Dr Justin Varney: Everything You Need To Know About The Birmingham Food System Strategy

Welcome to another incredible episode of Breaking Bread the Birmingham Food Podcast, where we delve into the fascinating world of culinary arts and meet the extraordinary individuals shaping the city's gastronomic landscape. In this week's episode, we have the privilege of sitting down with Birmingham City Council Director of Public Health Dr Justin Varney. We'll dive deep into the Birmingham Food System Strategy, an ambitious eight-year approach to creating a sustainable and thriving food system for the city. Dr. Justin Varney provides an overview of the Birmingham Food System Strategy. The goals, objectives, and the motivation behind this ambitious eight-year initiative. He explains what a "whole system approach" means in the context of the Birmingham Food System Strategy as well as discusses how the strategy considers various elements, including food sourcing, farming, logistics, education, and more. The role we all have in each part of the food system and what we can all do to be a part of Birminghams' future. Read More About The Strategy- https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50279/food_revolution/2602/birmingham_food_system_strategy Follow Public Health Birmingham On X- https://twitter.com/healthybrum Breaking Bread Podcast Social We need you!- Although Breaking Bread is & always will be free to listen to it is not free to make. To continue to improve & bring you these conversations & stories we need your support. Making a one-off donation of as little as £3 or a monthly subscription every pound will make a difference. Support us- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/brumfoodpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't Miss Out On Where We've Been Eating, and never miss an episode. Sign Up For Free To Our New Fortnightly Newsletter Breaking Bread Bitesize ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://breakingbreadbirmingham.co.uk/breaking-bread-bitesize/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Instagram.com/breakingbreadpodcastuk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PodcastBread ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/breakingbreadpodcastuk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For full show notes visit our Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://breakingbreadbirmingham.co.uk