Sustain: The Alliance For Better Food And Farming

19/08/2026

📢 Second great job going at Sustain!

We're hiring a senior Operations and People Manager to strengthen our HR, people processes and governance systems.

👉 Check out the full job pack on our website:
https://buff.ly/g0w4XyV

We're looking for an experienced and people-focused Operations and People Manager to join us at this exciting time following the launch of our new strategy. This senior role will help Sustain thrive as an organisation and remain a great place to work, linking closely with our CEO, leadership team, managers and trustees to strengthen our people, operational and governance systems.

The postholder will be highly organised, personable and lead practical improvements across HR, staff development, line management, organisational culture, onboarding, and ways of working. Find out more about this exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting one of the UK's leading food and farming charities as we work towards a healthier, fairer and more sustainable food system.

19/08/2026

📢 JOIN US TO HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE FOOD

Sustain is hiring a Food Supply Project Officer to help transform food supply systems by shaping policies and practices that deliver healthy, sustainable food for all.

👉 Ready to make a difference? Check our website for full details:
https://www.sustainweb.org/jobs/food-supply-project-officer/

At Sustain, we believe that the food system should support people's health, local economies and the environment. That's why we're recruiting a Food Supply Project Officer to support our new strategy goal to strengthen agroecological supply chains, which includes work to improve public sector food procurement across the UK.

You’ll work alongside councils, local food partnerships, food producers and national decision-makers to demonstrate what's possible and help drive wider policy change. We're looking for someone organised, collaborative and passionate about sustainable food, with experience supporting projects, research, engagement and communications.

Applications close on 3 September 2026. We'd love your help sharing this opportunity with your networks.

12/08/2026

London's driest July in 190 years: How are urban growers coping in extreme heat?

From protecting soil health to conserving water, we spoke to growers across our capital on finding new ways to build resilience in the face of London's drought.

https://www.sustainweb.org/news/aug26-how-londons-growers-are-adapting-to-drought/

28/07/2026

In case you missed it: London campaigners call on City Hall to take action on the Right to Grow!

At the recent London People's Assembly on Food, Nature and the Right to Grow, campaigners welcomed the progress already being made across the capital to support food growing on public land, while urging City Hall to go further, faster.

At the recent London People's Assembly on Food, Nature and the Right to Grow, campaigners welcomed the progress already being made across the capital to support food growing on public land, while urging City Hall to go further, faster.

24/07/2026

Neutrality is not enough: why anti-racism matters in food and farming

A recent webinar for Sustain and Eating Better members explored the challenge of far-right narratives becoming more visible across communities and in food and farming spaces.

A recent webinar for Sustain and Eating Better members explored the challenge of far-right narratives becoming more visible across communities and in food and farming spaces.

15/07/2026

'Fix food environments to tackle obesity' - Sustain welcomes Health and Social Care Committee report.

Sustain welcomes new Health and Social Care Committee’s report on food and obesity, which calls on government to take bolder action to improve the nation’s health by creating healthier food environments and prioritising prevention.

14/07/2026

Government to create new Youth Climate and Nature panel

The Government is creating a new Youth Climate and Nature Panel to put the voices of younger people at the heart of climate and nature policies.

🔽 Find out how to apply if you are aged 16 to 25.

The Government is creating a new Youth Climate and Nature Panel to put the voices of younger people at the heart of climate and nature policies. Find out how to apply if you are aged 16 to 25.

13/07/2026

As the school year draws to a close, Sustain's Naema Jannath reflects on what parents want in the new School Fool Standards.

The government's recent consultation on England’s School Food Standards is the biggest overhaul in over a decade. As we wait for government to confirm changes, Children's Food Campaign Officer Naema Jannath reflects on what we heard from parents, and their clear message that a good school food sys...

23/06/2026

Next week is Groundswell, the Regenerative Agriculture Festival, and Sustain will be there.

Some of our sessions include:

▶️ No farmer left behind: Solidarity across supply chains -
Wednesday 1 July at 12pm

A fabulous international line up of speakers, including our very own Ruth Westcott and Lily O'Mara

▶️ Making every link: Supporting nature-friendly farmers in supply chains - Wednesday 1pm

Hear from a panel of leading voices in UK farming, including Ben Andrews; Josiah Meldrum from Hodmedod, Kiloran O'leary from Sustain; Tom Pearson; and Vicki Hird from The Wildlife Trusts.

▶️ How to regenerate school meals with home-grown produce - Wednesday at 4pm.

With our lead children's food campaigner Barbara Crowther plus Andrew Cowan from Bury Council; Myles Bremner; Zosia Walczak from Growing Communities.

More details and our full list of sessions here: ▶️https://www.sustainweb.org/news/jun26-sustain-at-groundswell/

19/06/2026

New briefing: Unlocking the potential of Healthy Start to tackle child food insecurity

The Healthy Start scheme plays a vital role in supporting low-income families with the cost of fruit, veg and milk during pregnancy and early childhood. But right now, it’s falling short of what families need.

With food prices rising and cost of living pressures continuing, too many babies and young children are at risk of going without the nutritious food essential to their health and development.

New briefing by Sustain and The Food Foundation calling on government to:

• Increase payments in line with inflation
• Expand eligibility to reach more families in poverty
• Address data uptake publication issues
• Contact all eligible families to improve awareness and uptake

▶️ Read more here:

New research by Sustain and The Food Foundation finds Healthy Start payments to buy fruit, veg and milk are also losing value and not keeping pace with inflation, while hundreds of thousands of children living in poverty are still missing out.