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When it comes to food, we want to empower people. We want to create an equality in the food system that works for everyone, with…
What is Better Food? | Stacie
When we think about better food, what often springs to mind is sustainable food. We might understand that sustainability is connected to environmental, economic, and…
4 Ways to Make Sustainable Food Systems Better
I wonder what it’d be like to work together to build a bigger movement? One that improves food for everyone, not just those with…
What is Better Food? | Belinda
There’s a problem with our food system. Better Food Traders (BFT) know it, and so do the people joining our movement for better standards, better…
The Rise of Better Food
The idea of trading for social purpose has a rich history. In fact it has been argued that it wasn’t until mid 19th century England…
Trading for social purpose, not to maximise profits
New Know Better Food training now calling for hosts to lead the pilot. Experience the impact of peer networks and learn to host in this…
Know Better Food: Take action for a better food system with peer group power
Ethical, seasonal veg boxes in the UK go hand in hand with a lot of carrots. Carrots are one of Britain’s major root vegetables -…
What to do with the carrots in your veg box?
One of the many side effects of the current pandemic has been an extraordinary surge in demand for veg box schemes across the country. Like every…
It’s time to commit to a better food system
As I wrote when the pandemic swept in, the uptake in our box scheme during the lockdown was extraordinary. Within two weeks from its start,…
The value of local
Results of a snapshot survey of 100 good food enterprises has shown that a high number of these small, diverse businesses were able to stay…
