Exeter Food
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· Oct 30
ICYMI, the latest @exeterfood.bsky.social newsletter is out now packed with news, events, opportunities and resources for our network members and anyone interested in just, sustainable #FoodSystems.
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A great food transformation recommended by @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @oxmartinschool.bsky.social in his recent @nebriefing.bsky.social, with four pillars: dietary change, reducing food waste, improving production and increasing adaptation www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvjJ... #FoodSecurity
Food Security - Professor Paul Behrens | National Emergency Briefing
YouTube video by The National Emergency Briefing
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December 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A great food transformation recommended by @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @oxmartinschool.bsky.social in his recent @nebriefing.bsky.social, with four pillars: dietary change, reducing food waste, improving production and increasing adaptation www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvjJ... #FoodSecurity
The Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society 2026 Conference takes place 7–10 June '26 at @uvmvermont.bsky.social. AFHVS brings together scholars, practitioners and students exploring the ethical, social and ecological dimensions of food and agriculture. Learn more at afhvs.org. #FoodStudies
December 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society 2026 Conference takes place 7–10 June '26 at @uvmvermont.bsky.social. AFHVS brings together scholars, practitioners and students exploring the ethical, social and ecological dimensions of food and agriculture. Learn more at afhvs.org. #FoodStudies
#LocalFood is powerful. It feeds us in a crisis, strengthens local economies and builds thriving communities. The new Local Food Plan, shaped by 500+ local food actors, sets out four key shifts and 31 actions to help local #FoodSystems scale sustainably:
Local Food Plan
Discover our ambitious plan to grow the UK local food sector
www.localfoodplan.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
#LocalFood is powerful. It feeds us in a crisis, strengthens local economies and builds thriving communities. The new Local Food Plan, shaped by 500+ local food actors, sets out four key shifts and 31 actions to help local #FoodSystems scale sustainably:
Our newsletter for December is out now: createsend.com/t/r-2E90A4FA...
This month's highlights: protein transition workshop, Environmental Intelligence collaboration, sustainability and food studies research, publications and webinars, upcoming events, funding calls, and resources. #FoodStudies
This month's highlights: protein transition workshop, Environmental Intelligence collaboration, sustainability and food studies research, publications and webinars, upcoming events, funding calls, and resources. #FoodStudies
December 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Our newsletter for December is out now: createsend.com/t/r-2E90A4FA...
This month's highlights: protein transition workshop, Environmental Intelligence collaboration, sustainability and food studies research, publications and webinars, upcoming events, funding calls, and resources. #FoodStudies
This month's highlights: protein transition workshop, Environmental Intelligence collaboration, sustainability and food studies research, publications and webinars, upcoming events, funding calls, and resources. #FoodStudies
From Trees to Chocolate Bars 🍫
A day-and-a-half masterclass on cacao, culture, innovation and sustainability at The American University of Rome, 13–14 May 2026. Explore the global chocolate value chain, from genetics to markets. Apply by 12 Feb 2026:
A day-and-a-half masterclass on cacao, culture, innovation and sustainability at The American University of Rome, 13–14 May 2026. Explore the global chocolate value chain, from genetics to markets. Apply by 12 Feb 2026:
Master Class. From trees to chocolate bars: Cacao, Culture, Innovation and Sustainability in a Changing World
This Master Class will offer in-depth knowledge on the cacao and chocolate value chain and the challenges and opportunities of a commodity originating from a different part of the world where it is…
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December 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
From Trees to Chocolate Bars 🍫
A day-and-a-half masterclass on cacao, culture, innovation and sustainability at The American University of Rome, 13–14 May 2026. Explore the global chocolate value chain, from genetics to markets. Apply by 12 Feb 2026:
A day-and-a-half masterclass on cacao, culture, innovation and sustainability at The American University of Rome, 13–14 May 2026. Explore the global chocolate value chain, from genetics to markets. Apply by 12 Feb 2026:
Wednesday Dec 17 from 10:45am at @exeter.ac.uk Streatham Campus and online, a @crpr-exeter.bsky.social lecture from Prof Michael Winter: Whatever happened to the Political Economy of #Agriculture? A personal and affectionate reflection on trends and fashions in British rural studies since the 1980s.
CRPR Seminar - Prof Michael Winter Distinguished Lecture
You are warmly invited to the CRPR Seminar with speaker Prof Michael Winter. This event is hybrid; please select ticket type at registration
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December 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Wednesday Dec 17 from 10:45am at @exeter.ac.uk Streatham Campus and online, a @crpr-exeter.bsky.social lecture from Prof Michael Winter: Whatever happened to the Political Economy of #Agriculture? A personal and affectionate reflection on trends and fashions in British rural studies since the 1980s.
A new @exeter.ac.uk project, Past Harvests, will use 600 years of data to explore how historic farming systems coped with change. The team will assess sustainability from 1250 to 1850, offering insights to inform future land-use decisions. More info: sites.exeter.ac.uk/pastharvests/ #FoodStudies
The Past Harvests Project
Informing contemporary UK land use policy through a sustainability assessment of farming systems in the medieval and early modern period The Past Harvests Project is a research project combining histo...
sites.exeter.ac.uk
December 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
A new @exeter.ac.uk project, Past Harvests, will use 600 years of data to explore how historic farming systems coped with change. The team will assess sustainability from 1250 to 1850, offering insights to inform future land-use decisions. More info: sites.exeter.ac.uk/pastharvests/ #FoodStudies
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Food expert @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @ox.ac.uk with a vital message for MPs & the public.
"If we don't lead this change on the front foot, we'll be forced into it anyway as food shocks intensify."
Full talk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#NationalEmergencyBriefing #NEB2025 #FoodShortages
"If we don't lead this change on the front foot, we'll be forced into it anyway as food shocks intensify."
Full talk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#NationalEmergencyBriefing #NEB2025 #FoodShortages
December 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Food expert @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @ox.ac.uk with a vital message for MPs & the public.
"If we don't lead this change on the front foot, we'll be forced into it anyway as food shocks intensify."
Full talk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#NationalEmergencyBriefing #NEB2025 #FoodShortages
"If we don't lead this change on the front foot, we'll be forced into it anyway as food shocks intensify."
Full talk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#NationalEmergencyBriefing #NEB2025 #FoodShortages
Congratulations to Caroline Bennett, an @exeterfood.bsky.social associate, named in The Independent’s Climate 100 List 2025. Founder of Sole of Discretion, she champions small-scale sustainable fisheries and the #DivedNotDredged campaign for hand-dived scallops. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
The Independent Climate 100 List 2025 in full
Now in its second year, The Independent is proud to publish its list of the world’s leading environmentalists – marking the campaigners, change makers and innovators who are working to stop the damage...
www.independent.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Congratulations to Caroline Bennett, an @exeterfood.bsky.social associate, named in The Independent’s Climate 100 List 2025. Founder of Sole of Discretion, she champions small-scale sustainable fisheries and the #DivedNotDredged campaign for hand-dived scallops. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
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Latest CRPR University of Exeter newsletter here! - with recent research activities, publications, funding successes & opportunities, events etc on: challenges facing family farmers; seaweed eating; food beyond terroir; nature recovery & farming; Dartmoor, & more... hass.cmail19.com/t/r-e-tktdud...
December 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Latest CRPR University of Exeter newsletter here! - with recent research activities, publications, funding successes & opportunities, events etc on: challenges facing family farmers; seaweed eating; food beyond terroir; nature recovery & farming; Dartmoor, & more... hass.cmail19.com/t/r-e-tktdud...
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🚨Here's an outstanding opportunity to study #FoodSystems through a rich and diverse programme at @exeter.ac.uk. The Glanely Food and Farming Scholarship offers a fee reduction worth £5000 to up to five full-time students enrolling on our MA Food Studies programme in 2026/2027. #FoodStudies
The Glanely Food and Farming Schola | University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is pleased to offer this scholarship, a fee reduction worth £5000, to up to five full time students enrolling on our MA Food Studies programme in 2026/2027.
www.exeter.ac.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🚨Here's an outstanding opportunity to study #FoodSystems through a rich and diverse programme at @exeter.ac.uk. The Glanely Food and Farming Scholarship offers a fee reduction worth £5000 to up to five full-time students enrolling on our MA Food Studies programme in 2026/2027. #FoodStudies
🚨Here's an outstanding opportunity to study #FoodSystems through a rich and diverse programme at @exeter.ac.uk. The Glanely Food and Farming Scholarship offers a fee reduction worth £5000 to up to five full-time students enrolling on our MA Food Studies programme in 2026/2027. #FoodStudies
The Glanely Food and Farming Schola | University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is pleased to offer this scholarship, a fee reduction worth £5000, to up to five full time students enrolling on our MA Food Studies programme in 2026/2027.
www.exeter.ac.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🚨Here's an outstanding opportunity to study #FoodSystems through a rich and diverse programme at @exeter.ac.uk. The Glanely Food and Farming Scholarship offers a fee reduction worth £5000 to up to five full-time students enrolling on our MA Food Studies programme in 2026/2027. #FoodStudies
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Congratulations to Maeve Leith, a @crpr-exeter.bsky.social PhD student on her prestigious NFU Mutual Charitable Trust Centenary Award. Maeve will explore the voices of farmers, conservationists and other stakeholders in land use decision making in Dartmoor: www.nfumutual.co.uk/news-and-sto...
The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust Centenary Award 2025
The Centenary Award is a long-term scheme, run by the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust, and was launched in 2010 to celebrate the 100th birthday of NFU Mutual.
www.nfumutual.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Congratulations to Maeve Leith, a @crpr-exeter.bsky.social PhD student on her prestigious NFU Mutual Charitable Trust Centenary Award. Maeve will explore the voices of farmers, conservationists and other stakeholders in land use decision making in Dartmoor: www.nfumutual.co.uk/news-and-sto...
Can we feed the nation and restore nature? James Rebanks @herdyshepherd.bsky.social reflects on flawed subsidies, the state of UK farming, the consequences of cheap food, and the balance between food security and environmental stewardship: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #FoodStudies
BBC Radio 4 - Radical with Amol Rajan, Beyond Ultra-Processed Foods: Can Farmers Fix Our Health and the Planet? (James Rebanks)
James Rebanks on how to build a secure, sustainable and healthy food system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Can we feed the nation and restore nature? James Rebanks @herdyshepherd.bsky.social reflects on flawed subsidies, the state of UK farming, the consequences of cheap food, and the balance between food security and environmental stewardship: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #FoodStudies
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Check out this BBC Food Programme episode on the UK's reliance on horticulture production in Senegal, & the climate-related pressure in other UK supply countries (e.g. Italy, Spain) to buy up land in Senegal to do the same @crpr-exeter.bsky.social #climateadaptation www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Food Programme - Why Is Africa Feeding Us? - BBC Sounds
Dan Saladino investigates our growing dependence on West Africa for fresh produce.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Check out this BBC Food Programme episode on the UK's reliance on horticulture production in Senegal, & the climate-related pressure in other UK supply countries (e.g. Italy, Spain) to buy up land in Senegal to do the same @crpr-exeter.bsky.social #climateadaptation www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
New from Dr Paul Cleave in @uk.theconversation.com: a look at Devon’s rural food heritage, from dumplings and teddy cakes to the cream tea. He explores how seasonal dishes once shaped community life, and the craft behind historic cooking, including making clotted cream. #FoodStudies #Devon
Rural Devon cuisine has a rich history – from the origins of cream teas to squab pie
Devonshire dumplings – apples wrapped in pastry and baked – were made extra special when accompanied by a generous dollop of clotted cream.
theconversation.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
New from Dr Paul Cleave in @uk.theconversation.com: a look at Devon’s rural food heritage, from dumplings and teddy cakes to the cream tea. He explores how seasonal dishes once shaped community life, and the craft behind historic cooking, including making clotted cream. #FoodStudies #Devon
Call for papers: The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2026 (10–12 July '26, Oxford and online) invites proposals on the theme Poverty Foods. All disciplines welcome. Up to 1,000 words, due 31 December 2025. Details: www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk/next-symposi... #FoodStudies
Propose a paper - Oxford Food Symposium
www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Call for papers: The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2026 (10–12 July '26, Oxford and online) invites proposals on the theme Poverty Foods. All disciplines welcome. Up to 1,000 words, due 31 December 2025. Details: www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk/next-symposi... #FoodStudies
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For PhD researchers interested in food sustainability - paid consultancy placement opportunities with Better Food Traders as part of the Food Shines project www.aru.ac.uk/global-susta...
BAFR-UK: Backcasting to Achieve Food Resilience in the UK project - Global Sustainability Institute - ARU
Find out about the Backcasting to Achieve Food Resilience (BAFR-UK) research project, led by experts from ARU's Global Sustainability Institute.
www.aru.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
For PhD researchers interested in food sustainability - paid consultancy placement opportunities with Better Food Traders as part of the Food Shines project www.aru.ac.uk/global-susta...
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Catch @crpr-exeter.bsky.social co-director Matt Lobley on this morning's Farming Today
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... (from 8 mins in) on the multiple challenges & uncertain futures family farmers are experiencing and how the important role they play in rural communities may be at risk
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... (from 8 mins in) on the multiple challenges & uncertain futures family farmers are experiencing and how the important role they play in rural communities may be at risk
BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 10/11/2025: Family farms, 'Aginflation', mushroom growing in NI
What could the future hold for family farms?
