

Rob Oxley from the Public Health Nutrition Team at the University of York tells us about Fix Our Food's latest research into the benefits of free school meal auto enrolment.  Click here for more information and here for the Food Foundation newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matthew Thomson from Sustainable Food Cornwall tells us about From The Ground Up , a report from the Citizens Advisory Council's What Works Here inquiries into local food systems. The Citizen Advisory Council comprises diverse citizens drawn the Food Foundation’s Food Ambassadors programme and from Food and Farming Countryside Commission's The Food Conversation. The Citizen Advisory Council has be...

Could beans change the world? With the climate changing, the cost of living going up and our guts suffering from the fibre gap , beans are a real opportunity. Now it's time to scale these tasty superheroes.   Paul Newnham, CEO of the SDG2 Advocacy Hub and the Chief Bean Officer at Beans is How, reports from London Climate Action Week on the growth of the Bang in Some Beans campaign - now at 4...

Charlotte Hill, Chief Executive of the newly merged Felix Project and FareShare, tells us about the last 10 years of the Felix Project which rescues and redistributes surplus food. Click here for more information and here for the Food Foundation newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anna Taylor, Executive Director of The Food Foundation, hosts a panel of cross-party parliamentarians and councillors playing an important part in trying to shape our food system as they discuss the findings of our flagship Broken Plate report.   Labour MP Paulette Hamilton, Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Dyke, Green Party Emily O'Brien and former Conservative Health minister and member of The Hou...

Dr. Nicola Nixon from the Public Health Nutrition Team at the University of York tells us about the menu swaps pilot study in Fix Our Food, the project which sets out to understand how we might transform our food system to a regenerative one, which supports human and population health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Jaccarini, Land, Food and Farming Analyst at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit tells us about Rockets and Feathers, a new piece of research that looks at how quickly food prices come back down once they've risen.  Click here for the executive summary of the Rockets and Feathers report, and here for the Food Foundation newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

Hannah Brinsden, Head of Policy and Advocacy at The Food Foundation, tells us about the results of polling just in related to the Good Food Bill Campaign. She also discusses a raft of food policy updates in what has been a week for the future of food and public health. Learn more about the polling here and click here for the Food Foundation newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Sam Chetan-Welsh, senior political advisor at Green Alliance, gives his response to the King's Speech and what is shows about the government's commitment to improving the food system. Click here for the Food Foundation newsletter and learn more about the Good Food Bill Campaign here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anna Taylor, Executive Director of the Food Foundation, tell us about a new report published by the Energy Climate Intelligence Unit about the rise in food prices.  Click here for more information, and here for the Food Foundation newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nésa Depeza Njie from The Recipe for Change campaign tells us about We're Fed Up, the people-powered call for healthy, affordable food which launched earlier this month. This campaign led by Sustain, Food Foundation, Action on Salt and Sugar, Impact on Urban Health, the British Heart Foundation and Obesity Health Alliance was co-developed with people from across the country who want to see a chang...

Rebecca Tobi, Head of Food Business Transformation at the Food Foundation is joined for our 200th episode by a really panel of experts to discuss the vexed question of chicken in the UK. Anthony Field, Head of Compassion in World Farming UK , Myrtle Gregory, Research and Policy Officer at the Eating Better Alliance , and Mirzan, who's one of the Food Foundation's young food ambassadors explore the...

Anna Taylor, Executive Director of the Food Foundation, this week talks to Olivia Bailey, the Department of Education Minister responsible for school food in a week of exciting announcements who tells us about her vision for school food and how she hopes changes coming in September, will benefit children and young people. For more information on the School Food Project click here and read our late...

Nika Pajda, Head of Policy and Research at Bite Back tells us about young people's experiences of school food in England that has emerged from their latest report, Big Food in Schools . Click here for the Food Foundation newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dustin Benton , Managing Director of Sustainability at Forefront Advisors, tells us about the Land Use Framework and why it's essential to help England grow better quality food, decarbonize and restore nature. Sign up to our newsletter to get all our news and updates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can the mighty bean change the way we feel? Plant biologist Nadia Radzman, of Cambridge University, has found evidence showing the Fava bean contains chemicals linked to lasting improvements in the moods and emotions of those consuming them. So in the final episode of our Bang in Some Beans podcast series, presenter Melissa Hemsley quizzes a group of women about the impact soy beans have influence...

Dr Mhairi Brown, Head of Food Futures at the Food Farming and Countryside Commission , tells us about a Citizen Advisory Council's reports on regional food systems. The findings will feed into the development of Defra's new Food Strategy, offering new insights into how national government can help regional food systems thrive – and what they can learn from work already happening to transform food....

In this episode of Bang in Some Beans, we're tackling the thorny question - does eating them give you wind? MasterChef winner, gastroenterologist and fibre expert Dr Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed , explains what really happens in our gut when we add more beans to our diet, while Hannah Wilding from Bold Bean 's reveals how slow-cooking them can help your digestive system. Presenter Melissa Hemsley also hea...

Holly Cooper, Research Lead at the Food Foundation, tells us about new figures from the charity this week showing food insecurity is increasing, and why that makes really strong case for the Good Food Bill to be introduced in the UK.  Find out more on Round 18 of our tracking data here and read our latest Fixing Food For Good report here Sign up to our newsletter to get all our news and updat...

Did you know beans can boost athletic performance and recovery? England Rugby World Cup winner Sarah Bern explains why and shares insights on elite performance in our latest Bang in Some Beans podcast. We also hear from Jeffrey Boadi, a semi-professional footballer and tennis player who went plant-based eight years ago and author of Plant Fuel: 80 Easy and Energising Recipes Packed with Protein an...

Professor Aled Jones, director of the Global Sustainability Institute at Anglia Ruskin University, tells us how global conflicts can impact food prices and reveals concerns that disruption to food supplies could lead to social unrest in the UK. We believe a Good Food Bill is vital to protect citizens, farmers and food businesses from such shocks, read why here . Keep up to date with all our latest...

What comes to mind when you think of the Great British Breakfast? Chef Melissa Hemsley delves into one of Britain's most iconic meals: the full English to explore its traditions for our latest Bang in Some Beans podcast. Food writer and Guardian columnist Felicity Cloake , author of Red Sauce, Brown Sauce: A British Breakfast Odyssey, reveals the surprisingly modern story of baked beans at breakfa...

Dr Hannah Brinsden, Head of Policy and Advocacy at the Food Foundation, leads a panel of experts to talk about Early Years nutrition, drawing on some of the findings of the Food Foundation's recent Early Years report series. She is joined by Food Foundation Ambassador, Glory Omoaka , Corin Bell, the new CEO of Alexandra Rose, and Amy Brown, Professor of Public Health at Swansea University. Sign up...

Once a staple in British kitchens for more than 2,000 years, the fava bean has been all but forgotten - until now! Known for its versatility and low-carbon footprint, this ancient legume is making a comeback on plates and in farms across the country. In episode two of our Bang in Some Beans podcast series, chef Melissa Hemsley hears from Josiah Meldrum of Hodmedod's and farmer Emma Loder-Symonds t...

Anna Taylor, Executive Director of the Food Foundation tells us about the launch of the campaign for a Good Food Bill.   The Food Foundation, with partners Green Alliance and Sustain, are calling on the government to introduce this new bill to transform the UK's food system and ensure food and nutrition security for current and future generations. For the latest on the campaign click her...