Megan Blake
@geofoodie.bsky.social
Researcher of #foodscapes, how to repair the effects of food insecurity and transition toward more healthy and just local food systems. Interested in creating impact. Developer of #FoodLadders. #Geography #foodstudies See more on http://geofoodie.org
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Megan Blake
@geofoodie.bsky.social
· Nov 24
Introducing Food Ladders: A way of seeing community food provision
YouTube video by Megan K Blake
youtu.be
A short explainer of FoodLadders. youtu.be/q9hbTXeBZjU?...
Guess it’s time to apply for citizenship. I’ve had IDL since 2001. I’ve paid taxes my whole time here. I contribute to the economy and I hope positively to national benefit through my research. I’ve taught thousands of students. I have no words for this.
Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain.
They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.
They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.
Farage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remain, placing thousands at risk of deportation
Reform UK plans to force non-citizens to apply for visas with high salary thresholds and no access to NHS services
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Guess it’s time to apply for citizenship. I’ve had IDL since 2001. I’ve paid taxes my whole time here. I contribute to the economy and I hope positively to national benefit through my research. I’ve taught thousands of students. I have no words for this.
I came to London for a meeting early this morning that got cancelled last minute! These things happen. I’ve filled the time with other meetings w/ folk who have made time for me. I visited @theguardian.com offices (cool!) and I’ve been sampling tempura crab #Tacos. #Taqueria pion #Clerkenwell win.
September 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I came to London for a meeting early this morning that got cancelled last minute! These things happen. I’ve filled the time with other meetings w/ folk who have made time for me. I visited @theguardian.com offices (cool!) and I’ve been sampling tempura crab #Tacos. #Taqueria pion #Clerkenwell win.
We have got to stop framing household #foodinsecurity as an emergency needing emergency responses. It’s a #crisis that is persistent and structural for most people. They don’t just ‘bounce back’ it takes repair and rebuilding to address the problem.
September 16, 2025 at 6:48 AM
We have got to stop framing household #foodinsecurity as an emergency needing emergency responses. It’s a #crisis that is persistent and structural for most people. They don’t just ‘bounce back’ it takes repair and rebuilding to address the problem.
New starter pack! go.bsky.app/9mZrrpQ
September 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New starter pack! go.bsky.app/9mZrrpQ
Just finished the ‘inspection copy’ of my big report giving a deep dive into #foodinsecuity and #foodcub use based on the analysis of a survey of 14k+ users and non-users in living in IMD quintiles 1-3 with HH earning <£40K a year.
The causes are not just about money & FC make a difference.
The causes are not just about money & FC make a difference.
August 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Just finished the ‘inspection copy’ of my big report giving a deep dive into #foodinsecuity and #foodcub use based on the analysis of a survey of 14k+ users and non-users in living in IMD quintiles 1-3 with HH earning <£40K a year.
The causes are not just about money & FC make a difference.
The causes are not just about money & FC make a difference.
I've been playing around with #NotebookLM and asked it to make a podcast of my More than Just Food paper (2019). It explains the paper in a podcast conversation style. I think it captures the key points. Let me know what you think. geofoodie.org/2025/08/21/b...
Beyond Hunger: How Communities Fight Back Against Food Insecurity and Neoliberalism a podcast
This post is a podcast of summary of my 2019 paper, “More than Just Food,”. The result is quite interesting. What do you think?
geofoodie.org
August 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I've been playing around with #NotebookLM and asked it to make a podcast of my More than Just Food paper (2019). It explains the paper in a podcast conversation style. I think it captures the key points. Let me know what you think. geofoodie.org/2025/08/21/b...
This👇👇👇 is what I’ve been trying to say about #FoodInsecurity for ages. Money—or perhaps more fully the commodification of food is a cause of the problem but just giving people cash isn’t going to solve the outcome.
When thinking about how to get out of this mess we need to keep in mind 'asymmetric causation'. Knowing what caused a problem doesn't tell you how to solve it. The example that brought the point home to me was: If you're run over by a steamroller, the cure is not to have it reverse back over you
August 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
This👇👇👇 is what I’ve been trying to say about #FoodInsecurity for ages. Money—or perhaps more fully the commodification of food is a cause of the problem but just giving people cash isn’t going to solve the outcome.
