A new programme aims to change the food Bristol eats in a bid to cut obesity levels and tackle climate change. Recent shortages of fruit and vegetables have sparked concern about how to ensure a more reliable source of locally grown and produced food to feed Bristol.
Changes could include more markets selling fresh fruit and vegetables, more vegetarian food served by universities and Bristol City Council, and extra support for local farmers. Pupils could also be taught increasingly more about how to cook and grow their own food.
City Hall and local health bosses will discuss the plans set out in the Bristol Good Food 2030 report, at a health and wellbeing board meeting on Thursday, May 25. According to this report, put forward by the Bristol Food Network, half of the food eaten in the UK is now imported from abroad, compared to just a fifth three decades ago.
