Category: News
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Joining the dots for nature
By Sophie Bailey – Community Growing Development Worker. Joining the Dots for Nature (Community Growing) is a pilot project funded by Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL). The project aims to enhance soil health and natural habitats across 15 community growing spaces in or near the Cornwall National Landscape (formerly known as the AONB). I’ve been…
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VACANCY – community growing DEVELOPMENT WORKER, Joining the dots for nature
We are seeking to appoint a community growing development worker (part-time, fixed term contract to end March 2025) to lead the new ‘Joining the Dots for Nature’ project. It’ll help improve the soils and natural habitats of community growing schemes in or near the Cornwall National Landscape.
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YOUR FEEDBACK ON THE SECOND cORNWALL GOOD FOOD SUMMIT
We’ve been busy looking at your feedback on our second Cornwall Good Food Summit. Many of you wouldn’t change anything about the day but some wanted more time for in-depth discussion about specific issues.
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CORNWALL GOOD FOOD SUMMIT – MONDAY 2 DECEMBER AT NANCARROW FARM
Registration is now open for the second Cornwall Good Food Summit. It’s on Monday 2 December in the inspirational setting of Nancarrow Farm near Truro.
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Farmers’ and produce markets are booming in Cornwall
Spring is definitely in the air! Farmers and produce markets are becoming increasingly popular in Cornwall as consumers seek out local food and drink. There are now more than 30 held regularly in and around towns and villages stretching from Bude to Sennen. New ones seem to be popping up all the time and the…
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Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Food Charter
The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Food Charter is now live! Sign up to support a Cornish food system that’s more resilient and planet-friendly and where everyone has access to healthy and affordable food.
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How can Cornish growers collaborate for greater efficiency and resilience?
Cornwall has a wealth of innovative small scale agroecological producers but its remote geography can make transport and logistics difficult. Gatherings of growers in mid and west Cornwall, organised through the Organic at the Heart (OATH) project, highlighted the challenges associated with driving long distances to buy in and collect produce to compliment their offering to their…
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Community food growing schemes are flourishing in Cornwall but they urgently need more land, funding and skills in order to expand and thrive, according to a new report produced by Sustainable Food Cornwall and Exeter University.
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New film highlights food links to the climate crisis – and showcases Cornish solutions
We import nearly 50% of all our food in the UK …. and yet waste one-third of it. Food waste alone, if it were a country, would be the world’s third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions after China and the United States, and the way our food is produced is a major driver of…
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What is ‘Good Food for One and All’? Reflections from Cornwall’s first Food System Summit
Our vision is a food system that provides ‘Good Food for One and All’ – but what does that mean? At our first Food Summit, speakers from across the food system shared perspectives on food that’s good for people, good for the planet, good for the economy and good for our communities and society.