The Devon Food Partnership (DFP) was launched in February 2021, hosted by Devon County Council. The DFP Steering Group is made up of a range of stakeholders from across Devon covering the whole food system including Devon County Council departments (Public Health, Communities, Waste, and Climate Emergency), academia, VCSE organisations, farmers, SME food producers and other local food partnerships
Our aim is to ensure that nutritious, affordable, local, sustainably produced food is available for everyone in Devon. Our focus is on achieving strategic, step change across the whole Devon County, to tackle a wide range of food themes shaped around the Sustainable Food Places’ six key principles.
Devon's Good Food Strategy 2023-28 acts as a guide to the work of the Partnership. We have three working groups with a focus on Food in Schools; Local Food Economy and Food Insecurity (household). Anyone is welcome to join the working groups with no requirement for commitment other than agreeing to our values.
The Devon Food Insecurity working group was born out of post-pandemic research that established a need for a strategic group to feed up to inform policy and strategy, and, to feed down to those working on the front-line. This group has representation from a variety of community food organisations (VCSE's), Devon Community Foundation, academia and council officers from different local authorities (Public Health, Communities). The Co-chairs are from Public Health and from a VCSE food provider.
The Food in Schools working group advocates for better school food and food education by carrying out research, generating ideas, and delivering projects. This group has representation from academia, school caterers, educators, nutritionists, farmers and council officers (Public Health, Climate Emergency, Waste) from across the county. The Co-chairs are academics who specialise in planetary food health and in food policy.
Devon's Local Food Economy working group focuses on strengthening Devon’s local food system by supporting sustainable farming, ethical food businesses, and circular economy practices. The group has representation from SME food producers, farmers, Food VCSEs, town and district councillors and Devon County Council officers (Economic Development and County Farms Estates). The Co-chairs are a farmer and a farm advisor.
Each year, the DFP produces an Annual Report to highlight some of the work that has taken place across that year that contributes to the aims of the Strategy. These are available for reading on our website. Addtionally, you can read about some of the programmes and projects that we do here: Our Work.
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