Mel's Chhippy in Carmarthenshire has served more than 250 £1 children's meals in less than a month in an effort to support families over the school holidays.

#GoodNews #Community #Care #Support #FoodPoverty #Food #Children #Meals

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66545453

@TheLancet

#Health #Inequalities #GlobalHealth #AirPollution #FoodPoverty

'Health does not begin in a hospital or clinic.
It begins with the conditions in which we are born and raised; and in schools, streets, workplaces, homes, markets, water sources, kitchens, and in the very air we breathe.'
Never truer than today,
@DrTedros
@WHO
@TheLancet
https://twitter.com/JoePajak/status/1683478785432092681?s=20

the fruit & veg drawer in my fridge is something that always makes me stupidly happy - & i realise how privileged i am to enjoy such bounty. o, how i fervently fucking wish that everyone else on the planet could have the same. #justTransition #foodPoverty #plants #health #vegan

Official #ONS figures show around one in twenty people in the UK said they had run out of food in the past two weeks and couldn't afford more.

Latest official data showed food price inflation at 18.3% - far higher than the 8.7% rate of overall #inflation.

But don't worry, the rich are still getting richer, and that's all that matters to this Tory government and to the Bank of England.

#FoodPoverty #Poverty #UKPolitics #Greedflation

https://news.sky.com/story/one-in-20-adults-ran-out-of-food-and-couldnt-afford-more-ons-data-shows-12920798

Steve & Ben spend a day a week knocking doors on their estate offering to plant free fruit trees in folks' gardens. Today, they are out with fruit bushes looking for new homes.

They've had a brilliant response, and it's opened up many wonderful connections and conversations about traditional food crops amongst their diverse community.

Residents will have fresh fruit on their doorstep at zero cost. The group also offer workshops in thrifty growing and caring for fruit trees.

It's a direct response to the #costoflivingcrisis that also improves climate & biodiversity.

Here's what Steve says: "The most direct way of addressing food poverty is getting together with friends, family and community and growing it. It's surprisingly easy, it starts with a conversation over a brew. Be that person who puts the kettle on and invites folk round." ❤️

Delighted we could support Community Roots Permaculture Project with a Transition Together seed-funding grant, supported by @tnlcommunityfund.

Read more about the impact of communities planting trees: https://transitiontogether.org.uk/communities-planting-trees-for-the-future/

#urbangrowing #foodpoverty #growyourown #fruittrees #fruitbushes #permaculture #bolton #fooddesert #transitiontown #transition #foodsystem #costofliving #communityaction #climateaction

"Politicians need to admit and accept that, as our elected leaders, they have the absolute responsibility to ensure that our people are fed, as a right. No ifs, no buts – this is not a party political issue, this is a matter of politicians’ duty, of their decency, their humanity and their love and care for their neighbour."

A selection of letters from the public on the disgracefully wide incidence of #FoodPoverty in the #UK

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/may/26/ensuring-people-are-fed-is-a-job-for-the-government-not-charities

five tips to save money with meat

#CostOfLiving #CostOfLivingCrisis #FoodPoverty #news #privilege #privileged #satire

Excruciata Reees-Mog shares invaluable tips to save money with meat to help those struggling with the cost of living crisis

Hello my lovelies. It's Excruciata here to help you with your everyday problems. I know I have been away for a while and I hope you have all managed to cope without me.

https://daily-twerk.com/advice/five-tips-to-save-money-with-meat/

five tips to save money with meat

#CostOfLiving #CostOfLivingCrisis #FoodPoverty #news #privilege #privileged #satire

Excruciata Reees-Mog shares invaluable tips to save money with meat to help those struggling with the cost of living crisis

Hello my lovelies. It's Excruciata here to help you with your everyday problems. I know I have been away for a while and I hope you have all managed to cope without me. I ha

https://daily-twerk.com/advice/five-tips-to-save-money-with-meat/

NEW PODCAST EPISODE!

