Pembrokeshire is amongst the latest to achieve membership of the Sustainable Food Places network in supporting their efforts in making local, healthy and sustainable food available to all in their area.
Pembrokeshire is an inspirational example of how communities, businesses and local councils can work together to make affordable good food a defining characteristic of their place.
The Pembrokeshire Local Food Partnership, led by PLANED, PAVS, and Pembrokeshire County Council, supports local producers, community growing, and environmental initiatives. They aim to build a resilient food system benefiting producers, consumers, and communities. Members include local groups, businesses, and councils working together to improve food access, reduce waste, and support a sustainable food economy. Look out for a new website launching soon and a summer of engagement activities to get involved in.
“We are so proud to be part of this exciting partnership. It truly belongs to the whole community, and we want more people to get involved and help shape a healthier, more sustainable food future for Pembrokeshire.” — Sue Latham, Coordinator
Sustainable Food Places is a network of cross-sector partnerships in towns, cities, boroughs and counties that are using food as a vehicle to drive positive change. With support from the
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and The National Lottery Community Fund, the network helps people and places to share challenges, explore practical solutions, and develop best practice in all aspects of healthy and sustainable food. Pembrokeshire is amongst the latest to join the network of over 100 Sustainable Food Places across the four nations of the UK.
Leon Ballin, Sustainable Food Places Programme Manager, said:
“In over 100 places across the UK, individuals and organisations have been coming together to develop a joint vision of the kind of food culture and food system they would like to see, and they are working together to make that vision a reality. Pembrokeshire has shown a real ambition to transform things for the better and we are delighted to be able to support them in achieving their goals further.”
The Sustainable Food Places network works to tackle some of biggest social, economic and environmental issues we face today, from an epidemic of food poverty and diet related ill-health, to the loss of independent high street food businesses and family farms, through to climate change, biodiversity loss, and food waste. There is no issue too big or wide.
Feature image: Sustainable Food Places Partnership coordinators Louise Denham for Vale of Glamorgan and Pearl Costello for Cardiff appear at a Food Festival near Cardiff last summer (2023), Photo Credit: Mara Galeano Carraro.
