Good food is good medicine. [Blog post]

Douglas, Flora; Goodwin, Sabine

Abstract

The growth of charitable food aid in the UK is a phenomenon that needs deep and persistent questioning. This was the reasoning behind our recent web-based Creative Conversation, and the motivation to co-write this piece as we reflected upon this experience. As the numbers of food banks and emergency food parcels given out have grown alongside the tonnes of surplus food redistributed, food insecurity levels have also increased, telling us, if we are willing to listen, that "food banks are no solution to poverty" and the conflation of the food surplus and food poverty problems must be addressed. This blog post, originally posted on 12 November 2021 and updated on 11 May 2022, reflects the authors conversation with Laura Chalmers as part of the RGU's Creative Conversations: Climate Change 2021 forum, 4-8 October 2021, Aberdeen, UK.

Citation

DOUGLAS, F. and GOODWIN, S. 2021. Good food is good medicine. [Blog post]. Posted on the Independent Food Aid Network website [online], 12 November 2021. Available from: https://www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/post/good-food-is-good-medicine

• Digital Artefact Type: Blog Post
• Deposit Date: Jun 5, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 5, 2023
• Keywords: Food poverty; Food insecurity; Food waste; Food banks; Poverty
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1977451
• External URL: https://www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/post/good-food-is-good-medicine