Food Strategy
Bradford Council and its partners have worked collaboratively to update the Bradford District Food strategy, the reason for this update is due to Bradford residents taking an increased interest in food production and consumption as concerns rise over links between our food, the environment and health and it will highlight the issues within these areas.
Cllr Dave Green, Bradford Council's executive member for regeneration, said: "The Food Strategy promotes environmental sustainability; food security; economic prosperity; fair trading and the health and well-being of all residents. Bradford Council has been cited as a pioneering example of good practice for improving the nutritional value of school meals to over 200 schools while maintaining low costs; for our Scores on the Doors scheme ensuring good food safety and hygiene in the district's restaurants and around 100 people a week learn to cook at our Ministry of Food centre since it opened two years ago''
The council will act as a civic lead to this agenda and will encourage/influence departments where it can to, for example:
- involve individuals, community, voluntary sector, food retailers and industry and statutory agencies
- education in food growing and increase space to grow food.
- create sustainable food chains
- create better food choices that will benefit our health and well being.
The Food Strategy aims to support and encourage local sourcing of food to reduce food miles; cut food waste and increase local food production to support the district's growing population.
The food strategy will enhance links in public health, sustainability, community development, education and waste prevention and other areas. It also will help to meet the outcome of the Council's Community Strategy to
''OUTCOME 3: Bradford’s people experience improving good health and wellbeing, irrespective of their community, background or neighbourhood.''
Bradford District Metropolitan Council holds the position as a community leader and through this can implement the strategy through its time and resources.
