Food Ethics Council
@foodethicscouncil.bsky.social
Not-for-profit bringing people & organisations together to find ways to unlock contentious issues around food & farming and to nurture food systems that are fair for people, animals & the planet
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We know that if we change food, we change the world. If you have a spare pound or two, please donate to our Big Give campaign before Tuesday 9th and your donation will be DOUBLED.
Invest in food system transformation and double your donation to the Food Ethics Council NOW, via our Big Give Christmas Challenge campaign:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Thank you in advance for your support
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Thank you in advance for your support
December 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
We know that if we change food, we change the world. If you have a spare pound or two, please donate to our Big Give campaign before Tuesday 9th and your donation will be DOUBLED.
Invest in food system transformation and double your donation to the Food Ethics Council NOW, via our Big Give Christmas Challenge campaign:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Thank you in advance for your support
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Thank you in advance for your support
December 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Invest in food system transformation and double your donation to the Food Ethics Council NOW, via our Big Give Christmas Challenge campaign:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Thank you in advance for your support
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Thank you in advance for your support
Food Issues Census 2024-25 is a wake up call for UK food and farming. Now is the time to invest in civil society activity on food and farming!
Check out our guest blog for the A Team Foundation, one of the funders of the Census
www.ateamfoundation.org/blog-1/2025/...
Check out our guest blog for the A Team Foundation, one of the funders of the Census
www.ateamfoundation.org/blog-1/2025/...
Food Issues Census 2024/25: A Wake-Up Call for UK Food and Farming — The A Team Foundation
Food Issues Census 2024-25 draws on insights from ~130 civil society organisations to highlight the challenges, priorities, and opportunities facing those working in, and organising around, food and f...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Food Issues Census 2024-25 is a wake up call for UK food and farming. Now is the time to invest in civil society activity on food and farming!
Check out our guest blog for the A Team Foundation, one of the funders of the Census
www.ateamfoundation.org/blog-1/2025/...
Check out our guest blog for the A Team Foundation, one of the funders of the Census
www.ateamfoundation.org/blog-1/2025/...
Today is #WorldFoodDay. This year's theme is "Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future". We're firm believers in the need for joining hands and in promoting food as a vehicle of peace. Solidarity to all those working for food justice. There is much work to do. Change food, change the world.
October 16, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Today is #WorldFoodDay. This year's theme is "Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future". We're firm believers in the need for joining hands and in promoting food as a vehicle of peace. Solidarity to all those working for food justice. There is much work to do. Change food, change the world.
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Mark #WorldFoodDay and celebrate the majority world's food providers who, while respecting #PachaMama and #Nyeleni, cooperate to provide 80% of world's peoples with food through #biodiverse #agroecological systems and #FoodSovereignty
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@foodethicscouncil.bsky.social
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@foodethicscouncil.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Mark #WorldFoodDay and celebrate the majority world's food providers who, while respecting #PachaMama and #Nyeleni, cooperate to provide 80% of world's peoples with food through #biodiverse #agroecological systems and #FoodSovereignty
eg: bsky.app/profile/fao....
@foodethicscouncil.bsky.social
eg: bsky.app/profile/fao....
@foodethicscouncil.bsky.social
In a guest column for The Grocer, Chair of the Food Ethics Council @eltasmith.bsky.social, writes about why a right to food is needed in the new food strategy for England www.foodethicscouncil.org/opinion/miss...
August 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In a guest column for The Grocer, Chair of the Food Ethics Council @eltasmith.bsky.social, writes about why a right to food is needed in the new food strategy for England www.foodethicscouncil.org/opinion/miss...
Farmer and member of the Food Ethics Council, Ian Pigott, has written a blog 'farming on a knife-edge'. In this, he outlines the current plight of many UK farmers, plus the hope of regen ag, if properly supported www.foodethicscouncil.org/opinion/farm...