I’m off to visit my good friends #TBBT today in Manchester. They are an organisation that run #FoodClubs in collaboration with community organisations. We are going to talk data and surveys. They also to a cracking #poscast - check it out here: www.breadandbutterthing.org/podcast
Podcast — The Bread and Butter Thing
www.breadandbutterthing.org
August 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I’m off to visit my good friends #TBBT today in Manchester. They are an organisation that run #FoodClubs in collaboration with community organisations. We are going to talk data and surveys. They also to a cracking #poscast - check it out here: www.breadandbutterthing.org/podcast
I did a bit of an #AI experiment. It revealed some significant flaws to its search capabilities. I think these flaws are a real problem b for misinformation to become
AI is changing research! 🚀 I tested Gemini AI on a paper's impact – revealing its strengths & limits. Get practical tips for students & researchers on using AI effectively & ethically. #AIinResearch #AcademicTips #GeminiAI geofoodie.org/2025/07/30/u...
Using AI to understand the influence of research
The author reflects on their experience using Google’s AI tools, particularly Gemini, for analysing the impact of their 2019 paper on food insecurity. While Gemini effectively summarizes key …
geofoodie.org
August 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I did a bit of an #AI experiment. It revealed some significant flaws to its search capabilities. I think these flaws are a real problem b for misinformation to become
Reposted by Megan Blake
AI is changing research! 🚀 I tested Gemini AI on a paper's impact – revealing its strengths & limits. Get practical tips for students & researchers on using AI effectively & ethically. #AIinResearch #AcademicTips #GeminiAI geofoodie.org/2025/07/30/u...
Using AI to understand the influence of research
The author reflects on their experience using Google’s AI tools, particularly Gemini, for analysing the impact of their 2019 paper on food insecurity. While Gemini effectively summarizes key …
geofoodie.org
July 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
AI is changing research! 🚀 I tested Gemini AI on a paper's impact – revealing its strengths & limits. Get practical tips for students & researchers on using AI effectively & ethically. #AIinResearch #AcademicTips #GeminiAI geofoodie.org/2025/07/30/u...
AI is changing research! 🚀 I tested Gemini AI on a paper's impact – revealing its strengths & limits. Get practical tips for students & researchers on using AI effectively & ethically. #AIinResearch #AcademicTips #GeminiAI geofoodie.org/2025/07/30/u...
Using AI to understand the influence of research
The author reflects on their experience using Google’s AI tools, particularly Gemini, for analysing the impact of their 2019 paper on food insecurity. While Gemini effectively summarizes key …
geofoodie.org
July 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
AI is changing research! 🚀 I tested Gemini AI on a paper's impact – revealing its strengths & limits. Get practical tips for students & researchers on using AI effectively & ethically. #AIinResearch #AcademicTips #GeminiAI geofoodie.org/2025/07/30/u...
Some days I just feel like quitting my job.
a cartoon fish with big eyes and the words just keep swimming below it .
ALT: a cartoon fish with big eyes and the words just keep swimming below it .
media.tenor.com
July 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Some days I just feel like quitting my job.
Today I am mostly exploring a box.
Actually, I am, but not in the same way my cat is. Data tables are what’s on the cards and some meetings about improving services for people who are struggling.
Actually, I am, but not in the same way my cat is. Data tables are what’s on the cards and some meetings about improving services for people who are struggling.
July 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Today I am mostly exploring a box.
Actually, I am, but not in the same way my cat is. Data tables are what’s on the cards and some meetings about improving services for people who are struggling.
Actually, I am, but not in the same way my cat is. Data tables are what’s on the cards and some meetings about improving services for people who are struggling.
We have Robert Jenrick pumping out 'vileral' videos pestering commuters on the underground.
Farage dancing on TikTok to God knows whose tune.
So refreshing instead to see Zack speaking truth to power in this wonderful film.
He's speaking to our power too!
#VoteZack August 1
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Farage dancing on TikTok to God knows whose tune.
