Root and Reason
@rootandreason.bsky.social
Shaping change in the UK food system by cultivating informed, system-wide collaboration. We connect policymakers, businesses, front-line services and community groups- linking evidence & practice to design & implement change that works
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The AFN Network+ has become Root and Reason, the food resilience collective. We are refocusing our work as an independent, non-profit initiative shaping change in the UK food system through informed, system-wide collaboration. Find out more 👉 www.rootandreason.org.uk
Execs from companies accounting for over half UK groceries market have written anonymously to their investors,warning that the food industry is relying on quick fixes.Climate change,biodiversity loss &soil degradation are already reducing the yield,quality&reliability of supply👉tinyurl.com/3d5u4wrp
The Illusion of Resilience in a Degrading Supply Chain — Inside Track
This morning, Inside Track x Food published a memo from senior food industry professionals on the threats facing supply chains. As climate and biodiversity risks grow, they are concerned that persiste...
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October 1, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Execs from companies accounting for over half UK groceries market have written anonymously to their investors,warning that the food industry is relying on quick fixes.Climate change,biodiversity loss &soil degradation are already reducing the yield,quality&reliability of supply👉tinyurl.com/3d5u4wrp
📺With big thanks to speaker Molly Anderson for a fascinating talk and lots of questions answered - you can now watch the recording of our latest webinar 'Food Justice and Rights at the Centre of Food System Transformation'👉https://tinyurl.com/ypuhrvnd
📢 Sign up for our September Webinar 'Food Justice and Rights at the Centre of Food System Transformation with Professor Molly Anderson - a leading voice on the right to food in wealthy nations.
📅 29 September, 2-3pm
Join us 👉 tinyurl.com/p6ajtxzm
📅 29 September, 2-3pm
Join us 👉 tinyurl.com/p6ajtxzm
Food Justice and Rights at the Centre of Food System Transformation
A lively discussion and your Q&A with Professor Molly Anderson - a leading voice on the right to food in wealthy nations.
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September 30, 2026 at 1:55 PM
📺With big thanks to speaker Molly Anderson for a fascinating talk and lots of questions answered - you can now watch the recording of our latest webinar 'Food Justice and Rights at the Centre of Food System Transformation'👉https://tinyurl.com/ypuhrvnd
'Food Justice and Rights at the Centre of Food System Transformation'
Last chance to sign up for our webinar this afternoon at 2pm! 👇
Last chance to sign up for our webinar this afternoon at 2pm! 👇
Our webinar series on food justice starts with a fundamental question: what would it take to put justice at the heart of how we grow, govern & distribute our food?
Join us to hear from Molly Anderson - a leading voice on the right to food in wealthy nations📅 29/09 2-3pm
👉 tinyurl.com/p6ajtxzm
Join us to hear from Molly Anderson - a leading voice on the right to food in wealthy nations📅 29/09 2-3pm
👉 tinyurl.com/p6ajtxzm
Food Justice and Rights at the Centre of Food System Transformation
A lively discussion and your Q&A with Professor Molly Anderson - a leading voice on the right to food in wealthy nations.
tinyurl.com
September 29, 2026 at 8:57 AM
'Food Justice and Rights at the Centre of Food System Transformation'
Last chance to sign up for our webinar this afternoon at 2pm! 👇
Last chance to sign up for our webinar this afternoon at 2pm! 👇
If you work anywhere in the food system - retail, manufacturing, foodservice, farming, policy, finance, technology, civil society, research or advisory, our friends Planeatry Alliance would appreciate if you could take 5 mins to add your view to their Food System Gap Index👉tinyurl.com/4pse3tnf
The Food System Gap Index
Thank you for taking part in the Food System Gap Index. This short survey will help us understand where the biggest constraints sit across the food system, and whether the conditions needed to deliver...