July 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Farmer and member of the Food Ethics Council, Ian Pigott, has written a blog 'farming on a knife-edge'. In this, he outlines the current plight of many UK farmers, plus the hope of regen ag, if properly supported www.foodethicscouncil.org/opinion/farm...
Rising food prices drive by climate crisis threaten world's poorest - via the Guardian www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Rising food prices driven by climate crisis threaten world’s poorest, report finds
High cost of staples due to extreme weather could lead to more malnutrition, political upheaval and social unrest
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Rising food prices drive by climate crisis threaten world's poorest - via the Guardian www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Our exec director @dancrossley.bsky.social was lucky enough to be at Groundswell yesterday.
An amazing buzz around regenerative and agroecological food & farming
An amazing buzz around regenerative and agroecological food & farming
July 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Our exec director @dancrossley.bsky.social was lucky enough to be at Groundswell yesterday.
An amazing buzz around regenerative and agroecological food & farming
An amazing buzz around regenerative and agroecological food & farming
From our friends at @tabledebates.bsky.social
Upcoming webinar series from TABLE on alternative proteins and better food futures: moving beyond the binary
www.tabledebates.org/event/altern...
Upcoming webinar series from TABLE on alternative proteins and better food futures: moving beyond the binary
www.tabledebates.org/event/altern...
Alternative proteins and better food futures: Drivers, Investments, Trends & Regulation | TableDebatesFacebookYouTubeFacebookInstagram
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June 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
From our friends at @tabledebates.bsky.social
Upcoming webinar series from TABLE on alternative proteins and better food futures: moving beyond the binary
www.tabledebates.org/event/altern...
Upcoming webinar series from TABLE on alternative proteins and better food futures: moving beyond the binary
www.tabledebates.org/event/altern...
We're delighted to share that Elta Smith is new Chair of the Food Ethics Council. Under the rotating Chair model we have operated for several years, Elta has taken over the Chair role from Albert Tucker, for the next yr
You can read Elta's biography here: www.foodethicscouncil.org/who-we-are/o...
You can read Elta's biography here: www.foodethicscouncil.org/who-we-are/o...
Elta Smith (Chair and Trustee) | Food Ethics Council
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June 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
We're delighted to share that Elta Smith is new Chair of the Food Ethics Council. Under the rotating Chair model we have operated for several years, Elta has taken over the Chair role from Albert Tucker, for the next yr
You can read Elta's biography here: www.foodethicscouncil.org/who-we-are/o...
You can read Elta's biography here: www.foodethicscouncil.org/who-we-are/o...
A is for Action
D is for Distributed Leadership
X is for (E)Xperimentation
What's your A to Z?
Learn from the collective insights of those at our recent event on the future of food, farming & funding in N Ireland. Read the blog from @bethbell.bsky.social www.foodethicscouncil.org/opinion/the-...
D is for Distributed Leadership
X is for (E)Xperimentation
What's your A to Z?
Learn from the collective insights of those at our recent event on the future of food, farming & funding in N Ireland. Read the blog from @bethbell.bsky.social www.foodethicscouncil.org/opinion/the-...
June 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM
A is for Action
D is for Distributed Leadership
X is for (E)Xperimentation
What's your A to Z?
Learn from the collective insights of those at our recent event on the future of food, farming & funding in N Ireland. Read the blog from @bethbell.bsky.social www.foodethicscouncil.org/opinion/the-...
D is for Distributed Leadership
X is for (E)Xperimentation
What's your A to Z?
Learn from the collective insights of those at our recent event on the future of food, farming & funding in N Ireland. Read the blog from @bethbell.bsky.social www.foodethicscouncil.org/opinion/the-...
71% of civil society organisations involved in food & farming (that took part in Food Issues Census 2024-25) told us they are addressing root causes - suggesting that civil society is working to fill critical gaps left by the government and other institutions. Invest in better food and farming.
June 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
71% of civil society organisations involved in food & farming (that took part in Food Issues Census 2024-25) told us they are addressing root causes - suggesting that civil society is working to fill critical gaps left by the government and other institutions. Invest in better food and farming.
Watch 'Food Issues Census 2024-25 unpacked' webinar back: www.foodethicscouncil.org/insights/foo...
Recommended for Civil society organisations involved in UK food & farming + current/ potential funders: learn about opportunities for collective impact, inform your strategy & better target funding.
Recommended for Civil society organisations involved in UK food & farming + current/ potential funders: learn about opportunities for collective impact, inform your strategy & better target funding.
June 6, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Watch 'Food Issues Census 2024-25 unpacked' webinar back: www.foodethicscouncil.org/insights/foo...
Recommended for Civil society organisations involved in UK food & farming + current/ potential funders: learn about opportunities for collective impact, inform your strategy & better target funding.
Recommended for Civil society organisations involved in UK food & farming + current/ potential funders: learn about opportunities for collective impact, inform your strategy & better target funding.
Interested in the future of food, farming and funding in UK? Join our free webinar on 4th June (12pm). We'll share insights from Food Issues Census 2024-25, the biggest survey of civil society organisations involved in food & farming in UK. Register now: www.foodethicscouncil.org/event/webina...
June 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Interested in the future of food, farming and funding in UK? Join our free webinar on 4th June (12pm). We'll share insights from Food Issues Census 2024-25, the biggest survey of civil society organisations involved in food & farming in UK. Register now: www.foodethicscouncil.org/event/webina...
Join our webinar on 4th June (12-1.15pm UK) to unpick Food Issues Census 2024-25. Lead author, Nadeen Haidar, will share key findings.
If you’re a funder, potential funders or work on food & farming within the nonprofit/civil society ecosystem, pls sign up:
www.foodethicscouncil.org/event/webina...
If you’re a funder, potential funders or work on food & farming within the nonprofit/civil society ecosystem, pls sign up:
www.foodethicscouncil.org/event/webina...
May 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Join our webinar on 4th June (12-1.15pm UK) to unpick Food Issues Census 2024-25. Lead author, Nadeen Haidar, will share key findings.
If you’re a funder, potential funders or work on food & farming within the nonprofit/civil society ecosystem, pls sign up:
www.foodethicscouncil.org/event/webina...
If you’re a funder, potential funders or work on food & farming within the nonprofit/civil society ecosystem, pls sign up:
www.foodethicscouncil.org/event/webina...
We're excited to be sharing headlines from Food Issues Census 2024-25 at an event we're hosting in Bristol today. The full report will be published on 15th May
May 9, 2025 at 8:24 AM
We're excited to be sharing headlines from Food Issues Census 2024-25 at an event we're hosting in Bristol today. The full report will be published on 15th May
Calling funders, potential funders and civil society organisations interested in food. Join us on 9th May in Bristol. Register now to secure a place:
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April 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Calling funders, potential funders and civil society organisations interested in food. Join us on 9th May in Bristol. Register now to secure a place:
lnkd.in/drciYviY
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Felix Project is hosting a panel event about the environmental impact of food waste in London on 28th April
Our Exec Director Dan Crossley will be speaking. You can buy tickets here:
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Our Exec Director Dan Crossley will be speaking. You can buy tickets here:
tfpxfuture.eventbrite.com
The Future of Food
Join The Felix Project and expert guests from across the food sustainability sphere for a panel about the future of food.
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April 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Felix Project is hosting a panel event about the environmental impact of food waste in London on 28th April
Our Exec Director Dan Crossley will be speaking. You can buy tickets here:
tfpxfuture.eventbrite.com
Our Exec Director Dan Crossley will be speaking. You can buy tickets here:
tfpxfuture.eventbrite.com
For those in or near Belfast, we’re involved in a workshop this afternoon (2-4pm) at Brink! On Union St. Free admission. Come along!
March 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
For those in or near Belfast, we’re involved in a workshop this afternoon (2-4pm) at Brink! On Union St. Free admission. Come along!