Absolutely eye-opening speaking to Food for Life author Professor Tim Spector, one of the most cited scientists in the world about #food, #ClimateChange and #nutrition

Listen to the podcast here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/53941872

Watch the full interview here: https://howtobe247.com/2023/05/21/what-we-should-eat-professor-tim-spector-food-for-life/

#Podcast #food #diet #nutrition #foodpoverty #foodsecurity #ClimateCrisis #books #bookstodon #BookRecommendations

A new start after 60: we planned a quiet retirement – but ended up fighting food poverty

“For anyone wanting to volunteer, or do something similar, Diane’s advice is: “Be led by what inspires you, don’t be frightened and don’t overthink it.”

“And don’t vote Tory,” adds David.”
#Volunteering #FoodPoverty #MutualAid #CommunityBuilding https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/may/01/a-new-start-after-60-we-planned-a-quiet-retirement-but-ended-up-fighting-food-poverty

"All 38 member countries of the OECD [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] now rely on a privatised charitable food aid model often dependent on volunteer labour. The ubiquity of corporate food charity in high-income countries should provide a stark warning.”
#FoodBanks #Charity #Poverty #Hunger #Food #FoodPoverty

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/mar/26/expanding-food-banks-is-no-substitute-for-tackling-poverty-charities-warn

The number of #UK children in food poverty has nearly doubled in the last year to almost 4 million.
According to the Food Foundation, one in five (22%) of households reported skipping meals, going hungry or not eating for a whole day in January, up from 12% at the equivalent point in 2022.

As always with Conservatives, the cruelty is the point.

#FoodPoverty #FoodInsecurity #ChildPoverty #Austerity #CostOfLiving #UKPolitics #ToryBritain

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/mar/01/number-of-uk-children-in-food-poverty-nearly-doubles-in-a-year-to-4m

Time to get out that small violin you keep in your side-table...

Yes, the world's richest are 'sharing our pain', seeing a 10% reduction in their #wealth... that said, I doubt they've sunk into #fuelpoverty, #foodpoverty or indeed anything that looks like the challenges the rest of us face each day... still I suppose we can at least note their support for idiocy in governance has had some direct impact on their own circumstances....

Its an old cliche but, #children are our future (in so many ways).

The latest news that the number of children in #foodpoverty has nearly doubled in a year to around 4M shuould be pause for thought (and then action) for any Govt. seeking to repair the damage of the last decades.

However, the #Tories will likely shrug their shoulders (and like the gun lobby in the US) claim their thoughts & prayers are with these benighted children...

#generalelectionNOW
#ToriesOut

We're a few weeks away from launching Felix Connect. This POC will run for a few months and will focus on gathering AdHoc food donations and connecting them with our Community Organisations to support those who are in need #powerapps #dynamics #dataverse #microsoft #foodpoverty #costofliving

People struggling to pay for food in Southampton urged to come forward | Daily Echo
#Southampton
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#FoodPoverty
#Poverty

https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk

https://www.southampton.gov.uk/costofliving

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23228597.people-struggling-pay-food-southampton-urged-come-forward/

People struggling to pay for food in Southampton urged to come forward | Daily Echo
#Southampton
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#FoodPoverty
#Poverty

https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23228597.people-struggling-pay-food-southampton-urged-come-forward/

If you are in the UK and donate to a local foodbank when at the supermarket, check if your local foodbank uses the BankTheFood app. If they do you can get a list of what is most urgently needed and shop to that. It means you’re not donating things they have plenty of already.

#FoodPoverty #CostOfLiving

RT @LangarAid
Our team this morning were distributing fresh milk to local hostels and groups who support the local #Homeless and vulnerable.

Thank you to @Brakes_Food for the generously donation of a pallet load of fresh milk. 🙏🏽❤️

@Khalsa_Aid
#CostofLivingCrisis #Food #foodpoverty

If it weren't for the embarrassing levels of food poverty in the UK for a G7 economy, LadBaby would have no chance at Christmas number one
https://youtu.be/V1DznNQOL4s

Unfortunately they'll probably have Christmas number one for many years to come

#Christmas #ChristmasNumber1 #YouTube #FoodPoverty #CostOfLivingCrisis