What was "Good Food Greater Manchester” will be re-launching as the “Good Food Action Network” for Greater Manchester.
The new action network is launching as an off-shoot / sub-group of the GM Food Security Action Network, to be able to really closely link food security and food sustainability work, with a broader mission of: Healthier and more sustainable food for everyone across Greater Manchester (including people on limited incomes), available where they live.
The network is meeting on 28 May 2024, 10am - 12pm at Manchester Methodist Hall, Oldham Street, Manchester, M1 1JQ.
Initial specific actions / task groups will be:
- Work with the emergency and community-based food offer to pilot ways to increase the supply of sustainable and healthy food to people on limited incomes.
- Work with policy makers to end “choosing between” healthy food and enough food / sustainable food and enough food (for people on low incomes), and bring work streams around food sustainability and food security together
- Pass the right to grow across Greater Manchester and pilot community growing projects that maximise the part that community sustainable agriculture can play in creating resilient communities with more access to healthy sustainable food.
The group and meetings will be open to anyone and everyone who wants to help to increase community growing and improve access, skills and support for local, sustainable, healthy, accessible food.
As the “Good Food Action Network” progresses work will expand to areas of food sustainability beyond growing, but this felt like a practical and focused way to begin.
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