About Can Cook: We reached our 13th birthday last month. 13 years ago, we set out to put good food into every home we could, with a particular focus on those in poverty. We are a food producer and have always campaigned. 13 years on, as a food producer we have: Created our own range […]
CONTEXT: This blog is a polemic and rightly so. There needs to be a counter-fact-based-narrative to the misleading stories put out by Trussell and FareShare. Stories often supported by some academics, food aid alliances, the press, food think-tanks – the list is growing. Stories that are kidding the public that hunger in this country […]
For some time now we have been alerting the public to a food-aid predicament. Set up to feed hungry people, food-aid in fact does quite the opposite with only 20% of those going hungry choosing to go to food banks. The reason? The stigma families face from requiring food-aid often acts as a deterrent to […]
Recently, the number of people using food banks were said to have increased substantially. In Wales alone, the use of food banks is up by 14% on previous estimates. Throughout the UK, the issue of poverty and how it is to be tackled is the biggest single social issue we face. ‘Hungry children struggle to […]
If you have not read the TT report yet, here is their blog and link to the report. Recent evidence from Canada states that food insecure adults are more vulnerable to chronic health conditions – conditions that require a good diet and care to stave off illness. Without doubt the same applies here – hence […]
If you read this and think we are criticising you because, for example, you work hard at a food bank, you are wrong. For us, it’s all about the food and making sure people get fed well. Importantly if you work for a food bank and/or want to help hungry people we would hope its […]
A quick question to start: If you are Involved in food aid – Do you want to feed people well? or; Feed them badly? Yes to the first and it’s about the dignity and care of every hungry person you meet Yes to second and its about service delivery first – this is the current […]
We sit within the third sector. We do so because for 11 years we have worked tirelessly to offer good food solutions in deprived areas. In 11 years we have taught over 14,000 people to cook, delivered fresh food services into schools, nurseries and care homes and, importantly in the context of this blog, we […]
The story goes; no matter the quality – food-aid food is better than no food at all. A story told by those who will never have to eat it. In the 7 or so years since the Conservative/Lib Dem took hold of the governmental reigns and decided that it was fair to make working class […]
