Feed: a food systems podcast Hunger on our doorstop (Part 2)
Oct 9, 2025
Join Jonathan Pauling, former CEO of Alexandra Rose Charity, Glory Omoaka, a passionate food activist, and Dr. Effie Papargyropoulou, an expert in Sustainable Food Networks, as they tackle food poverty in the UK. They discuss innovative fruit and veg voucher schemes, the importance of culturally relevant food hubs, and engaging children in cooking to promote healthy eating. The conversation highlights community empowerment, dignity in food aid, and the crucial role of local policies in addressing food insecurity. Their collective insights offer a path forward in combating hunger.
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Culture and Growing Reconnect People To Food
- Culture and community food practices create belonging and can support dietary change and pride.
- Community-supported growing and veg-boxes reconnect people to production and build agency and skills.
Pay Farmers To Grow Healthier Crops
- Incentivise farmers to grow more fruit, veg and pulses to align production with community health needs.
- Jonathan Pauling warns UK horticulture has declined and needs a targeted agricultural policy response.
Affordability Over Cheapness
- Advocate for affordable food rather than artificially cheap food that ignores true production costs.
- Effie Papargyropoulou stresses national policy must absorb transition risks and reflect environmental and farmer costs.