1st round of workshops | 12:25 – 13:15
Dr Andrew Challinor, University of Leeds
Growing crops worldwide in a changing climate
Toby Quantrill, Fairtrade Foundation
Fairtrade and Trade Justice
Mags Shevlin, Leeds Urban Harvest
The Urban Harvest Project
2nd round of workshops | 13:20 – 14:10
This is Rubbish
Food waste & The Feeding of the 5000
Lizzie Fellows, Sustain
The beginner’s guide to setting up local food co-ops
Leeds City Council, NHS Leeds & Swillington CSA
The Future of Food in Leeds
Leeds Palestine Solidarity
Israeli Apartheid and Food Insecurity in Palestine
3rd round of workshops | 14:35 – 15:25
Andy Goldring, Permaculture Association
Permaculture and the politics of food
Matt Carmichael, Stop Climate Chaos Leeds
Ecotarianism: Responsible eating on a hot, crowded planet
Jenny Cooke, Leeds SPEAK
Supermarket power and how to challenge it
Richard Whitmill & Lizzie Fellows, Campaign to Protect Rural England
Mapping your local food web
More detail on the workshops
Dr Andrew Challinor, University of Leeds
Growing crops in a changing climate
Dr Challinor is an expert in the impact of climate change on crop yields in tropical areas. The talk will focus mainly on tropical crops, crop and climate prediction systems and how we can use them to equip ourselves for climate change.
It will include both some fundamental crop science to explain processes and a presentation of some relevant projects and their aims. While focussing on tropical crops, the work is relevant beyond the tropics as the methods used are similar in other parts of the globe.
Contact Andrew Challinor at a.j.challinor[AT]leeds.ac.uk
Toby Quantrill, Fairtrade Foundation
Fairtrade and Trade Justice
Toby Quantrill, Head of Public Policy of the Fairtrade Foundation will be hosting a workshop on the issue; details to be confirmed. Contact Toby Quantrill at toby.quantrill [at] fairtrade.org.uk
Mags Shevlin, Leeds Urban Harvest
The Urban Harvest Project
Leeds Urban Harvest was established in 2009 as a voluntary run project that picks unwanted fruit, gives the tree owners a share and distributes the rest to community groups in Leeds. Damaged fruits are turned into juice, preserves, jams and chutneys. Mags will talk about the history and aims of the project, and how people can get involved or set up their own project.
Contact Mags Shevlin at mags[AT]shevlin.org.uk
Helen Rimmer & Rachel Hubbard, Friends of the Earth
Fix the Food Chain: Campaigning to revolutionise meat and dairy farming
Few people realise that the meat and dairy industry causes more climate-changing emissions than every plane, train and car on the planet. But a hidden chain stretches from UK factory farms to the rainforests of South America – where huge soy plantations are wiping out wildlife and making climate change worse.
This workshop outlines how Friends of the Earth are calling on MPs to pass a new law to revolutionise the way meat and dairy are produced in the UK, and build alliances with farmers who we hope will support our campaign for more planet-friendly farming. Come along to find out more about the issue, progress so far, and how to take action to Fix the Food Chain. You can read more about the campaign here.
Contact Rachel Hubbard at rachel.hubbard[AT]foe.co.uk
This is Rubbish
Food waste & The Feeding of the 5000
This Is Rubbish aim to illustrate the scale of food waste and demonstrate food production and supply chain solutions through participatory public events and social forums. At Hungry for Activism they will hold a fun and interactive workshop on the facts around food waste. They will also tell the story of Feeding the 5000, an event in Trafalgar Square that used food that would otherwise be wasted to feed 5000 people. Check out footage of the event here.
Contact This is Rubbish at info[AT]thisisrubbish.org.uk
Lizzie Fellows, Sustain
The beginner’s guide to setting up local food co-ops
Sustain, the alliance for better food and farming, is managing the The Food Co-ops and Buying Groups programme in Making Local Food Work. This workshop will outline what food co-ops are and how and why they’re a good way of sourcing local, organic or healthy food, and will give you info and inspiration on how to set up a food co-op with your friends or in your community.
Contact Lizzie Fellows at lizzie[AT]sustainweb.org
Leeds City Council, NHS Leeds & Swillington CSA
The Future of Food in Leeds
With the Leeds Food Strategy 2006 – 2010 being refreshed this year, it’s an opportune moment to reflect on the achievements of the strategy and discuss where next for food in Leeds. On hand to discuss the current strategy will be Keith Gibson, Head of Service for Health and Environmental Action Services for Leeds City Council and Emma Croft, Obesity, Food and Physical Activity Lead at NHS Leeds. We’ll also be hearing from Kari Walker, a member of Swillington Organic Farm’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) scheme. The session will be chaired by Andy Goldring of the Permaculture Association, and will end with questions and discussion from the floor exploring the future of food in the city.
Contact Keith Gibson at Keith.Gibson[AT]leeds.gov.uk, Emma Croft at Emma.Croft[AT]leedspct.nhs.uk, Kari Walker at kari.walker1[AT]ntlworld.com and Andy Goldring at andyg[AT]permaculture.org.uk.
Leeds Palestine Solidarity
Israeli Apartheid and Food Insecurity in Palestine
Leeds Palestine Solidarity Group (PSG) and Leeds Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) are groups that advocate justice for the Palestinian people, through promoting human rights and highlighting the effects of Israeli Apartheid and the occupation of Palestine. This workshop will present and engage discussion on the detrimental effects of Israeli policies and practices (such as the false labelling of illegal settlement products) that threaten the food security and viability of the Palestinian people. The opportunities of the international Boycott Disinvestment and Sanctions movement as a strategy to counter such issues of injustice will be highlighted and discussed. We aim to increase local awareness and participation in this growing global initiative.
Contact Andy Brown at andybanjobrown[AT]gmail.com
Andy Goldring, Permaculture Association
Permaculture and the politics of food
Andy Goldring, Chief Executive of The Permaculture Association, will discuss the politics of food and sustainability through the lens of permaculture principles. Full details to be confirmed.
Contact Andy Goldring at andyg[AT]permaculture.org.uk.
Matt Carmichael, Stop Climate Chaos Leeds
Ecotarianism: Responsible eating on a hot, crowded planet
How do you choose between a fairtrade and an organic product? Or a low-carbon, factory farmed chicken and an organic one (if you should be eating meat at all)? A discussion to help those who care about all these issues navigate through the maze, starting by saying we exist.
Contact Matt Carmichael at matt_carmichael[AT]hotmail.com
Jenny Cooke, Leeds SPEAK
Supermarket power and how to challenge it
75% of UK groceries are sold through only 4 big-name supermarkets, which means suppliers have virtually no power to seek a fair price. This in turn gets passed onto the workers through insecure contracts, lack of access to protective clothing and low pay.
Jenny will discuss these issues and two opportunities to change policy – Traidcraft’s Responsible Purchasing Initiative, which specifically targets supermarket buyers and their supply chain, and the Government’s supermarkets commission which has recommended that an independent ombudsman is set up for suppliers to report supermarket abuses of power and investigate on their behalf.
Contact Jenny Cooke at jennycooke08[AT]googlemail.com
Richard Whitmill & Lizzie Fellows, Campaign to Protect Rural England
Mapping your local food web
By mapping your local food web, you can find out what local food is available near you, where it comes from, and why a healthy, local food network is important to the local community, environment and economy. Come along to this workshop to hear experiences from a local food mapping project and find out how you can map your local food web.
Contact Lizzie Fellows at lizzie[AT]sustainweb.org and Richard Whitmill at richard[AT]leedstidal.org
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