Food For The Planet
Brighton and Hove

Increase the amount of land used for community food growing

3366 tonnes of CO₂ saved per year

Ensure there are opportunities for edible surplus food to be redistributed

523.6 tonnes of CO₂ saved per year

Ensure you have a network of publicly accessible drinking water fountain

54 tonnes of CO₂ saved per year

Go ‘Pesticide Free’ for your council land, verges and parks

51 tonnes of CO₂ saved per year

Support community composting

36.98 tonnes of CO₂ saved per year

Provide training and support for agroecological farming

Publish an action plan for tackling the climate and nature emergency

Nominate a staff member to lead on food and climate change

Join Planning for the Planet

Use planning policy to protect food growing

Join Planning for the Planet

Publish a council-wide food use strategy to minimise food waste according to the food waste hierarchy

Publish a sustainable food procurement policy

Deliver public campaigns to encourage people to adopt a more climate-friendly diet

Serve more climate-friendly meals in nurseries and primary schools

Provide routes for independent, and climate and nature positive businesses to supply into council procurement contracts

Adopt a sustainable food policy for festivals and events held on council land.

Declare a Climate and Nature Emergency

Support programmes that allow those on low incomes to access nutritious, local and sustainably produced food

Sign the Glasgow Food and Climate Declaration ahead of COP26 in November 2021

Adopt an economic strategy which includes supporting a local food economy

Establish a Local Food Partnership to help drive action on food, climate and nature

Promote local climate and nature friendly food businesses to the public

Publish and maintain a map of council landholdings