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September 24, 2026 at 10:44 AM
If you work anywhere in the food system - retail, manufacturing, foodservice, farming, policy, finance, technology, civil society, research or advisory, our friends Planeatry Alliance would appreciate if you could take 5 mins to add your view to their Food System Gap Index👉tinyurl.com/4pse3tnf
📰 In our September Newsletter.....📅 Sign up for our webinar next Tuesday: 'Food Justice and Rights at the Centre of Food System Transformation with Professor Molly D. Anderson, catch up on recent digests & a round-up of events, reports and opportunities in the
#agrifood space👉 tinyurl.com/mpnu7mvv
#agrifood space👉 tinyurl.com/mpnu7mvv
Newsletter – September 2026 -
Sign up for our September webinar, catch up on recent content and check out lots of events, opportunities & resources.
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September 24, 2026 at 10:26 AM
📰 In our September Newsletter.....📅 Sign up for our webinar next Tuesday: 'Food Justice and Rights at the Centre of Food System Transformation with Professor Molly D. Anderson, catch up on recent digests & a round-up of events, reports and opportunities in the
#agrifood space👉 tinyurl.com/mpnu7mvv
#agrifood space👉 tinyurl.com/mpnu7mvv
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Farming and drought have been front-page news this summer.
This should prompt a broader conversation about how resilient our food system is to climate change impacts argues Neil Ward, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social professor, and @rootandreason.bsky.social co-director, in a new blog on our site.
This should prompt a broader conversation about how resilient our food system is to climate change impacts argues Neil Ward, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social professor, and @rootandreason.bsky.social co-director, in a new blog on our site.
September 21, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Farming and drought have been front-page news this summer.
This should prompt a broader conversation about how resilient our food system is to climate change impacts argues Neil Ward, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social professor, and @rootandreason.bsky.social co-director, in a new blog on our site.
This should prompt a broader conversation about how resilient our food system is to climate change impacts argues Neil Ward, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social professor, and @rootandreason.bsky.social co-director, in a new blog on our site.
Our webinar series on food justice starts with a fundamental question: what would it take to put justice at the heart of how we grow, govern & distribute our food?
Join us to hear from Molly Anderson - a leading voice on the right to food in wealthy nations📅 29/09 2-3pm
👉 tinyurl.com/p6ajtxzm
Join us to hear from Molly Anderson - a leading voice on the right to food in wealthy nations📅 29/09 2-3pm
👉 tinyurl.com/p6ajtxzm
Food Justice and Rights at the Centre of Food System Transformation
A lively discussion and your Q&A with Professor Molly Anderson - a leading voice on the right to food in wealthy nations.
tinyurl.com
September 22, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Our webinar series on food justice starts with a fundamental question: what would it take to put justice at the heart of how we grow, govern & distribute our food?
Join us to hear from Molly Anderson - a leading voice on the right to food in wealthy nations📅 29/09 2-3pm
👉 tinyurl.com/p6ajtxzm
Join us to hear from Molly Anderson - a leading voice on the right to food in wealthy nations📅 29/09 2-3pm
👉 tinyurl.com/p6ajtxzm
The govt watchdog recently gave its verdict on our national readiness for potential disruption to our food system.A sober assessment: UK food system has coped remarkably well with recent shocks,but there are growing doubts about its ability to withstand more severe disruptions👉 tinyurl.com/59btm2ze
September 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The govt watchdog recently gave its verdict on our national readiness for potential disruption to our food system.A sober assessment: UK food system has coped remarkably well with recent shocks,but there are growing doubts about its ability to withstand more severe disruptions👉 tinyurl.com/59btm2ze
What do we really mean by a 'just' food system: fair outcomes, a genuine voice in decisions, respect for different ways of knowing? Hear Prof Molly Anderson, a leading voice on the right to food in wealthy nations, discuss in our upcoming webinar -📅29 September, 2-3pm
Join us👉 tinyurl.com/p6ajtxzm
Join us👉 tinyurl.com/p6ajtxzm
Food Justice and Rights at the Centre of Food System Transformation
A lively discussion and your Q&A with Professor Molly Anderson - a leading voice on the right to food in wealthy nations.
