Savouring Change: Brighton Chats Food

We head out to the rolling hills of the South Downs to speak to Ed Brown, who is a conservation grazier working with National Trust.

We chat about his experience grazing livestock on the downs, and explore the complex intersections of farming, heritage, and sustainability. We also speak about farming on the South Downs, and what the reality is for those in the area trying to balance sustainable and high welfare farming with the demands of the modern food system.

⁠Find out more about the Sussex Grazed local meat box scheme⁠.

What is the Household Support Fund? And why does it matter to thousands of people facing insecurity if it gets cut in October, as per the recent budget announcement?

In this episode we speak to Vanessa O'Shea, the Community Food Team Manager at the Food Partnership, about what the recent budget announcement means for those facing food insecurity.

We hear some about some the people accessing the HSF and what it means to them, as well as learning about the locally and nationally rising levels of food insecurity.

This episode was brought to you by the Brighton & Hove Food Partnership - to find out about the work we do building a better food system for Brighton & Hove, as well as how you can get involved in food work across our city, ⁠visit our website⁠.

Music for the episode by ⁠Alastair Gordon⁠.

What could happen if we shift our thinking about how food is used in prisons, and being to see it as a focal point of prison life rather than just a function?

In this episode we chat to Gemma Buckland from Do It Justice about her involvement in the new 'Food Matters in Prisons' briefing, coordinated by Food Matters. We discuss the briefing, which shows how food can be used to build more rehabilitative, safe, and sustainable prison environments and the steps we need to take to achieve this.

We also chat more broadly about the food system within prisons, and why it is such a logical starting place for making positive change within the prison system.

⁠Read the full Food Matters in Prisons report⁠, or ⁠visit their website⁠. ⁠Follow Gemma Buckland's work⁠.

This episode was brought to you by the Brighton & Hove Food Partnership - to find out about the work we do building a better food system for Brighton & Hove, as well as how you can get involved in food work across our city, ⁠visit our website⁠.

Music for the episode by ⁠Alastair Gordon⁠.

What makes a kitchen a Community Kitchen? And what makes the Brighton Community Kitchen such a much-loved space within the city?

With Jo Glazebook, the ktichen's manager, we introduce the Community Kitchen - Brighton's not-for-profit cookery school that teaches everyone to learn how to cook, learn new skills, and enjoy food together. We chat about how this model works, the power of food to inspire people in other areas of their lives, and most importantly - about the time a local drag queen shot a film in the kitchen.

Want to ⁠find out more about the Community Kitchen and attend a class⁠ yourself? Visit the ⁠Food Partnership's directory⁠ to find out more about the different cooking, gardening, and food projects you can get involved in across our city.

Music for the episode by ⁠Alastair Gordon⁠.

What is Savouring Change about? We give you a short introduction to this podcast series, explaining why we're taking the time to interview people across Brighton & Hove + beyond about their experiences working in community food and food systems' transformation.