Local Food in Schools

Project Summary

The Local Food In Schools project is one part of the East Sussex Food and Health Partnership, which received funding from the New Opportunities Fund, now called The Big Lottery.
For more information contact:
Katharine Rayner, Common Cause Co-operative Ltd, 20 North Street
Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2PE. email: ; tel: 01273 470900

Common Cause has been working with Tertiary Colleges, schools, care homes and hospitals to increase access to healthy, fresh local food, benefiting the people who eat the food as well as the local economy.
There are a number of steps that County Councils and other public sector bodies can take to make it easier for local producers to supply school meals, hospitals and other public contracts.

To support caterers in care homes, schools and hospitals to source local food Common Cause compiled Local Sussex Meat. Where to find it and how to buy it. 2005; Report and Directory

Common Cause worked with East Anglia Food Links to research how the NHS can encourage sustainable localised sourcing for the National Schools Fruit Scheme. More...

Linking schools to a local community orchard.
Common Cause have been working with Ringmer Community College and local residents to establish an organic community orchard. More...

The Friendly Vegetable Book More...

Beet That!  Fruit and Veg power game More...

Plumpton College sourcing local organic meat and vegetables. More...

‘Food in East Sussex Public Sector Catering conference' 2003  looked at the options for encouraging local sourcing and healthy eating activities in school meals and other public sector bodies. More...

Other Links:
1. School meals in Secondary Schools in England. Report Kings College 2004

2. Providing school meals in Essex   where there is no County Council provision  For more information about this work see www.eafl.org.uk

3. How to encourage local producers to supply school meals.
i). Bradford Schools Research
ii) Supporting localised sourcing

4. Local procurement supporting the local economy, ‘Plug the leak handbook’  for more information see www.neweconomics.org.uk/

5. School Fruit and Veg Scheme and Localised Sourcing

More information contact
Katharine Rayner
Common Cause Co-operative Ltd
20 North Street
Lewes
East Sussex BN7 2PE
T: 01273 470900
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