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Gather Food & Drink Summit 11 June An unmissable day of insights and inspiration. Gain the knowledge, connections and strategies needed to grow and future-proof your food and drink business.

Gather, the food and drink summit for the South West, is back on Wednesday 10 June 2026 - save the date! fooddrinkdevon.co.uk/gather-event

#Devon #Cornwall #Somerset #Dorset #FoodAndDrink #SmallBusiness #FoodIndustry #LocalFood

YouTube video by The National Emergency Briefing Food Security - Professor Paul Behrens | National Emergency Briefing

A great food transformation recommended by @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @oxmartinschool.bsky.social in his recent @nebriefing.bsky.social, with four pillars: dietary change, reducing food waste, improving production and increasing adaptation www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvjJ... #FoodSecurity

The Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society 2026 Conference takes place 7–10 June '26 at @uvmvermont.bsky.social. AFHVS brings together scholars, practitioners and students exploring the ethical, social and ecological dimensions of food and agriculture. Learn more at afhvs.org. #FoodStudies

Local Food Plan Discover our ambitious plan to grow the UK local food sector

#LocalFood is powerful. It feeds us in a crisis, strengthens local economies and builds thriving communities. The new Local Food Plan, shaped by 500+ local food actors, sets out four key shifts and 31 actions to help local #FoodSystems scale sustainably:

People wearing gloves sort and pack donated food at a long table, handling tins of tomatoes, bananas and other groceries in a busy food-aid or community distribution setting. Photo by Joel Muniz on Unsplash

Our newsletter for December is out now: createsend.com/t/r-2E90A4FA...

This month's highlights: protein transition workshop, Environmental Intelligence collaboration, sustainability and food studies research, publications and webinars, upcoming events, funding calls, and resources. #FoodStudies

Master Class. From trees to chocolate bars: Cacao, Culture, Innovation and Sustainability in a Changing World This Master Class will offer in-depth knowledge on the cacao and chocolate value chain and the challenges and opportunities of a commodity originating from a different part of the world where it is…

From Trees to Chocolate Bars 🍫
A day-and-a-half masterclass on cacao, culture, innovation and sustainability at The American University of Rome, 13–14 May 2026. Explore the global chocolate value chain, from genetics to markets. Apply by 12 Feb 2026:

CRPR Seminar - Prof Michael Winter Distinguished Lecture You are warmly invited to the CRPR Seminar with speaker Prof Michael Winter. This event is hybrid; please select ticket type at registration

Wednesday Dec 17 from 10:45am at @exeter.ac.uk Streatham Campus and online, a @crpr-exeter.bsky.social lecture from Prof Michael Winter: Whatever happened to the Political Economy of #Agriculture? A personal and affectionate reflection on trends and fashions in British rural studies since the 1980s.

A new @exeter.ac.uk project, Past Harvests, will use 600 years of data to explore how historic farming systems coped with change. The team will assess sustainability from 1250 to 1850, offering insights to inform future land-use decisions. More info: sites.exeter.ac.uk/pastharvests/ #FoodStudies

Food expert @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @ox.ac.uk with a vital message for MPs & the public.

"If we don't lead this change on the front foot, we'll be forced into it anyway as food shocks intensify."

Full talk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#NationalEmergencyBriefing #NEB2025 #FoodShortages

The Independent Climate 100 List 2025 in full Now in its second year, The Independent is proud to publish its list of the world’s leading environmentalists – marking the campaigners, change makers and innovators who are working to stop the damage...

Congratulations to Caroline Bennett, an @exeterfood.bsky.social associate, named in The Independent’s Climate 100 List 2025. Founder of Sole of Discretion, she champions small-scale sustainable fisheries and the #DivedNotDredged campaign for hand-dived scallops. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Latest CRPR University of Exeter newsletter here! - with recent research activities, publications, funding successes & opportunities, events etc on: challenges facing family farmers; seaweed eating; food beyond terroir; nature recovery & farming; Dartmoor, & more... hass.cmail19.com/t/r-e-tktdud...

The Glanely Food and Farming Schola | University of Exeter The University of Exeter is pleased to offer this scholarship, a fee reduction worth £5000, to up to five full time students enrolling on our MA Food Studies programme in 2026/2027.

🚨Here's an outstanding opportunity to study #FoodSystems through a rich and diverse programme at @exeter.ac.uk. The Glanely Food and Farming Scholarship offers a fee reduction worth £5000 to up to five full-time students enrolling on our MA Food Studies programme in 2026/2027. #FoodStudies

Open to home and international students, this scholarship supports the most promising MA Food Studies applicants with tuition fees. Awards go to those with an exceptional track record and clear future potential, whose ambitions align with the course.

Apply by 15 March 2026.

The Glanely Food and Farming Schola | University of Exeter The University of Exeter is pleased to offer this scholarship, a fee reduction worth £5000, to up to five full time students enrolling on our MA Food Studies programme in 2026/2027.

🚨Here's an outstanding opportunity to study #FoodSystems through a rich and diverse programme at @exeter.ac.uk. The Glanely Food and Farming Scholarship offers a fee reduction worth £5000 to up to five full-time students enrolling on our MA Food Studies programme in 2026/2027. #FoodStudies

The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust Centenary Award 2025 The Centenary Award is a long-term scheme, run by the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust, and was launched in 2010 to celebrate the 100th birthday of NFU Mutual.