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Catch @crpr-exeter.bsky.social co-director Matt Lobley on this morning's Farming Today
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... (from 8 mins in) on the multiple challenges & uncertain futures family farmers are experiencing and how the important role they play in rural communities may be at risk
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... (from 8 mins in) on the multiple challenges & uncertain futures family farmers are experiencing and how the important role they play in rural communities may be at risk
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Professor Matt Lobley from the @crpr-exeter.bsky.social spoke to Radio 4 Farming Today about the importance of small family farms and the severe challenges they are now facing
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Farming Today - 10/11/2025: Family farms, 'Aginflation', mushroom growing in NI - BBC Sounds
What could the future hold for family farms?
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Professor Matt Lobley from the @crpr-exeter.bsky.social spoke to Radio 4 Farming Today about the importance of small family farms and the severe challenges they are now facing
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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"Devon’s food tells an evolving story of tradition, and a culinary and cultural relationship with landscape, communities and seasons" - Dr Paul Cleave @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social has written about #Devon's appetising food history for @uk.theconversation.com 🧈🍦
theconversation.com/rural-devon-...
theconversation.com/rural-devon-...
Rural Devon cuisine has a rich history – from the origins of cream teas to squab pie
Devonshire dumplings – apples wrapped in pastry and baked – were made extra special when accompanied by a generous dollop of clotted cream.
theconversation.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"Devon’s food tells an evolving story of tradition, and a culinary and cultural relationship with landscape, communities and seasons" - Dr Paul Cleave @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social has written about #Devon's appetising food history for @uk.theconversation.com 🧈🍦
theconversation.com/rural-devon-...
theconversation.com/rural-devon-...
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ICYMI, the latest @exeterfood.bsky.social newsletter is out now packed with news, events, opportunities and resources for our network members and anyone interested in just, sustainable #FoodSystems.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
ICYMI, the latest @exeterfood.bsky.social newsletter is out now packed with news, events, opportunities and resources for our network members and anyone interested in just, sustainable #FoodSystems.
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A reminder that we are still accepting applications to this funded DPhil post! Deadline 2nd Dec, though we recommend getting in touch before then.
Do please share!
Do please share!
We're are now accepting applications for an exciting DPhil at the @oxprimarycare.bsky.social, *FUNDED* by the THRIVING Food Futures research hub!
The project is about divisive policies, supervised by me, Dr Rachel Pechey @petescarbs.bsky.social @ashakaur.bsky.social
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Pls share! ✨
The project is about divisive policies, supervised by me, Dr Rachel Pechey @petescarbs.bsky.social @ashakaur.bsky.social
lnkd.in/eezGaZZ3
Pls share! ✨
Crowd-pleasers or food fights? Exploring UK public support and objection to divisive policies that aim to reduce the environmental harm caused by the food system
www.phc.ox.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A reminder that we are still accepting applications to this funded DPhil post! Deadline 2nd Dec, though we recommend getting in touch before then.
Do please share!
Do please share!
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Don't forget to register (either in person or online) for the CRPR University of Exeter Distinguished Lecture by Prof Michael Winter on 17th Dec - Eventbrite link bit.ly/4hGTquZ
We are expecting large numbers, so early registration is strongly encouraged!
We are expecting large numbers, so early registration is strongly encouraged!
Join us for distinguished lecture 17th Dec 10.15-12.15pm by @crpr-exeter.bsky.social's Professor Michael Winter: Whatever happened to the Political Economy of Agriculture?
Lecture Theatre 1, Queens Building, Streatham Campus
10.15am - tea/coffee
10.45am - lecture
Register: tinyurl.com/4zxjz3xs
Lecture Theatre 1, Queens Building, Streatham Campus
10.15am - tea/coffee
10.45am - lecture
Register: tinyurl.com/4zxjz3xs
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Don't forget to register (either in person or online) for the CRPR University of Exeter Distinguished Lecture by Prof Michael Winter on 17th Dec - Eventbrite link bit.ly/4hGTquZ
We are expecting large numbers, so early registration is strongly encouraged!
We are expecting large numbers, so early registration is strongly encouraged!
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Interested in #AlternativeProteins? Come along and join us for a talk from @cleoverk.bsky.social on Thursday 13 November.
Bookings: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/altern...
In person or online. All welcome. cc: @petescarbs.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
Bookings: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/altern...
In person or online. All welcome. cc: @petescarbs.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Interested in #AlternativeProteins? Come along and join us for a talk from @cleoverk.bsky.social on Thursday 13 November.
Bookings: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/altern...
In person or online. All welcome. cc: @petescarbs.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
Bookings: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/altern...
In person or online. All welcome. cc: @petescarbs.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social