Urgent slowness...? As we emerge into spring (in the N hemisphere), we're reflecting back on our last year. We're trying something different. What shifts do you see away from traditional 'impact reports'. Who can we learn from?
See our reflections report
www.foodethicscouncil.org/insights/ref...
See our reflections report
www.foodethicscouncil.org/insights/ref...
March 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Urgent slowness...? As we emerge into spring (in the N hemisphere), we're reflecting back on our last year. We're trying something different. What shifts do you see away from traditional 'impact reports'. Who can we learn from?
See our reflections report
www.foodethicscouncil.org/insights/ref...
See our reflections report
www.foodethicscouncil.org/insights/ref...
Our Exec Director @dancrossley.bsky.social was in Westminster for the Citizen Manifesto launch - part of the Food Conversation from @ffc-commission.bsky.social. Involving people in policymaking leads to better decisions, greater agency, better buy-in & better outcomes
ffcc.co.uk/publications...
ffcc.co.uk/publications...
Citizen Manifesto to Fix Food
A plea for joined up thinking and collaboration to address food inequalities, food poverty and food waste, creating a better system for all.
ffcc.co.uk
March 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Our Exec Director @dancrossley.bsky.social was in Westminster for the Citizen Manifesto launch - part of the Food Conversation from @ffc-commission.bsky.social. Involving people in policymaking leads to better decisions, greater agency, better buy-in & better outcomes
ffcc.co.uk/publications...
ffcc.co.uk/publications...
It’s World Happiness Day! 😃 UK ranked 23rd in latest World Happiness Report (Finland was top).
👉 One thing the report noted was that “sharing meals with others was strongly linked with wellbeing across the globe” 🥘
Who else is a fan of food sharing?
bbc.com/news/article...
👉 One thing the report noted was that “sharing meals with others was strongly linked with wellbeing across the globe” 🥘
Who else is a fan of food sharing?
bbc.com/news/article...
Strangers twice as kind as we think, study suggests
Experts release this year's World Happiness Report - which also ranks the world's happiest countries.
bbc.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
It’s World Happiness Day! 😃 UK ranked 23rd in latest World Happiness Report (Finland was top).
👉 One thing the report noted was that “sharing meals with others was strongly linked with wellbeing across the globe” 🥘
Who else is a fan of food sharing?
bbc.com/news/article...
👉 One thing the report noted was that “sharing meals with others was strongly linked with wellbeing across the globe” 🥘
Who else is a fan of food sharing?
bbc.com/news/article...
Still going through it, but Prof Tim Lang's new UK civil food resilience report is a must-read. Pleased to see our Food Policy on Trial that explored UK public food procurement get a mention - and to be described as a "small but respected NGO"👍
nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/publications...
nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/publications...
Just in Case: 7 steps to narrow the UK civil food resilience gap - National Preparedness Commission
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Since World War ll, the UK has experienced a revolution in food. Diets, supply and tastes have changed and become more used to more plentiful, diverse and ...
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February 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Still going through it, but Prof Tim Lang's new UK civil food resilience report is a must-read. Pleased to see our Food Policy on Trial that explored UK public food procurement get a mention - and to be described as a "small but respected NGO"👍
nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/publications...
nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/publications...
Thank you everyone that has responded to the Food Issues Census survey to date. It will close at the end of Sat 25th Jan ⏰
💫 Last chance to shape the future of funding for UK food & farming. Take part in the Food Issues Census. Share your priorities w/ funders & other decision-makers.
⏰ Final deadline to reply is now 25th Jan.
✨ Take the survey today: form.jotform.com/243423813703...
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⏰ Final deadline to reply is now 25th Jan.
✨ Take the survey today: form.jotform.com/243423813703...
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Food Issues Census - take part today
💫 Shape the future of funding for food & farming Take part in the Food Issues Census today, to share your priorities with funders and other decision-makers.…
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January 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Thank you everyone that has responded to the Food Issues Census survey to date. It will close at the end of Sat 25th Jan ⏰