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Celebrating Sustainability in Food and Drink

With the holidays upon us, the food and drink sector see a particular ramp up in activities as people all over the globe celebrate with seasonal meal choices and new, inspiring recipes.

The food and drink industry impacts our climate and ecology; our choices as businesses, suppliers, restaurants and consumers can have a positive effect on the planet if we start to learn how.

So join us for this refreshing online event with Yeo Valley, Farm Wilder and Good & Proper to celebrate sustainable food and drink, become part of the sustainable food movement and learn what you can do - whatever part you play in the sector and wherever you are on your journey.

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Tim Martin, Co-Founder at Farm Wilder will be speaking on "Making the case for better, and wilder meat".

For the last 3 years Farm Wilder has been championing better meat - meat that is reared regeneratively on farms with exceptional wildlife. Tim believes that it’s vital that we give consumers the choice to buy meat that’s part of the solution to biodiversity loss and climate change. By telling the story of sustainable farming Farm Wilder aims to connect people to nature and increase awareness of the impacts of our shopping decisions.

Fay Cooke, Responsible Business Chair at Yeo Valley will be speaking on "Farming to reverse climate change".

Much of the rhetoric around food choices and climate change is based on simple messages that are quickly shared and easily understood, however these often do not capture the complexity and nuances associated with a holistic approach to sustainability. This talk will touch on some of the evidence and research that underpins a vision of a farming system (and therefore a set of food choices) that can help to reverse climate change.

Agenda

08:00 – 08:15 - Registration and Facilitated Networking  

08:15 - 08:25 - Introduction by Future Leap  

08:25 - 08:40 –  Clare Morris, Founder, Good and Proper 

08:40 – 08:50 – Q&A 

08:50 – 09:05 – Tim Martin, Founder, Farm Wilder 

09:05 – 09:15 – Q&A 

09:15 - 09:30 -  Fay Cooke, Responsible Business Chair, Yeo Valley  

09:30 - 09:40 - Q&A  

09:40 - 09:45 - 60 Second Pitches  

09:45 - 09:50 – Close  

09:50 - 10:00 - Final Networking Round  

Meet The Speakers!

Tim Martin is the Co-Founder of Farm Wilder, a social enterprise that markets meat from farms with exceptional wildlife, and supports these farmers in working more regeneratively and to restore biodiversity. They sell beef, lamb, chicken and venison from farms in Devon and Cornwall to butchers in the South West and online, and supply beef to Ember Snacks from a Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset farm group. Tim is also a part time lecturer and wildlife TV executive producer, and is currently making a series for Netflix.

Fay Cooke, Responsible Business Chair at Yeo Valley

Fay trained as a scientist, completing a PhD in Zoology at the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge. She has subsequently held a variety of roles in industry, and now leads the Responsible Business programme of work at Yeo Valley. Her particular fields of interest are in the environment and conservation, and in holistic approaches to decision-making that extend beyond traditional economic evaluation.

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