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Dan Crossley @dancrossley.bsky.social · 7d

🐄🐓🐖 I'd argue livestock, managed sustainably, can play an important role in future. But at a population level, we do need to reduce our meat consumption. How fast, how far and how will remain contentious.

Dan Crossley @dancrossley.bsky.social · 7d

➗ 'What we should eat' will remain controversial, as there are so many vested interests out there. Not all meat and not all plants are produced equally, hence we need to be careful about lumping everything into homogenous food groups.

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Dan Crossley @dancrossley.bsky.social · 7d

🥩 At a global average, it talks of a dietary target no more than two servings of poultry, 1 serving of red meat (with a hamburger given as an example - interesting in itself) and 2 eggs per week. The work acknowledges the variety of diets in different parts of the world

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Dan Crossley @dancrossley.bsky.social · 7d

🌏 EAT Lancet 2.0 is out! On what has changed in what constitutes a 'Planetary health diet' since the original EAT Lancet report in 2019, Walter Willett said 'almost nothing'. Lots of more recent science backs up what was in the original Planetary Health diet.

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Dan Crossley @dancrossley.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks Harleen. Good question. Lots of potential answers to that, but I’d probably say we need a Food Act (to put good intentions into legislation) and need to sort out social security (so that everyone knows where their next meal is coming from)

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Dan Crossley @dancrossley.bsky.social · Sep 5

Agreed Guy (although she’s Environment AND Food & Rural Affairs Secretary - always annoys me when the food bit in particular gets missed out! 😊)

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Food Ethics Council @foodethicscouncil.bsky.social · Aug 11

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...

The image is of a judge's gavel in front of a selection of foods, including a bunch of bananas, some eggs and an apple

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Dan Crossley @dancrossley.bsky.social · Jul 21

“…when farming scales, the value placed on food, on farmers, community connection, habitat creation… all become casualties”

Check out the latest blog on our website from Ian Pigott

Food Ethics Council @foodethicscouncil.bsky.social · Jul 21

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...

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Food Ethics Council @foodethicscouncil.bsky.social · Jul 3

Our exec director @dancrossley.bsky.social was lucky enough to be at Groundswell yesterday.
An amazing buzz around regenerative and agroecological food & farming

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Food Ethics Council @foodethicscouncil.bsky.social · Jun 18

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...

Elta Smith (Chair and Trustee) | Food Ethics Council

www.foodethicscouncil.org

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Dan Crossley @dancrossley.bsky.social · Jun 11

Gov'ts must work harder to address root causes. Invest in prevention, to take burden off NHS. Diet-related ill health costing UK £268bn p.a. (Prof Tim Jackson), i.e. >£10 per person per day. On Spending Review day, UK Gov't should invest properly in UK agriculture and better food systems.

Food Ethics Council @foodethicscouncil.bsky.social · Jun 11

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.

Venn diagram with three overlapping circles - showing the percentage of civil society organisations that say they are addressing root causes, symptoms and/ or contributing factors, in terms of their approach to change

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Food Ethics Council @foodethicscouncil.bsky.social · Jun 6

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.

Visual of the cover image of Food Issues Census 2024-25 report, the third survey of UK civil society

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Dan Crossley @dancrossley.bsky.social · Jun 2

Register now to explore the findings from #130 organisations involved in food & farming in the UK. Hopefully see you online on Wednesday!

Food Ethics Council @foodethicscouncil.bsky.social · Jun 2

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...

Map of the UK showing where the 130 respondents to the Food Issues Census came from, including 49 organisations involved UK-wide, 51 from England, 17 from Wales, 9 from Northern Ireland, 13 from Scotland - with some civil society organisations working in multiple regions

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Dan Crossley @dancrossley.bsky.social · May 23

What do civil society organisations working in, and organising around, food & farming want – from each other, from funders, from alliances & networks? Join this online webinar and explore insights from Food Issues Census 2024-25.

Food Ethics Council @foodethicscouncil.bsky.social · May 23

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...

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Dan Crossley @dancrossley.bsky.social · May 8

“new reciprocal market access on beef” 🤔

Dan Crossley @dancrossley.bsky.social · Apr 29

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Food Ethics Council @foodethicscouncil.bsky.social · Apr 29

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

A flyer promoting the 'our food, farming and funding futures' event on 9th May in Bristol

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Dan Crossley @dancrossley.bsky.social · Apr 22

Am looking forward to joining Dan Byam, Aoife Allen, Clementine Hain-Cole and Christian Reynolds for this panel. Do join if you can!

Food Ethics Council @foodethicscouncil.bsky.social · Apr 22

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

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.

tfpxfuture.eventbrite.com

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Dan Crossley @dancrossley.bsky.social · Mar 27

We live in an instant world, where everything's about immediacy, instant gratification and quick fixes. We think it can be different.

As part of this, how we think about the impacts of our work is really important. I'm interested in who's thinking differently about impact. Who can we learn from?

Food Ethics Council @foodethicscouncil.bsky.social · Mar 27

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...

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Dan Crossley @dancrossley.bsky.social · Mar 26

I've been proud to chair the Advisory Group for the Food Conversation. It was brilliant to meet members of the public who have been involved in the process at the House of Lords yesterday. They spoke powerfully to Daniel Zeichner and other MPs & peers. My key message: listen to what people tell us!

Food Ethics Council @foodethicscouncil.bsky.social · Mar 26

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...

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

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Dan Crossley @dancrossley.bsky.social · Mar 20

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Food Ethics Council @foodethicscouncil.bsky.social · Mar 20

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...

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

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Dan Crossley @dancrossley.bsky.social · Mar 11

Really enjoyed speaking to students at @foodpolicycitysg.bsky.social just now, exploring the question ‘what should food systems be for?’ and how might we measure success?

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Food, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · Mar 11

Later this month, we're publishing the final Citizens' Manifesto from #TheFoodConversation – and bringing citizen voices to decision-makers around the UK.

Find out more about the project so far 👉 ffcc.co.uk/so-what-do-w...

So, what do we really want from food?

Latest findings from The Food Conversation

ffcc.co.uk

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Dan Crossley @dancrossley.bsky.social · Feb 28

Kudos to Anneliese Dodds for showing principle and courage by resigning

Minister Anneliese Dodds quits over aid cuts www.bbc.com/news/article...

International Development Minister Anneliese Dodds quits over aid cuts

Dodds delayed her resignation until after Keir Starmer's meeting with President Trump, saying he had needed a united cabinet.

www.bbc.com

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Dan Crossley @dancrossley.bsky.social · Feb 25

Disappointing to see the UK government cuts its aid spending - we need to be internationalist and recognise our responsibilities internationally, not try to ‘impress’ Trump….

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Food Ethics Council @foodethicscouncil.bsky.social · Feb 6

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...

Just in Case: 7 steps to narrow the UK civil food resilience gap - National Preparedness Commission

About this report Your Content Goes Here 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 ...

nationalpreparednesscommission.uk

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