The Food Foundation Podcast

Breaking the food bank cycle

Leon Ballin, [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leon-ballin-a8b547253/] Place-based Food System Manager at the Food Foundation [https://foodfoundation.org.uk] is joined by a panel of experts to explore household food insecurity. Andrew Forsey, National Director of Feeding Britain [https://feedingbritain.org], Penny Walters, Food Ambassador at the Food Foundation [https://foodfoundation.org.uk/initiatives/food-ambassadors], Susanne Jaspers, Senior Research Fellow with the SOAS Food Studies Cente [https://www.soas.ac.uk/research/centres-and-institutes/soas-food-studies-centre]r [https://www.soas.ac.uk/research/centres-and-institutes/soas-food-studies-centre] and Elaine Morgan, the Principal for Strategy Reform [https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaine-morgan-13389516b/] at the Greater Manchester Combined Authority debate the question of whether the government's commitment to ending mass dependence on emergency food parcels can be achieved through change in local food support systems.  Click here [https://foodfoundation.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-09/Election%2024_Manifesto.pdf] for the Food Foundation newsletter. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Pod Bites: Holiday hunger warning

Hannah Abrams, Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer at the Food Foundation, argues the case for the HAF (Holiday Activities and Food) Programme that keeps kids on Free School Meals properly nourished during the school holidays. She argues that with the Government's pledge to expand school meals to an additional half a million children from the September 2026 school term, the expansion of HAF is a missing link. If you'd like to support Feeding Britain's campaign to expand HAF alongside free school meals, click here [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdm30ZK8Auf_96PKLpM2pj591XjQ-YKjJVT5xExadYR1raGFg/viewform], and here [https://foodfoundation.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-09/Election%2024_Manifesto.pdf] for the Food Foundation newsletter. For further reading check out The Children's Society report: Walking into nothing: The hidden cost of the school holidays for families | The Children's Society [https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/information/professionals/resources/walking-nothing-hidden-cost-school-holidays-families] and Feeding Britain's briefing here: https://feedingbritain.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Feeding-Britain-HAF-Briefing.pdf [https://feedingbritain.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Feeding-Britain-HAF-Briefing.pdf] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Pod Bites: Next-gen farmers speak out

Anna Wylie, a beef and arable young farmer, is on the pod this week to tell us about a new crop of young farmers who want their voices heard. Founder and chair the UK Youth Food and Farming Forum, Anna tells us about why strengthening youth participation in food and farming policy is essential to building a more sustainable food system and how to make this happen. Click here [https://www.instagram.com/ukyouthfoodandfarmingforum/] for more information on the Forum and here [https://foodfoundation.org.uk/newsletter] for the Food Foundation newsletter. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Pod Bites: A fresh start for food?

Sophia Greenblatt, Public Affairs Lead for the Food Foundation unpacks the latest food insecurity data from The Food Foundation, and what it reveals about this significant political moment as Andy Burnham settles into Downing Street. Click here [https://foodfoundation.org.uk/initiatives/food-insecurity-tracking] for more information on food insecurity data, and here [https://foodfoundation.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-09/Election%2024_Manifesto.pdf] for the Food Foundation newsletter.   ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Pod Bites: Super El Niño warning

Tony Burdon, Head of the Food Business Transformation team at the Food Foundation tells us about forecasts for a Super El Nino coming our way, and what that means for food prices and supplies.  Click here [https://foodfoundation.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-09/Election%2024_Manifesto.pdf] for the Food Foundation newsletter and here [https://foodfoundation.org.uk/news/researching-impact-climateflation-food-prices]to learn more about our work on climateflation. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.