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Food Ethics Council
@FoodEthicsNews
No longer active on Twitter/ X. We are a UK-based independent think tank and charity working towards a fairer future for food and farming.
Apr 23, 2021 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
The food citizen world needs us ALL, whether we work in business, NGOs, community organisations, local governance or other. We can all be part of the movement, we all have something to offer and a role to play. Join us and take action now.

What can we do across our orgs? 1. REFRAME:
- Have a clear purpose
- Sound the consumer alarm
- Shift your organisational language
Apr 22, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
As #FoodCitizenship organisations we believe in the power of…

1. PEOPLE
It is people doing practical everyday activities that transform people’s lives and the neighbourhoods in which they live.

We all have within us the capacity to create change around us. 2. FOOD
Growing, cooking, eating and sharing food are powerful ways in which food brings us together. Food is the foundation of life.
Apr 22, 2021 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
An important way that we can create the conditions for #foodcitizenship is to ensure that we feel that all our voices are being heart.

Beneficiaries and interest groups can speak for themselves - so let's listen to them.
... Meaningful engagement with citizens is improving, new platforms are popping up across the UK to nurture engagement with citizens, from the creation of @GFNCampaign Ambassadors in Scotland, the @maniffestobwyd or the 150+ orgs that came together to develop the @apeoplesfoodpol...
Apr 21, 2021 • 7 tweets • 5 min read
We've already had a whistle-stop tour today through some brilliant businesses creatively embedding #foodcitizenship principles in their practices but there are ever more to choose from!

Some others not to be missed: Image 1. @SoleShare is the first community-supported fishery in the UK, connecting small-scale, ethical fisherfolk to citizens. Also working with local food charities and independent business, they are strengthening the link between the sea and the city.
foodcitizenship.info/stories/solesh… Image
Apr 21, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
The world of business is transforming. There is a growing challenge to the narrative of profit at all cost. More orgs are shifting towards alternative purpose-led business models, like members' coops, community interest companies (CICs), employee-owned or crowd-funded businesses. Image All these models place a greater importance on the connection between the people running the business and the people benefiting from its products and services....