Benefit sanctions leave the most vulnerable in society with no money whatsoever. In a battle between hunger and crime, many have stolen small amounts of food to feed themselves and their family. New compulsory court fines mean that people found guilty of stealing food who cannot pay
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By Bella Crowe When we talk about the food system, we are talking about gender, we are talking about racism, we are talking about capitalism. This has rung loud and clear throughout the last few days here at We Feed the Planet, with discussions on the commons,
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Who feeds Scotland? Who now, and in the future? How we can feed ourselves better? What is farming for? And where should farming be going? In June 2015 the Scottish Government released a discussion document, The Future of Scottish Agriculture, setting out a vision and strategy for
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That’s how Joris Lohman, the chair of the Slow Food Youth Network, opened We Feed The Planet in Milan. And he’s probably right. We are more than 2000 young people, from over 120 countries. There’s a Bavarian butcher. An Argentinian fisherwoman. A delegation from Kyrgyzstan wearing their traditional
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This year, the World Expo is in Milan. For the past five months Milan has been the heart of the global food system – the theme for 2015 is ‘Feeding the planet: energy for life’. The stated ambitions of the Expo as ‘a platform for the exchange
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Shelagh Young reflects on fair work conditions in the food industry. On Saturday I took part in a panel discussion at the Take One Action film festival alongside renowned food writer and activist Joanna Blythman and the STUC’s Dave Moxam. The discussion followed the screening of Food
Read more →This blog post by Mandy Thomson is the seventh of a series of reflections by participants of the Food Leadership Programme, organised by Nourish from the 12th – 17th of July. My thoughts since the Leadership Programme keep coming back to the idea of connectivity. These thoughts
Read more →Don Dunklee, our guest blogger, is an organic farmer from Michigan USA who contacted Nourish to tell us how relieved he is that we have banned GM, as he has suffered in so many ways since GM crops have been introduced in his country. Here’s a bit
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This blog post by Sarah Duley is the sixth of a series of reflections by participants of the Food Leadership Programme, organised by Nourish from the 12th – 17th of July. Are you a valued guest in the kitchen of the state? In July I took part
Read more →We are inviting anyone interested in / working with food in Ayrshire to take part in a 8-week collective inquiry this autumn, focussing on the questions: ‘How can food become fairer in Ayrshire? How can inequalities in access to good food be reduced?’ We are looking for
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