So refreshing instead to see Zack speaking truth to power in this wonderful film.
He's speaking to our power too!
#VoteZack August 1
backzack.com
⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
July 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Today I have given myself a 3 year Sr Rail card. I immediately used it to buy a return to London for an event linked to this report highlighting the struggle too many people experience putting food on the table. www.breadandbutterthing.org/news/heads-a...
Why we're taking our message to Westminster: Life isn't affordable and people cannot keep their heads above water — The Bread and Butter Thing
At The Bread and Butter Thing, we’re known for our food clubs, not for political stunts. But sometimes, when the reality on the ground is being ignored in Westminster, we must speak out, and raise our...
www.breadandbutterthing.org
July 7, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Today I have given myself a 3 year Sr Rail card. I immediately used it to buy a return to London for an event linked to this report highlighting the struggle too many people experience putting food on the table. www.breadandbutterthing.org/news/heads-a...
The ink on the contract with #ComicRelief has dried and the survey I designed with @yougov.co.uk has landed with 14000+ responses. Hoping to get some insight on the impact of UK #FoodClubs by comparing users and non-users across a range of measures. #Health #Wellbeing #SocialNetworks #Diet
July 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The ink on the contract with #ComicRelief has dried and the survey I designed with @yougov.co.uk has landed with 14000+ responses. Hoping to get some insight on the impact of UK #FoodClubs by comparing users and non-users across a range of measures. #Health #Wellbeing #SocialNetworks #Diet
Reposted by Megan Blake
Lovely to see this article published by the #DISPARI team. #FoodLadders
www.secondowelfare.it/dispari-prog...
www.secondowelfare.it/dispari-prog...
The Food Ladder Approach: A systemic perspective on food insecurity interventions
Dr. Magan Blake, Senior Lecturer at University of Sheffield, presents the Food Ladder, an innovative framework that helps communities rethink food insecurity interventions and envision future food sys...
www.secondowelfare.it
May 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Lovely to see this article published by the #DISPARI team. #FoodLadders
www.secondowelfare.it/dispari-prog...
www.secondowelfare.it/dispari-prog...
Well this was good news to see. An important first step and one that will make a big difference to so many. I welcome this policy change from @teamlabouruk.bsky.social . apple.news/Aiht0cB8GRbm...
Free school meals extended but winter fuel changes could tax dead pensioners’ families — The Guardian
Insiders describe chaotic process of reinstating payment and ‘dire optics’ of proposal to claw it back from wealthy pensioners who might die before tax returns are processed
apple.news
June 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Well this was good news to see. An important first step and one that will make a big difference to so many. I welcome this policy change from @teamlabouruk.bsky.social . apple.news/Aiht0cB8GRbm...
Reposted by Megan Blake
Lovely to see this article published by the #DISPARI team. #FoodLadders
www.secondowelfare.it/dispari-prog...
www.secondowelfare.it/dispari-prog...
The Food Ladder Approach: A systemic perspective on food insecurity interventions
Dr. Magan Blake, Senior Lecturer at University of Sheffield, presents the Food Ladder, an innovative framework that helps communities rethink food insecurity interventions and envision future food sys...
www.secondowelfare.it
May 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Lovely to see this article published by the #DISPARI team. #FoodLadders
www.secondowelfare.it/dispari-prog...
www.secondowelfare.it/dispari-prog...
Tomorrow!
I’m off to Cardiff this week to talk about #FoodLadders in a workshop on food and social housing. Housing is a key element in our #foodsecurity. www.linkedin.com/posts/megank...
Food and Housing Connections: Strengthening communities through good food… | Megan Blake
This week I am looking forward to going to Cardiff where I am speaking about the #FoodLadders at a workshop on community food and housing conn sections.
These are not seperate things.
If your hou...
www.linkedin.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Tomorrow!
Reposted by Megan Blake
A short explainer of FoodLadders. youtu.be/q9hbTXeBZjU?...
Introducing Food Ladders: A way of seeing community food provision
YouTube video by Megan K Blake
youtu.be
November 24, 2024 at 3:24 PM
A short explainer of FoodLadders. youtu.be/q9hbTXeBZjU?...
