Food Plan

A food plan for Sheffield is currently being written. It will be an action plan for the next 3 years. Based on examples around the UK where food plans have been successfully delivered, one of the potential recommendations of the food plan will be the creation of a Sheffield food partnership. There is a need to understand and contribute to the development of the food plan and a food partnership for the city.

Food Festival

A food festival for Sheffield is currently being organised. It will take place at the end of May / beginning of June. There is a need to engage in organising community and social enterprise based activities for the festival programme. There is funding available through the Community Assemblies for these activities. Once the food plan is finalised it will be launched at the festival.

Food Initiatives

There has been a significant increase in food related initiatives being set up in communities across the city, building on the existing number of well established food related projects which nationally are considered as examples of best practice. It is important the wide range of training and capacity building activities being delivered are continued, that resources for all this great work are secured and that action is taken on the perceived lack of 'joined up thinking' around ways in which these projects can work together for the benefit of each other and the city.

Making Local Food Work

The Making Local Food Work programme is currently supporting a number of food related community enterprises across Sheffield. The programme will continue until 2012. There is an opportunity to understand and make the most of what is available and contribute to it's future development and delivery.

Who Should Attend?

• Broadly speaking anyone with an interest in food for Sheffield & it's surrounding area...
• Eating, cooking, buying, selling
• Growers, producers, manufacturers, processers
• Retailers, retaurants, hotels, catering, hospitality
• Community & voluntary sector food initiatives
• Schools, food related education and training providers
• Public sector organisations & statutory bodies
• People who work in planning, procurement, waste, transportation etc.

Why Should You Attend?

• Learn what's happening around food for Sheffield
• Meet other people with interest in food
• Promote your business
• Get people involved in your community project
• Ask questions, get answers

Programme

The programme for the day will include presentations on:

• A draft of the Sheffield food plan
• Plans for the Sheffield food festival
• Initial directions on a Sheffield food partnership
• Results of the Sheffield area CPRE Mapping Local Food Webs research
• The Making Local Food Work programme
• Sheffield's Green and Open Spaces Strategy
• Food related research at Sheffield Hallam University
• Sheffield's rapidly growing Transition movement
• Urban food growing and harvesting initiatives
• Co-operative working to create sustainable food systems
• City farms, allotments, leisure gardens, community supported agriculture and more...

This event will be a great opportunity to meet the people involved, learn the latest developments and help shape the future of food for Sheffield. Final programme to be confirmed shortly.

Presenters

• Peter Couchman, Plunkett Foundation
• Chris Shaw & Jennifer Rickard, Sheffield Food Plan Officers
• Leon Ballin, Sheffield Food Plan Consultant
• Phil Jones, Edge Street Events / Sheffield Food & Drink Festival
• Jennifer Smith, Making Local Food Work
• Liz Sharples, Sheffield Hallam University
• Darrell Maryon, Heeley City Farm
• Tom Golland, Sheffield Leisure Gardens and Allotments Federation
• Vanessa Senger & Kristina Nitsolova, Grow Sheffield
• Milena Harbach, Manor Oaks Farm, Green Estate
• David Cooper, Parks & Countryside, Sheffield City Council
• Richard Houldsworth, National Farmers Union, Sheffield & S Yorks.
• Heather Hunt, Transition Sheffield
• Linda Baldwin, Sheffield Wildlife Trust
• Amanda Donnelly, Food for Life Partnership
• Helen Daysh, Regional Food Group Yorkshire & Humber

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Lunch

Lunch is not included in the ticket price. You can bring you own lunch, pre-order from a set menu at the beginning of the day or purchase lunch at the Centre in the Park cafe. Please select your preference when buying your ticket.

More Info

The ticket includes admission and refreshments.

The money you pay covers the costs of venue hire, refreshments and basic event administration.

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