tinyurl.com
September 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM
What do we really mean by a 'just' food system: fair outcomes, a genuine voice in decisions, respect for different ways of knowing? Hear Prof Molly Anderson, a leading voice on the right to food in wealthy nations, discuss in our upcoming webinar -📅29 September, 2-3pm
Join us👉 tinyurl.com/p6ajtxzm
Join us👉 tinyurl.com/p6ajtxzm
📢 Sign up for our September Webinar 'Food Justice and Rights at the Centre of Food System Transformation with Professor Molly Anderson - a leading voice on the right to food in wealthy nations.
📅 29 September, 2-3pm
Join us 👉 tinyurl.com/p6ajtxzm
📅 29 September, 2-3pm
Join us 👉 tinyurl.com/p6ajtxzm
Food Justice and Rights at the Centre of Food System Transformation
A lively discussion and your Q&A with Professor Molly Anderson - a leading voice on the right to food in wealthy nations.
tinyurl.com
September 2, 2026 at 1:39 PM
📢 Sign up for our September Webinar 'Food Justice and Rights at the Centre of Food System Transformation with Professor Molly Anderson - a leading voice on the right to food in wealthy nations.
📅 29 September, 2-3pm
Join us 👉 tinyurl.com/p6ajtxzm
📅 29 September, 2-3pm
Join us 👉 tinyurl.com/p6ajtxzm
Rob Hopkins closed our resilience webinar series in July explaining why food system transformation stalls: we are fluent in fear but cannot picture a future worth wanting. What changes if cultivating that longing becomes the goal?
Read the full digest 👉tinyurl.com/3y8hwr4y
Read the full digest 👉tinyurl.com/3y8hwr4y
August 12, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Rob Hopkins closed our resilience webinar series in July explaining why food system transformation stalls: we are fluent in fear but cannot picture a future worth wanting. What changes if cultivating that longing becomes the goal?
Read the full digest 👉tinyurl.com/3y8hwr4y
Read the full digest 👉tinyurl.com/3y8hwr4y
📰Our July Newsletter.....👉Save the date for our September webinar: 'From Resilience to Justice - what would it take to transform the food system?' with Professor Molly Anderson, Catch up on our latest digests + the usual round-up of events, reports &opportunities in #agrifood👉tinyurl.com/4hmca8s2
July 29, 2026 at 10:30 AM
📰Our July Newsletter.....👉Save the date for our September webinar: 'From Resilience to Justice - what would it take to transform the food system?' with Professor Molly Anderson, Catch up on our latest digests + the usual round-up of events, reports &opportunities in #agrifood👉tinyurl.com/4hmca8s2
Andy Burnham became PM last week promising “good growth in every postcode”. What does is it mean for UK food and farming?
Read our thoughts here 👉 tinyurl.com/nwjkppnu
Read our thoughts here 👉 tinyurl.com/nwjkppnu
July 29, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Andy Burnham became PM last week promising “good growth in every postcode”. What does is it mean for UK food and farming?
