Produce Local Food

In this episode of Do Something Bigger from the Carbon Copy Podcast, join host Isabelle Sparrow with guest co-host, Kiloran O’Leary from Sustain to learn how producing and eating local food can help people connect with each other and bring positive change to their communities. Listen now to learn: How Sustain is supporting food-related businesses to help more people on lower incomes to access local, healthy and sustainable produce. How the people of Carrickfergus in County Antrim came together to create Northern Ireland’s first community-owned greengrocer, and how this is helping the community connect to local growers and farmers. Why Growing Communities is encouraging more public sector organisations and schools to use small farms and market gardens to supply their catering needs. How Incredible Edible is campaigning for a community "Right To Grow,” and their vision for how this could transform the food system. Full transcript available at: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/produce-local-food ----------------------------------------------------------------- Show notes Find out more about producing food locally: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction/produce-local-food Discover all 25 Big Local Actions: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction Listen to previous episodes of the Carbon Copy Podcast: https://carboncopy.eco/podcast Send us your feedback and comments: [email protected] Learn more about Sustain: https://www.sustainweb.org/  Find out about the Bridging the Gap programme: https://www.sustainweb.org/bridging-the-gap/  Read Sustain’s Local Food Growth Plan report: https://www.sustainweb.org/reports/apr25-local-food-growth-plan/  Read about Growing Communities: https://www.gcvegscheme.org/  Read about Carrick Greengrocers: https://carrickgreengrocers.org/  Read about Incredible Edible: https://www.incredibleedible.org.uk/ Read about the community Right To Grow campaign: https://www.incredibleedible.org.uk/what-we-do/right-to-grow/   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.