Congratulations to Maeve Leith, a @crpr-exeter.bsky.social PhD student on her prestigious NFU Mutual Charitable Trust Centenary Award. Maeve will explore the voices of farmers, conservationists and other stakeholders in land use decision making in Dartmoor: www.nfumutual.co.uk/news-and-sto...

BBC Radio 4 - Radical with Amol Rajan, Beyond Ultra-Processed Foods: Can Farmers Fix Our Health and the Planet? (James Rebanks) James Rebanks on how to build a secure, sustainable and healthy food system.

Can we feed the nation and restore nature? James Rebanks @herdyshepherd.bsky.social reflects on flawed subsidies, the state of UK farming, the consequences of cheap food, and the balance between food security and environmental stewardship: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #FoodStudies

The Food Programme - Why Is Africa Feeding Us? - BBC Sounds Dan Saladino investigates our growing dependence on West Africa for fresh produce.

Check out this BBC Food Programme episode on the UK's reliance on horticulture production in Senegal, & the climate-related pressure in other UK supply countries (e.g. Italy, Spain) to buy up land in Senegal to do the same @crpr-exeter.bsky.social #climateadaptation www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Rural Devon cuisine has a rich history – from the origins of cream teas to squab pie Devonshire dumplings – apples wrapped in pastry and baked – were made extra special when accompanied by a generous dollop of clotted cream.

New from Dr Paul Cleave in @uk.theconversation.com: a look at Devon’s rural food heritage, from dumplings and teddy cakes to the cream tea. He explores how seasonal dishes once shaped community life, and the craft behind historic cooking, including making clotted cream. #FoodStudies #Devon

Call for papers: The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2026 (10–12 July '26, Oxford and online) invites proposals on the theme Poverty Foods. All disciplines welcome. Up to 1,000 words, due 31 December 2025. Details: www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk/next-symposi... #FoodStudies

For PhD researchers interested in food sustainability - paid consultancy placement opportunities with Better Food Traders as part of the Food Shines project www.aru.ac.uk/global-susta...

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 10/11/2025: Family farms, 'Aginflation', mushroom growing in NI What could the future hold for family farms?

Catch @crpr-exeter.bsky.social co-director Matt Lobley on this morning's Farming Today
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... (from 8 mins in) on the multiple challenges & uncertain futures family farmers are experiencing and how the important role they play in rural communities may be at risk

Farming Today - 10/11/2025: Family farms, 'Aginflation', mushroom growing in NI - BBC Sounds What could the future hold for family farms?

Professor Matt Lobley from the @crpr-exeter.bsky.social spoke to Radio 4 Farming Today about the importance of small family farms and the severe challenges they are now facing

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Rural Devon cuisine has a rich history – from the origins of cream teas to squab pie Devonshire dumplings – apples wrapped in pastry and baked – were made extra special when accompanied by a generous dollop of clotted cream.

"Devon’s food tells an evolving story of tradition, and a culinary and cultural relationship with landscape, communities and seasons" - Dr Paul Cleave @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social has written about #Devon's appetising food history for @uk.theconversation.com 🧈🍦
theconversation.com/rural-devon-...

A bustling indoor food market filled with people sitting and eating at crowded stalls under bright hanging lights. A vendor, a woman in an apron, prepares food behind a counter piled with wrapped dishes and ingredients. The warm lighting contrasts with the darkened background, giving the market a lively yet intimate atmosphere. Photo by Robson Hatsukami Morgan on Unsplash.

ICYMI, the latest @exeterfood.bsky.social newsletter is out now packed with news, events, opportunities and resources for our network members and anyone interested in just, sustainable #FoodSystems.

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A reminder that we are still accepting applications to this funded DPhil post! Deadline 2nd Dec, though we recommend getting in touch before then.
Do please share!

Don't forget to register (either in person or online) for the CRPR University of Exeter Distinguished Lecture by Prof Michael Winter on 17th Dec - Eventbrite link bit.ly/4hGTquZ
We are expecting large numbers, so early registration is strongly encouraged!

A dark blue flyer for a talk. In the top left is the logo of the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food. Below this reads: Cleo Verkuijl, Thursday 13 November 16:00, Oxford Martin School and online. The title of the talk is Alternative proteins: progress, pitfalls and possibilities. There is a website for bookings: https://www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/events. Mid left is a photo of a white woman with long dark hair, she is talking into a microphone and gesturing with her hands.

Interested in #AlternativeProteins? Come along and join us for a talk from @cleoverk.bsky.social on Thursday 13 November.

Bookings: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/altern...

In person or online. All welcome. cc: @petescarbs.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social

A bustling indoor food market filled with people sitting and eating at crowded stalls under bright hanging lights. A vendor, a woman in an apron, prepares food behind a counter piled with wrapped dishes and ingredients. The warm lighting contrasts with the darkened background, giving the market a lively yet intimate atmosphere. Photo by Robson Hatsukami Morgan on Unsplash.

ICYMI, the latest @exeterfood.bsky.social newsletter is out now packed with news, events, opportunities and resources for our network members and anyone interested in just, sustainable #FoodSystems.

Get the latest: createsend.com/t/r-459A32C8...

Sign up for more: forms.office.com/e/7FEYZtV025

Insightful short report by Charles Masquelier at CRPR University of Exeter about the challenges as well as solutions from farmers/land managers on implementing nature recovery and engaging with environmental land management practices: bit.ly/4hxt4eB

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