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  • To celebrate Cook and Share, Sound Primary School in Shetland organised a pizza making activity. Head Cook Alison heard about Cook and Share and knew it was something they had to get involved with. The plan was to tie it in with the Year Five leadership activity, helping them to practise decision making and working together as a team.

  • On a chilly October afternoon, the gardening club at Barden Primary School are preparing the garden for winter. The club is so popular that there are two groups of pupils who regularly attend to the garden.

  • A brilliant and in-depth chat with chef Stephen Broadhurst delving into his achievement of Food for Life Served Here silver certification at York St John's university and the positive impacts this has had on their catering operation. 

  • Kate’s Kitchen is a catering company for events and the workplace. Serving 190 meals on average per day Monday to Friday, they have a strong focus on fresh, seasonal, local and organic produce.

    Providing the UK’s only Food for Life Served Here gold certified corporate menu, they are demonstrating their commitment to sourcing and serving food that is better for climate, nature and health.

  • This month, we were invited to Prague to share our experience of delivering a whole school approach to food in the UK at the SchoolFood4Change annual general assembly. It was excellent to hear more about school food in Europe – what’s going well, the challenges and how we can work together.

  • Five Medway primary schools have recently achieved their Food for Life Schools Award. This demonstrates their commitment to making changes and putting good practice in place, transforming their food culture with support from staff, pupils and the wider community.  

  • The Cool Food Pro team have been in schools this month delivering interactive workshops on the real value of food, its impact on the climate, and why it’s important not to waste it! 

  • Here’s some reasons why we, at the Soil Association, think it’s important to source and highlight locally produced ingredients on your menus. 

  • As part of our spotlight on Organic September, we hear from our colleague Sarah Compson,  Director of Standards Innovation, to find out more about Organic September.

  • This month we hear from Andrew Cowan, Senior Operations Manager for Catering at Bury Council, who has spearheaded the council’s work towards providing healthy and sustainable food since 2023.

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