Forest Voluntary Action Forum are looking for a Food Network Coordinator, working with our great friends Feeding Gloucestershire. Full time; job sharing possible; closing date 19 May.

Details: fvaf.org.uk/jobs
(loving the reference to taking a systems-based approach).

Our fantastic youth group have co-written and sent an open letter to everyone standing for the Borough council on next week’s elections. Here’s a brief summary of what their priorities are. We’re hoping to get the letter in front of all councillors Cheltenham Borough Council 🌍 ❤️

Today we’re at the Movement for Change event, with @GlosCityCouncil, Gloucestershire Constabulary & Active Glos to celebrate strengths-based working & the impact on improving community safety & resilience. We’re exploring how people can harness the assets in their community for greater impact

📢Coming up this week! Hear parents' priorities for future policy on healthy children's food & join the conversation with Netmums School Food Matters Caroline Cerny Bite Back.
Just 3 days left to register, thanks for sharing 🙏 sustainweb.org/events/mar24-o…

☀️Want to connect with your community?🍓Want top tips on #growyourown ? 🌿Community gardens across the UK open their gates today for a week of celebration. Check out the map to find your nearest👇 buff.ly/32lDyrO
Good to Grow Capital Growth #GoodToGrow2024 #growfood

‘It is nothing short of shameful to have to bring to this House yet again the issue of hunger as a form of injustice that continues to blight the lives of millions of people in the UK’, ⁦Chris Stephens MP⁩ in last night’s adjournment debate on poverty hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2024-0…

We are enormously grateful for this message from Feeding Britain's President, Archbishop of Canterbury, to the many communities and individuals across our network who are working so hard to help tackle hunger. You are there for people and you are making an enormous difference.

Head over to our website to learn more about the roles we are recruiting for feedinggloucestershire.org.uk/feeding-glouce…

Its #goodtogrow2024 week 🌱Here's to the amazing community growers across Gloucestershire growing sustainable food for their communities! Visit feedinggloucestershire.org.uk/great-food-glo… to read about some of the county's inspirational growing projects. GREAT Food Gloucestershire Feeding Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Food & Farming Partnership

Its Spring and🍏Community Growers 🫛 across Gloucestershire are getting ready for #goodtogrow2024 week from the 22nd April🌶️Register at goodtogrowuk.org and let us know if you are getting involved this year!
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Our Education Officer Louise was at the Bath and West Showground yesterday showing primary school children from across Somerset all about how we grow food and it's connection to the environment.

Our children learn together and play together.

Let's make sure they can eat together too.

#FreeSchoolMealsForAll

Latest poverty statistics must surely provide the ultimate wake-up call “With an election looming, these devastating data sets must result in far-reaching commitments from all prospective MPs.” ⁦Sabine Goodwin⁩ for ⁦Poverty Research and Advocacy Network (PRAN)⁩ #CashFirst pran.org.uk/blog/latest-dw…

We're only 1 week away from Good to Grow week 2024! Next Monday, gardens across the UK will open their doors, run activities and host events to celebrate the new growing season and power of community growing action 🥕 goodtogrowuk.org/map/

🗣️ 'We don't think it's right the price of something like first infant #formula should be entirely left to the market'

Our Executive Director Anna Taylor speaking to Rick Edwards on BBC Radio 5 Live

🎧 Listen in full: bit.ly/4aAv6X8
#CostOfLivingCrisis …

Are you an expert veg prepper? A whizz at plating up? Don't mind helping with the dishes? We're looking for a volunteer to join our team for a couple of hours on a Thursday helping to prepare and serve our Community Lunch.

Find out more about this role 👉 gl11.org.uk/volunteering

Insightful article, especially about different approaches to reducing food loss & waste around the world.

Agree fully with Carrie Bradshaw: “measures which take a joined-up, whole supply chain approach are likely to be important.”

Local community gardens across the UK are gearing up for a week of food growing action as part of Good to Grow week 2024. Are you one of them? Get stuck in and find out what's happening in your area! Sustain Capital Growth sustainweb.org/news/apr24-get… #GoodtoGrow2024

Really looking forward to this webinar:

We’ve made the headlines! Check out BBC Gloucestershire coverage of our pilot Library of Things project! In partnership with Gloucestershire Libraries 📚 and CK Parish Council and brilliant staff and volunteers Vision 21 people can borrow all sorts of everyday items bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…