Nourish: How do we ensure good food for all?

Various venues – see below

With extreme weather and global conflict affecting food production and rising prices hitting family food budgets, what action is needed to ensure everyone can get access to healthy, nourishing, affordable food – away from the stranglehold of corporate interests?

In this short season, we explore inspiring, practical solutions to rethink our food systems for the better.

Food Bank Free Britain? Dignity, Poverty and the Future of Food Support

Saturday 10 October, 1pm-2.30pm, Lecture Room (Fisher Street entrance), Lewes Town Hall, BN7 2QS, FREE – please book your place on Eventbrite

Drawing on new research from the Alliance for Dignified Food Support (ADFS) and its national ‘Food Bank Free Britain’ campaign, this public discussion led by Dr Carl Walker explores what a future beyond food banks could look like and how to end the exploitation of community food support by central government and the supermarket industry.

About Carl Walker

Dr Carl Walker is a chartered community psychologist with over 25 years’ experience in academia, community engagement, community food infrastructure, local authority and strategic development and industry.

His work has involved leading action research projects on community wellbeing and co-producing community initiatives to address mental health and wellbeing needs. Carl’s recent research on hunger trauma and moral injury among community food staff and workers led to his co-founding the Alliance for Dignified Food Support.
Image: ADFS

Step up to the plate: Vegan Taster Day

Saturday 17 October, 11.30am-3pm, Lewes Climate Hub, 32 High Street, Lewes, BN7 2LU, FREE, no need to book

We’re told that a plant-based diet is good for the planet. But which vegan alternatives hit the spot – and which are wide of the mark? Drop into Lewes Climate Hub to taste and give your verdict on a range of vegan and plant-based alternatives and share recipe ideas.

Nourish: How do we build healthier food systems for people and planet?

Saturday 24 October, 10am-3.30pm, Subud Centre, Talbot Terrace, Lewes, BN7 2DS – book your place on Eventbrite. Join a day exploring how we can build a resilient, healthy and fair, local food system in the face of global uncertainty and climate change.

The morning will be an analysis of the challenges in the food system, faced by people and planet. Lunch is hosted by Daphne Lambert of Greencuisine Trust with produce from local growers and stories of nutritional benefits.

The afternoon group sessions will be facilitated by people with local interest in solutions to questions raised in the morning sessions.

A key participant, adviser and chair for the day is Stuart Gillespie, author of Food Fight, a BBC Food Programme Book of the Year and winner of the Guild of Food Writers’ Award.

We are delighted that Derin Elegbede, activist and trustee of Bite Back, the youth-led movement challenging junk food, will join us.

Also joining the panel will be Emily O’Brien, Green Party Cabinet Member for Climate, Nature and Food Systems at Lewes District Council, Martin Hole, organic Farmer at Pevensey Levels and member of the Nature Friendly Farming Network and Mhairi Brown from the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission