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Megan Blake

@geofoodie.bsky.social

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Researcher of #foodscapes, how to repair the effects of food insecurity and transition toward more healthy and just local food systems. Interested in creating impact. Developer of #FoodLadders. #Geography #foodstudies See more on http://geofoodie.org

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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Nov 24

A short explainer of FoodLadders. youtu.be/q9hbTXeBZjU?...

Introducing Food Ladders: A way of seeing community food provision

YouTube video by Megan K Blake

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you so much.

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 17d

Guess it’s time to apply for citizenship. I’ve had IDL since 2001. I’ve paid taxes my whole time here. I contribute to the economy and I hope positively to national benefit through my research. I’ve taught thousands of students. I have no words for this.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 18d

Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain.

They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.

Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.

Farage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remain, placing thousands at risk of deportation

Reform UK plans to force non-citizens to apply for visas with high salary thresholds and no access to NHS services

www.theguardian.com

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 21d

I came to London for a meeting early this morning that got cancelled last minute! These things happen. I’ve filled the time with other meetings w/ folk who have made time for me. I visited @theguardian.com offices (cool!) and I’ve been sampling tempura crab #Tacos. #Taqueria pion #Clerkenwell win.

Tempura crab tacos on a plate

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · 24d

We have got to stop framing household #foodinsecurity as an emergency needing emergency responses. It’s a #crisis that is persistent and structural for most people. They don’t just ‘bounce back’ it takes repair and rebuilding to address the problem.

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Sep 10

New starter pack! go.bsky.app/9mZrrpQ

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Sep 3

Cute #cat photo for a windy, rainy day.

White cat laying in a white bag.

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Aug 27

Just finished the ‘inspection copy’ of my big report giving a deep dive into #foodinsecuity and #foodcub use based on the analysis of a survey of 14k+ users and non-users in living in IMD quintiles 1-3 with HH earning <£40K a year.

The causes are not just about money & FC make a difference.

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Aug 21

I've been playing around with #NotebookLM and asked it to make a podcast of my More than Just Food paper (2019). It explains the paper in a podcast conversation style. I think it captures the key points. Let me know what you think. geofoodie.org/2025/08/21/b...

Beyond Hunger: How Communities Fight Back Against Food Insecurity and Neoliberalism a podcast

This post is a podcast of summary of my 2019 paper, “More than Just Food,”. The result is quite interesting. What do you think?

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Aug 5

I’ve been rebuilding my deck to include a bit of #edible #green (and make room for all the bl**dy bins we now have). Not quite finished, but getting there.

Decking from above with containers and plants.

Decking from above with containers and plants.

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Aug 5

I’ve been using car metaphors -oil runs out, engine blows up, put more oil in, engine is still blown up or puncture tire, air comes out, put mor air in, tire still flat- but this is so much better!

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Aug 5

This👇👇👇 is what I’ve been trying to say about #FoodInsecurity for ages. Money—or perhaps more fully the commodification of food is a cause of the problem but just giving people cash isn’t going to solve the outcome.

Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · Aug 5

When thinking about how to get out of this mess we need to keep in mind 'asymmetric causation'. Knowing what caused a problem doesn't tell you how to solve it. The example that brought the point home to me was: If you're run over by a steamroller, the cure is not to have it reverse back over you

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Aug 5

I’m off to visit my good friends #TBBT today in Manchester. They are an organisation that run #FoodClubs in collaboration with community organisations. We are going to talk data and surveys. They also to a cracking #poscast - check it out here: www.breadandbutterthing.org/podcast

Podcast — The Bread and Butter Thing

www.breadandbutterthing.org

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Aug 5

I did a bit of an #AI experiment. It revealed some significant flaws to its search capabilities. I think these flaws are a real problem b for misinformation to become

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Jul 30

AI is changing research! 🚀 I tested Gemini AI on a paper's impact – revealing its strengths & limits. Get practical tips for students & researchers on using AI effectively & ethically. #AIinResearch #AcademicTips #GeminiAI geofoodie.org/2025/07/30/u...

Using AI to understand the influence of research

The author reflects on their experience using Google’s AI tools, particularly Gemini, for analysing the impact of their 2019 paper on food insecurity. While Gemini effectively summarizes key …

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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Jul 30

AI is changing research! 🚀 I tested Gemini AI on a paper's impact – revealing its strengths & limits. Get practical tips for students & researchers on using AI effectively & ethically. #AIinResearch #AcademicTips #GeminiAI geofoodie.org/2025/07/30/u...

Using AI to understand the influence of research

The author reflects on their experience using Google’s AI tools, particularly Gemini, for analysing the impact of their 2019 paper on food insecurity. While Gemini effectively summarizes key …

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Jul 30

AI is changing research! 🚀 I tested Gemini AI on a paper's impact – revealing its strengths & limits. Get practical tips for students & researchers on using AI effectively & ethically. #AIinResearch #AcademicTips #GeminiAI geofoodie.org/2025/07/30/u...

Using AI to understand the influence of research

The author reflects on their experience using Google’s AI tools, particularly Gemini, for analysing the impact of their 2019 paper on food insecurity. While Gemini effectively summarizes key …

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Jul 29

It does get a bit exhausting the constant fight and the times you think you’ve sorted something and then it just gets withdrawn and you have to reinvent everything just to get back to where you were.

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Jul 28

Some days I just feel like quitting my job.

a cartoon fish with big eyes and the words just keep swimming below it .

ALT: a cartoon fish with big eyes and the words just keep swimming below it .

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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Jul 24

Today I am mostly exploring a box.

Actually, I am, but not in the same way my cat is. Data tables are what’s on the cards and some meetings about improving services for people who are struggling.

Big cat in a small box

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Jul 24

If it’s a transport fetish what we should consider is the train to explain. HS2: £66-70b for a branch line too expensive for most people and will cut the journey by half an hour. Think what we could have kept—children’s centres, one stop job centres, cost of living increases for benefits, etc, etc.

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Jul 24

Peter Welsh @peterwelsh68.bsky.social · Jul 23

We have Robert Jenrick pumping out 'vileral' videos pestering commuters on the underground.

Farage dancing on TikTok to God knows whose tune.

So refreshing instead to see Zack speaking truth to power in this wonderful film.

He's speaking to our power too!

#VoteZack August 1
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Jul 23

⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party.

🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Jul 7

Today I have given myself a 3 year Sr Rail card. I immediately used it to buy a return to London for an event linked to this report highlighting the struggle too many people experience putting food on the table. www.breadandbutterthing.org/news/heads-a...

Why we're taking our message to Westminster: Life isn't affordable and people cannot keep their heads above water — The Bread and Butter Thing

At The Bread and Butter Thing, we’re known for our food clubs, not for political stunts. But sometimes, when the reality on the ground is being ignored in Westminster, we must speak out, and raise our...

www.breadandbutterthing.org

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Jul 3

The ink on the contract with #ComicRelief has dried and the survey I designed with @yougov.co.uk has landed with 14000+ responses. Hoping to get some insight on the impact of UK #FoodClubs by comparing users and non-users across a range of measures. #Health #Wellbeing #SocialNetworks #Diet

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Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · May 29

Lovely to see this article published by the #DISPARI team. #FoodLadders

www.secondowelfare.it/dispari-prog...

The Food Ladder Approach: A systemic perspective on food insecurity interventions

Dr. Magan Blake, Senior Lecturer at University of Sheffield, presents the Food Ladder, an innovative framework that helps communities rethink food insecurity interventions and envision future food sys...

www.secondowelfare.it

Megan Blake @geofoodie.bsky.social · Jun 5

Well this was good news to see. An important first step and one that will make a big difference to so many. I welcome this policy change from @teamlabouruk.bsky.social . apple.news/Aiht0cB8GRbm...

Free school meals extended but winter fuel changes could tax dead pensioners’ families — The Guardian

Insiders describe chaotic process of reinstating payment and ‘dire optics’ of proposal to claw it back from wealthy pensioners who might die before tax returns are processed

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Timewalkproject @timewalkproject.bsky.social · May 29

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Rachel Reeves vs reality: The economics of the two-child cap

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy