Food for Life, a programme run by the Soil Association, has been bringing schools, nurseries, hospitals, care homes, and their surrounding communities together around the core ethos of healthy, tasty and sustainable food for over twenty years.
Food for Life also work directly with caterers through the Food for Life Served Here Award, supporting caterers to provide meals made with fresh ingredients with high welfare and low food miles. In the past year, 3,331 schools and nurseries have served 847,801 Food for Life Served Here accredited meals.
At a time when the cost of living crisis is pricing many families out of healthy and sustainable food, Food for Life’s mission is not only to ensure that all children can access a healthy and sustainable meal during the school day, but for children to understand where their food comes from and for entire communities to experience the benefits of a good food culture.
Chloe Smee, senior programme manager at Food for Life, said: “In a challenging environment of smaller budgets and a cost of living crisis, it’s inspiring to see a UK-wide commitment to healthy and sustainable food.
“We wanted to take some time to celebrate all that’s being done in spite of these challenges and look towards a bright future for the good food movement. So much excellent work is being done in schools and nurseries up and down the country which adds up to a healthier food culture for our children.”
Schools and authorities who are interested in making good food the norm can find out more about enrolling as a Food for Life school or setting by visiting our website or contacting Food for Life on ffl@foodforlife.org to discuss further.