Vision: A Suffolk where nourishing food produced in harmony with nature is accessible and affordable for everyone.
The Suffolk Food Partnership was born from the Suffolk Community Food Project, a 3-year programme that has been set up to support community food projects and local communities to tackle the wider issues around food insecurity. It is funded by Suffolk Public Sector Leaders (SPSL) and runs from November 2023-2026, feeding into the SCC Tackling Poverty Action Plan.
While the project is primarily focussed on food insecurity, it was agreed that a systems wide view is important for future resilience. This supported the decision to allocate part of two officers’ (Sara Azeem and Maisie Dyvig) time to explore potential interest in establishing a food partnership in Suffolk.
Stakeholders first came together in July 2024 - which brought together over 60 participants representing all areas of the food system. This enthusiasm has fueled all our actions since - setting up a steering group, a few subgroups, and putting on a Food Summit in November 2024 to officially launch the partnership!
Current subgroups:
Local production and access - Keeping Suffolk-grown food in Suffolk and promoting sustainable farming
Food education and culture - Engaging people with food and expanding learning opportunities
Food waste - Reducing waste across the food system
Food insecurity - Supporting community food projects and addressing the underlying causes of food insecurity
Past activities:
Suffolk’s first Food Summit was hosted at the Food Museum on Tuesday, the 12th of November, co-produced by the Suffolk Food Partnership, Community Action Suffolk and Suffolk County Council. This event, funded by the Suffolk Public Sector Leaders Group, brought together 150 people across the food system – from local authorities to farmers and academics, to celebrate, debate, and share knowledge and experiences around all things food.
The Food Waste Action Week survey was the Suffolk Food Partnership’s first public-facing endeavor and it was a grand success thanks to partnership working. Led by the Food Waste Subgroup, the survey was carefully designed and its distribution strategically planned, leveraging the reach of our stakeholders to circulate it widely. By aligning with WRAP’s "Choose What You’ll Use" campaign, the survey aimed to gather Suffolk-specific insights to inform a localised food waste reduction campaign.
Plans in development:
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