Charlie and Rachel speak to Richard Kennell, CEO of SOFEA in Oxfordshire about the FareShare movement, food poverty and insecurity in UK. They consider how the price of food and food waste fits into this complex issue.
SOFEA Oxfordshire: https://www.sofea.uk.com/
SOFEA Community Larder Membership: https://www.sofea.uk.com/purpose-projects/community-larder/
FareShare https://fareshare.org.uk/
2:28 Food insecurity in UK
3:40 Introduction to Richard Kennell and SOFEA
5:00 The FareShare Charity and Network
7:20 Where does surplus food come from
12:50 Excess produce and rejected goods
15:00 DEFRA/FareShare Surplus for Purpose
19:00 Community Larders
22:30 Food Poverty Vs Poverty and Food Prices
25:00 Food Culture in UK
26:00 The barriers to eating well
30:00 Health impacts of food poverty
32:50 Should we subsidise food production more
35:50 Education regarding food