{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e7b6c6f8023938d509dd904/640a04bb22dd040011572251?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why do we urgently need a horticulture strategy?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e7b6c6f8023938d509dd904/1667579422665-0704fb616b9d58ad7ecc302b837c4aba.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, guest presenter, food writer, chef, founder of <a href=\"https://www.wahaca.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wahaca restaurants</a>, and trustee of <a href=\"https://chefsinschools.org.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chefs in Schools, </a><a href=\"https://www.thomasinamiers.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Thomasina Miers</strong></a><strong> </strong>asks what opportunities the current fruit and veg shortages could offer to build resilience into our broken food system in the UK.<strong> </strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://foodfoundation.org.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Food Foundation</a> has recently published <a href=\"https://foodfoundation.org.uk/initiatives/shefs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a series of briefings in collaboration</a> with a team of researchers from the <a href=\"https://shefsglobal.lshtm.ac.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems </a>(SHEFS)&nbsp;consortium. They explore the opportunities&nbsp;of growing and eating more fruit and veg in the UK and its impact on our health, the environment and our food security.</p><p><br></p><p>We hear from <a href=\"https://stocksfarm.net/about/ali-capper/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ali Capper</a>, chair of British <a href=\"https://www.britishapplesandpears.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apples and Pears</a>, <a href=\"https://www.riverford.co.uk/ethics-and-ethos/who-is-guy-singh-watson\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Guy Singh-Watson of Riverford Organics</a>. <a href=\"https://www.nfuonline.com/profiles/martin-emmett/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Emmett</a>, chair of the National Farmer's Union's Horticultural and Potatoes Board, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/jamesp_woodward\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">James Woodward</a> from <a href=\"https://www.sustainweb.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sustain </a>and <a href=\"https://foodfoundation.org.uk/who-we-are\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Anna Taylor</a>, the Food Foundation's executive director.</p><p><br></p><p>For more information on the work The Food Foundation does with SHEFS, click <a href=\"https://foodfoundation.org.uk/initiatives/shefs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p><p><br></p><p>For The Food Foundation's snap analysis Quick Bites series on YouTube, click <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d75rbVyfeyU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p>","author_name":"The Food Foundation"}