Man holding aubergine

Organic salad crops wrapped in compostable bags.

Man loading van with organic produce to deliver to community food larders

Barcombe Nurseries, one of the sellers at last Saturday’s #Eastbourne Farmers Market, donated their unsold organic produce at market’s end for distribution to local community fridges who serve people in #foodinsecurity. One of our volunteers kindly used his van to collect and distribute the produce.

It was a pleasure to support Tom from Herons Folly Garden on his first appearance at last Saturday’s #Eastbourne Farmers Market. Tom runs a magnificent organic farm & orchard in Mayfield. He sells organic apple juice & cider vinegar, plus lots of organic veggies. He did a roaring trade!

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One of our directors, @andythegreenie.bsky.social, was kept very busy at our information stall at last Saturday’s #Eastbourne Farmers Market, which we helped to develop and curate. Huge interest about what we do and how.

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We're over the moon about how much interest our stall generated at last Saturday's #Eastbourne Farmers Market, held outside the Towner Gallery. Thanks so much to all who came along to find out who we are & what we do. We had so many fab conversations, & some people even offered to volunteer with us.

Adrian Paul Allinson - Downland Rambles, Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Sussex, 1950's

Some of the local Sussex produce at Saturday’s #eastbourne farmers market. Phenomenally busy, great feedback. The next one is September 6th outside the Towner Gallery 9.30am-1.30pm.

Lovely Instagram post from Joe Hill, CEO of Towner Gallery, which collaborated with us to curate this new Farmers Market for #Eastbourne, showcasing #GoodFood from around #Sussex. We're delighted today was so successful; some stalls sold out of produce well before the end! Next market on August 2nd.

Thank you Jo & Jim for wonderful music at today’s inaugural #eastbourne Farmers Market outside the Towner. Phenomenally busy. Glad to have been one of those helping to bring it about with @efp-official.bsky.social, the gallery and Your BID. Next market Saturday 2nd August 9.30am - 1.30pm

Milton Hide at the Eastbourne Farmer’s Market

@miltonhide.bsky.social at the Eastbourne farmers market.

Organic apple juice, local honey, and artisan bread, all purchased from Eastbourne Farmers Market today.

Pleased as punch with my purchases at #Eastbourne Farmers Market outside Towner Gallery today. Artisan bread, organic apple juice, & local honey were selling out very quickly! Same for local cheese & veggies. Demand for locally-produced #GoodFood & drink is huge. Next market is on August 2nd.

Many thanks for all your hard work, Miles, in facilitating #Eastbourne's new Farmers Market, which will help make local #GoodFood much more available to local residents, as well as forming stronger relationships between the town & local farmers/food producers. Volunteers like you are priceless!

The first #Eastbourne Farmers Market we've curated will take place this coming Saturday, July 5th, outside the Towner Gallery. We're all about #GoodFood for all, & there'll be plenty of that on offer from some of our fab local food producers & retailers. Runs from 9.30am to 1.30pm. Live music too!

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It’s a pleasure to have worked with @efp-official.bsky.social , The Towner Gallery and our local BID to bring about our town’s new Farmers Market.

5th July 9.30-1.30pm outside the Towner, the weather’s set fair and we have superb local produce for you to try.

Major UK supermarkets back Tesco’s call for mandatory health reporting Almost all major UK supermarkets have backed Tesco in calling for the government to introduce mandatory reporting on the healthiness of products

🙏 It's great to see Morrisons and Waitrose have joined Tesco and Danone in calling for mandatory reporting on the sale of healthy food, as reported by The Grocer ⬇️

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Behind the Label: Why Ready Meals Expose a Flaw in UK Nutrition Policy | Recipe for Change What happens when the UK's nutrition policy is out of step with public health? Sonia Pombo from Action on Salt explores, reflecting on their new research into ready meals.

“We need to stop pandering to industry interests and start protecting public health”

This #SaltAwarenessWeek delve into the UK’s flawed nutrition policies in our new blog with @sustainweb.org and the Recipe for Change campaign! 👇

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Farming on the edge: new insights into farming in the urban fringe | Sustain Countryside charity and Sustain member CPRE publish new report which makes the case for the relevance and value of farming on the urban fringe.

Countryside charity and Sustain member @cprecountryside.bsky.social‬ publish new report which makes the case for the relevance and value of farming on the urban fringe.

Eastbourne Food Partnership Better Together

Last year we held our first Food Summit in #Eastbourne and you can catch up with every presentation made during it by going to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@EastbourneF...

🗣️ Chef and campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall reacting to news the government is extending #FreeSchoolMeals to all families in England receiving Universal Credit.

Some Food Ambassadors we work with were 13 when they started campaigning for this!

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Last week, Defra published new figures showing that UK farmers lost over £1bn in 2024 due to extreme weather conditions – with wheat production falling to its lowest level in four years. Exceptionally wet weather, poor planting conditions, and falling prices have left many arable farms struggling.

Factory Farms and the Next Pandemic Zoonotic diseases linked to factory farming raise pandemic risks, but food tech innovations offer a safer alternative.

“Factory farms are a ticking time bomb for future pandemics. Hundreds of coronaviruses are in circulation, most of them among animals including pigs, camels, bats, and cats. Sometimes those viruses jump to humans," our CEO @philip-ciwf.bsky.social told @laprogressive.bsky.social
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Meat Facts report cover

📢 Our latest report finds 36% of meat eaten by children is processed - despite the health warnings.

We'd love schools, restaurants and fast-food outlets to start offering more plant-rich options for families.

Read Meat Facts: ➡️ tinyurl.com/399n2589

📍 Our new report ‘Grazing Livestock: It’s not the cow but the how’ finds that cattle and sheep raised on pasture will be essential in the transition to more sustainable food and farming systems.

🔗 Read the full report via our website now: sustainablefoodtrust.org/our-work/sus...

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We've decided to spread our wings and fly into the Blue Sky yonder with this first post of ours! So who are we? Find out at: eastbournefoodpartnership.org.uk

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welcome board at Rooted Community Food

keyhole garden at Rooted Community Food

diagrammatic drawing of wicking bed design

diagrammatic drawing of keyhole garden design

We held a workshop last Saturday at Rooted Community Food on how #Eastbourne community food growers are adapting to #ClimateChange impacts. Fab insights shared about keyhole gardens, wicking beds, natural pest controls. Big thanks to Blue Heart Project & @efp-official.bsky.social for their support.

Findings of our recent survey, done in collaboration with @efp-official.bsky.social, on how #Eastbourne area growers are adapting to #ClimateChange, are now available on the Blue Heart Project's website: www.blueheart.org.uk/new-survey-r...

Big thanks to all who took part in the survey. You rock!