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Bristol Gus Hoyt

Cabinet member for Neighbourhoods, Environment & Council Housing.

Green party councillor representing the neighbourhood of Ashley

Regional capital of the South

West of England, with a

population of nearly 500,000,

Bristol is the UK’s 8th most

populous city, famed for

creativity, innovation and green

dynamism

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Food in Bristol

› Local Context

Food production – we import the

majority of fruit & vegetables

consumed

UK imports 40% of food

60% of vegetables

90% of fruit

South West region produces

23% of cattle and sheep

37% of milk

6% vegetables

Bristol could provide up to 16% of its vegetable requirements.

Allotments could contribute 5% of the city’s requirements, worth over £2.5 million

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Food in Bristol

› Business & Employment – diversity at risk

One in ten jobs

Bristol has 2,000 catering businesses

St Philips Wholesale Market directly employs 500 people.

Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons. Combined market share has risen from 50% in early 1990’s to 76% in 2009

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Food in Bristol

Food Waste – unacceptable levels

Nationally 40%

9,000 tonnes of household

food waste is collected and composted

each year out of an average estimated

20 – 25,000 tonnes.

Health – huge social and financial burden

1 in 4 adults are obese in England, 1 in 3 children.

Health impacts include diabetes, high blood

pressure, heart disease, arthritis, mobility problems

and depression.

Loss of skills in food growing and preparation are

thought to be a contributing factor

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Food in Bristol

Community Activity – lots happening

but may benefit from more co-ordinated

approach

Local Food Network

Local food newsletter

Get growing garden trail

Avon Wildlife Trust ‘Feed Bristol’ project

Social enterprises re-skilling their client groups, former

addicts, ex offenders and creating work opportunities

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Sustainable Food Policies in Bristol

Internal Food Charter

Citywide– the Good Food Charter

Climate Change & Energy Security Framework

Bristol Food Planning Framework

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Bristol Good Food Charter

Sustainable Food is Good Food

Good for people

Tasty healthy affordable

Good for places

Good for workers and local businesses

Good for planet

Good for nature and good for animal

welfare

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Priorities

Culture change: including re-skilling in kitchen and

garden, food purchasing, food waste

Increase markets for local food producers

public procurement

Improve retail diversity developing St Philips wholesale

market

Safeguard land for food and increase urban food

production

Bristol’s Local Support Group

› is composed of:

› Bristol’s Food Policy Council

› Strategic group of stakeholders overseeing the

development of the Good Food Plan.

› Bristol Food Network

› Grassroots food activists contributing to food activity in

Bristol

› Other key stakeholders

› Actively promoting sustainable food in Bristol

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Bristol City Councils contribution

Bristol City Council’s internal food conversation

City Hall 7th May 2013

Mayors Food Conversations

‘Wasted Food’ on 20th May 2013

BBC Food & Farming event (May 2014)

Food Gathering 29th Nov 2013

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Bristol City Councils contribution

(continued)

Supporting the production of the ‘Who

Feeds Bristol’ report

Supporting the Bristol Food Network

Supporting Food Growing in Bristol

Supporting the Bristol Pound

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Sharing International Best Practise

› Our transnational meetings explore sustainable food

Brussels

Oslo, Messina, Athens

through case studies, shared in more detail on our project mini website

and blog http://www.sustainable-everyday-project.net/urbact-sustainable-

food/2012/10/16/about/

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Amersfoort, Lyon, Ourense

Gothenburg, Vaslui, Bristol

Bristol: supporting community food growing

projects

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Bristol: working towards collaborative public

sector sustainable procurement

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Bristol: Improving diversity in food

retail

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Bristol: benefiting from ‘Food for Life

Partnership’

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Some proposals for action planning for November

Gathering

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