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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 2d

🌳 Check out @agricology.bsky.social's new Agroforestry Hub!

The new online hub features farmer profiles, research summaries, podcasts, videos and toolkits, highlighting both the opportunities and challenges of farming with trees.

➡️ Find out more: agricology.co.uk/resource/agr...

#Agroforestry

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 2d

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Should agricultural giants challenge the farm subsidies destroying biodiversity or work within the system?"
www.ft.com/content/c453...

Business school teaching case study: The farming subsidy debate

Global farm subsidies are worth more than $500bn a year but come at a high cost for biodiversity

www.ft.com

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 2d

👞🧶 With synthetic materials driving the microplastic crisis, isn’t it time we valued sustainable alternatives like leather and wool rather than wasting them?

➡️ Visit our website to find out more: sustainablefoodtrust.org/our-work/loc...

#LocalAbattoirs #SupportLocal

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 3d

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Badenoch’s announcement that the Conservatives will repeal the 2008 Climate Change Act if they win the next general election has the potential to be a major own goal..." – @samfankhauser.bsky.social | @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/tory-plan-to...

Tory plan to scrap net zero target puts UK climate leadership at risk

The country has enjoyed a unique period of consensus and stability under the Climate Change Act, which the Tories now want to scrap.

theconversation.com

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 Taking place tomorrow!

➡️ More details and tickets still available here: www.britishpastureleather.com/event-ticket...

Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 8d

📍 British Pasture Leather will be hosting their next Field Day in Hertfordshire next Thursday – open to anyone interested in regenerative agriculture, material supply chains, sustainable food systems and leather production.

🔗 Full programme & tickets: www.britishpastureleather.com/event-ticket...

Field Day, Thursday 9th October 2025 — British Pasture Leather

The programme is held from 9:00am - 5:00pm, meeting at the Lannock Larder farm shop: Weston, SG4 7EE - https://w3w.co/shark.looks.lodge The programme is held rain or shine. We will be walking in...

www.britishpastureleather.com

Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 4d

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "...They [protein bars] are almost always loaded with artificial additives, making many of them what these days is called ultra-processed food. These things are just not natural." – @jackseale.bsky.social | @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Joe Wicks: Licensed to Kill review – TV so vile you’ll never touch a protein bar again

The lockdown star pulls a Jamie Oliver and gets political, creating a ‘killer’ snack bar that’s as harmful as possible ... to show up how hellish some of those on the market are. It’s frightening vie...

www.theguardian.com

Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 4d

🍝 Head to our website to find out dinner-time classics like #SpagBol can be turned into a more sustainable and nutritious meal, as well as two suggested Spaghetti Bolognese recipes, including a plant-based alternative from Riverford.

Click here ➡️ sustainablefoodtrust.org/news-views/m...

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 5d

🎙️ Our CEO, Patrick Holden, speaks to Molly Biddell, Head of Natural Capital at @kneppwilding.bsky.social – a 3,500-acre rewilding project in West Sussex – for an episode of the SFT Podcast.

🔗 Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts from: sustainablefoodtrust.org/podcast/moll...

Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 5d

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "There are worrying signs that the timidity that has characterised Starmer’s government during its first year in office has already seeped into the food sphere."
foodservicefootprint.com/political-pr...

POLITICAL PRINT: Will Starmer’s newfound bravery extend to food?

The prime minister took the fight to Reform at Labour’s conference in Liverpool but is a growth-at-all-costs agenda compatible with food systems change? By Nick Hughes. When Sir Keir Starmer took to t...

foodservicefootprint.com

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Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming @sustainweb.org · 5d

🌟 Exciting Opportunity! 🌟

Apply to join Sustain's Recipe for Change team as a Campaigns Intern!
www.sustainweb.org/jobs/campaig...

#JobOpportunity #CampaignsIntern #SocialChange #FoodAndFarming #HealthierFood #PublicMobilisation #CommunityEngagement #DiversityAndInclusion

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 8d

📍 British Pasture Leather will be hosting their next Field Day in Hertfordshire next Thursday – open to anyone interested in regenerative agriculture, material supply chains, sustainable food systems and leather production.

🔗 Full programme & tickets: www.britishpastureleather.com/event-ticket...

Field Day, Thursday 9th October 2025 — British Pasture Leather

The programme is held from 9:00am - 5:00pm, meeting at the Lannock Larder farm shop: Weston, SG4 7EE - https://w3w.co/shark.looks.lodge The programme is held rain or shine. We will be walking in...

www.britishpastureleather.com

Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 8d

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The planetary health diet sets out how the world can simultaneously improve the health of people and the planet, and provide enough food for an expected global population of 9.6 billion people by 2050." – @dpcarrington.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds

Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries

www.theguardian.com

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 We are looking for a Director of Advocacy & Communications – someone who can help amplify our message and extend our influence to ensure that the voice of SFT is heard where it matters most, to drive the urgent change that is needed.

➡️ Find out more: sustainablefoodtrust.org/get-involved/

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 9d

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Price or multibuy promotions on unhealthy food and drink, such as "buy one, get one free" deals, are to be banned in England from Wednesday."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Buy one, get one free' deals for unhealthy food banned in supermarkets

Crisps, sweets, chocolate and fizzy drinks will be covered by restrictions starting in England.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 10d

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Small abattoirs are the ‘lynchpins of local meat supply chains’ and their decline poses a severe risk to farming, food security and native breeds, according to a major new survey." – @farminguk.bsky.social
www.farminguk.com/news/from-2-...

From 2,500 to 203: Decline of UK abattoirs sparks fresh alarm

Small abattoirs are 'the lynchpins of local meat supply chains' and their decline poses a severe risk to farming, according to a major new survey of UK farmers.

www.farminguk.com

Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 10d

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 10d

📍 Tomorrow, our CEO, Patrick Holden, will attend the Goodwood Health Summit.

Patrick and Dr Federica Amati, Head of Nutrition at ZOE, will discuss how farming practices and nutrition science together shape long-term health.

🎟️ Use SFT25 to join online for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/goodwood-h...

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 10d

📣 We're pleased to announce the publication of our Abattoir Users Survey report, which highlights the importance of a diverse network of abattoir services for the viability of many farming businesses.

Read more here: sustainablefoodtrust.org/wp-content/u...

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 11d

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Retail supply chains are under threat from the accelerating loss of nature and biodiversity, as it is revealed that more than three quarters (76%) have not set any targets on protecting nature." – @thegrocer.bsky.social
www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/retail-...

Retail supply chains under threat from biodiversity loss

Retail supply chains are under threat from the accelerating loss of nature and biodiversity, says a BRC report

www.thegrocer.co.uk

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 15d

💧 In this month’s SFT newsletter, our Senior Research Manager, Robert Barbour, dives into how agroecological livestock systems can help restore water quality and boost resilience against climate extremes.

🔗 Read more here: sustainablefoodtrust.org/news-views/w...

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 12d

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The loss is measured not only in empty stomachs but in empty marketplaces, in recipes we can no longer prepare, in flavors fading from our tongues." – @thedrift-mag.bsky.social
www.thedriftmag.com/the-silence-...

The Silence in My Kitchen

Before the war I was a food blogger, visiting restaurants and writing reviews to showcase Gaza’s food culture.

www.thedriftmag.com

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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 14d

"It's not the COW but the HOW!"

🐄 The cow has been demonized, says Patrick Holden, farmer and founding director @susfoodtrust.bsky.social. #ClimateWeekNYC

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 15d

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "These lessons don't require a specific farming method. They require inclusion, representation, and access to real-world learning, from farm visits to growing projects, school meals to soil science."
www.farmersguardian.com/blog/4519536...

Get farming into schools:

Olivia Shave, founder of Eco Ewe and campaigner for food and farming education in schools, explains why embedding these topics onto the national curriculum is essential for public health, the environm...

www.farmersguardian.com

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 15d

💧 In this month’s SFT newsletter, our Senior Research Manager, Robert Barbour, dives into how agroecological livestock systems can help restore water quality and boost resilience against climate extremes.

🔗 Read more here: sustainablefoodtrust.org/news-views/w...

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Sustainable Food Trust @susfoodtrust.bsky.social · 16d

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "MDBs like the World Bank have continued to finance polluting industrial livestock programmes in developing countries despite promises to align their financing with the Paris Agreement." – @the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Development banks ‘still funding industrial livestock despite climate promises’

Three development banks, including the World Bank, have collectively invested $1 billion in 55 highly-polluting livestock projects between 2018 and 2024, new research claims

www.independent.co.uk

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