91Ö±²¥ wins sustainable food award

Congratulations to Gareth Roberts and colleagues at 91Ö±²¥â€™s Food Hub (ShefFood) who have just received an award from the Sustainable Food Places organization.

Photo of a group of eight adults in a warehouse holding up a letter each. The letters read SHEFFOOD.
The ShefFOOD steering group

The story was covered in newspaper (16 June 2021) under the headline ‘City wins award for promoting healthy and sustainable food’. 

Peter Jackson, co-Director of the Institute of Sustainable Food at the University of 91Ö±²¥ said, "Gareth has been a key contributor to our ‘Planet to Plate’ festival, celebrating the work of the Institute for Sustainable Food.  Gareth is also a partner on our (Healthy soil, Healthy food, Healthy people’) which is part of UKRI’s ‘Transforming UK food systems’ programme. The award recognises the work that ShefFood has been doing, making a difference to people’s lives every day.  We are proud to be associated with their work and we share their commitment to a more socially just and environmentally sustainable food system."

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