Bristol Local Food Fund

🌍 Why Bristol Businesses Should Address Food Insecurity 🌍 Part 2 of our blog series dives deeper into why food insecurity impacts everyone—businesses included. Supporting local food security through the Bristol Local Food Fund isn’t just an ESG goal; it’s about fostering a resilient, healthy community. Engaging with food justice aligns businesses with community values, boosts employee engagement, and builds brand trust. Let’s work together to create sustainable, inclusive change in Bristol. 💚 Read more on how you can make an impact https://lnkd.in/dXBMuJ2r

✨ 🍽️ New Blog Series: Why Bristol Businesses Should Care About Food Insecurity ✨ 🍽️ Check out Part 1 of our latest blog series! In this post, we dive into what food insecurity means, why it matters for Bristol, and why local businesses have a role to play in addressing it. With 1 in 12 households in Bristol experiencing food insecurity, it's a community issue we can't ignore. Let's work together for a more food-secure and sustainable future! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dfNrSzuu

🌟 Exciting News for Bristol Local Food Fund! 🌟 We are thrilled to announce a generous donation from the wonderful Bristol-based Ecosurety Ecosurety is a packaging compliance scheme with a clear purpose to accelerate change towards an environmentally and socially sustainable world. They ensure their members comply with the Extended Producer Responsibility regulations and enable them to make sustainable packaging decisions via data and insights. Having been B Corp certified since 2020, they are committed to balancing profit with social and environmental performance. Their incredible contribution will go a long way toward our mission of ensuring that everyone in Bristol has access to healthy, locally sourced food. And this donation, moves BLFF closer to our goal of raising £150,000 by the end of this year. Meaning we'll able to: 🍽️ Support more community food projects that are tackling food insecurity 🌱 Provide more 🤝 Move Bristol one step closer to becoming a city of food justice This contribution is a perfect example of how businesses can lead the way in creating a more sustainable and equitable future for Bristol. We are deeply grateful for Ecosurety's commitment to making a lasting impact. Steph Housty from Ecosurety said "We’re delighted to support the work of Bristol Local Food Fund as they address food justice and nutrition in Bristol, helping to create a healthier and more equitable community. We hope the money we’ve raised can help tackle food insecurity in Bristol and allow more people to access food that is grown, produced, sold, and consumed in ways that care for both people and the environment." Together, we can do so much more! We invite other local businesses to join us in this mission. With your support, we can scale our efforts, reach more people, and foster a thriving, food-secure Bristol. 🌍💚 Interested in making a significant impact in your community? Get in touch today to learn how your business can support the Bristol Local Food Fund, or visit: https://lnkd.in/emgT7Znk Every donation counts, and together we can make a difference! #BristolLocalFoodFund #CommunitySupport #LocalBusinesses #FoodSecurity #Sustainability #GivingBack #Bristol

🌱 A Big Thank You to NFU Mutual for supporting local communities! 🌱 We’re thrilled to announce that Bristol Local Food Fund (BLFF) has received a generous donation from NFU Mutual of over £6,000 from NFU's national £1.92million ‘Agency Giving Fund’. This support is huge help towards our mission of ensuring that everyone in Bristol has access to fresh, healthy, and locally sourced food. 🍎🥕🥦 Thanks to this donation, we're able to: - Fund an additional community food project that's working to tackle food insecurity in Bristol. - Strengthen Bristol's ecosystem of community food projects working to make Bristol a city of food justice. - Reduce food insecurity across the city, bringing us closer to a fairer food system. But we’re not stopping here! 💪 This donation is just the beginning of what’s possible when businesses come together to support our community. John Herbert, Senior Agent, at NFU Mutual North Somerset & Chew Valley Agency said: “We’re extremely proud to have nominated. Bristol Local Food Fund for this donation and are delighted to be able to support the vital contribution they make to the community. NFU Mutual’s Agency Giving Fund was first created in 2020 in response to the pandemic, and this ongoing support is helping to change lives, providing both emergency support and building long-term resilience." Michael Lloyd-Jones, Founder of Bristol Local Food Fund said: “We’re hugely grateful to the Team at NFU Mutual for their donation. As a voluntary project we rely on the support of businesses and individuals to help us support community food projects that are working to tackle food insecurity. Together, we can make Bristol a city of food justice." We invite other Bristol-based companies to follow in NFU Mutual’s footsteps by partnering with us. Together, we can create a lasting impact that reaches every corner of our city. 🌍 Join us in making a difference—your contribution could be the next step in building a resilient and equitable food future for Bristol. Every donation brings us closer to that goal. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/emgT7Znk Let’s grow something amazing together! #BristolLocalFoodFund #SupportLocal #CommunityImpact #CorporateResponsibility #SustainableBristol #FoodForAll #GiveBack #BristolBusiness

Lovely post from Redcatch Community Garden, celebrating their Bristol Local Food Fund grant 💫 "What makes this funding especially meaningful is that the projects receiving grants were chosen by a citizens' panel of Bristolians with lived experience of food insecurity. This approach, called participatory grantmaking, empowers communities by giving them decision-making power over where the funds go. We’re so proud to be part of such an inclusive and community-driven initiative!" https://lnkd.in/ei78YB5f

There are so many incredible community food projects in our city, delivering vital and innovative work that's tailor to the needs of local communities - we're so glad to be able to fund Caring in Bristol's Bristol Goods project. Help us make Bristol a city of food justice by becoming BLFF supporter: https://lnkd.in/erXkYK-u

Fantastic to be featured on the BBC News website! £113,100 of grants being distributed to Bristol community food projects to help tackle food insecurity. Thanks as ever to our partners Quartet Community Foundation & Feeding Bristol, the entire #AntiBanquet team, and all our supporters!

Some coverage of our exciting announcement in Bristol24/7 yesterday - featuring Black Mothers Matter, Redcatch Community Garden and Caring in Bristol https://lnkd.in/eXK-prB9

In our second round of funding, 19 community food projects tackling food insecurity in Bristol have been awarded grants. Thanks in large part to everyone involved in organising and supporting the Anti Banquet event, which raised £100,000 for Bristol Local Food Fund! Read our latest blog to find out more and hear from some of the funded projects. https://lnkd.in/dPn7Qh2C

Amazing research and results by The Food Foundation that show how even small changes in our diets make huge differences towards healthier, longer lives.