Read our thoughts here 👉 tinyurl.com/nwjkppnu
Read our thoughts here 👉 tinyurl.com/nwjkppnu
With huge thanks to speaker Rob Hopkins for a really inspiring talk and lots of questions answered - you can now watch the recording of our latest webinar 'Falling in Love with the Future - imagination as a tool for resilience'
👉 tinyurl.com/4nmv8ura
👉 tinyurl.com/4nmv8ura
July 23, 2026 at 10:30 AM
With huge thanks to speaker Rob Hopkins for a really inspiring talk and lots of questions answered - you can now watch the recording of our latest webinar 'Falling in Love with the Future - imagination as a tool for resilience'
👉 tinyurl.com/4nmv8ura
👉 tinyurl.com/4nmv8ura
We are incredibly proud to have partnered with Culture Roots Collective,ELEVATE, &photographer Phoebe Davies to help shape 'Who Gets Seen on the Land?'📸🌾An accessible image bank with >100 free, downloadable photos featuring landworkers &farmers from underrepresented communities👉 tinyurl.com/56kxv68e
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July 20, 2026 at 4:39 PM
We are incredibly proud to have partnered with Culture Roots Collective,ELEVATE, &photographer Phoebe Davies to help shape 'Who Gets Seen on the Land?'📸🌾An accessible image bank with >100 free, downloadable photos featuring landworkers &farmers from underrepresented communities👉 tinyurl.com/56kxv68e
How do we help people create memories of a future they want?What can communities do to move from anxiety to agency?&how does imagining a thriving, resilient food system make it more likely that we will actually build one?Rob Hopkins will explore this in our webinar
21 July,12pm👉 tinyurl.com/42ydnjcx
21 July,12pm👉 tinyurl.com/42ydnjcx
Falling in Love with the Future - imagination as a tool for resilience
A lively discussion and your Q&A with Rob Hopkins, co-founder of the Transition movement, chaired by Professor Neil Ward
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July 16, 2026 at 11:02 AM
How do we help people create memories of a future they want?What can communities do to move from anxiety to agency?&how does imagining a thriving, resilient food system make it more likely that we will actually build one?Rob Hopkins will explore this in our webinar
21 July,12pm👉 tinyurl.com/42ydnjcx
21 July,12pm👉 tinyurl.com/42ydnjcx
At our latest Root and Reason webinar, Jack Bobo joined us to discuss why trust and language decide what change is possible long before the evidence is ever heard. Read a digest of the webinar here 👉tinyurl.com/yznbry57
July 15, 2026 at 9:33 AM
At our latest Root and Reason webinar, Jack Bobo joined us to discuss why trust and language decide what change is possible long before the evidence is ever heard. Read a digest of the webinar here 👉tinyurl.com/yznbry57
Read our quick take from #Groundswell26 - Security, trust, and why, ten years in, there’s real reason for hope 👉tinyurl.com/cmtsuf9z
July 9, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Read our quick take from #Groundswell26 - Security, trust, and why, ten years in, there’s real reason for hope 👉tinyurl.com/cmtsuf9z
📢 Webinar: 'Falling in Love with the Future - imagination as a tool for resilience' with Rob Hopkins 📆21 July, 12-1pm
How do we help people imagine the future they want,shift communities from anxiety to agency, & make a resilient food system more achievable by envisioning it? 👉tinyurl.com/42ydnjcx
How do we help people imagine the future they want,shift communities from anxiety to agency, & make a resilient food system more achievable by envisioning it? 👉tinyurl.com/42ydnjcx
Falling in Love with the Future - imagination as a tool for resilience
A lively discussion and your Q&A with Rob Hopkins, co-founder of the Transition movement, chaired by Professor Neil Ward
tinyurl.com
July 8, 2026 at 10:52 AM
📢 Webinar: 'Falling in Love with the Future - imagination as a tool for resilience' with Rob Hopkins 📆21 July, 12-1pm
How do we help people imagine the future they want,shift communities from anxiety to agency, & make a resilient food system more achievable by envisioning it? 👉tinyurl.com/42ydnjcx
How do we help people imagine the future they want,shift communities from anxiety to agency, & make a resilient food system more achievable by envisioning it? 👉tinyurl.com/42ydnjcx
Last week food futurist Jack A Bobo spoke to us about trust, polarisation and communication in the food system- You can now watch the video here 👉tinyurl.com/3myadr84 🙏 Big thanks to Jack for his insights and for answering so many of your questions!
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July 3, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Last week food futurist Jack A Bobo spoke to us about trust, polarisation and communication in the food system- You can now watch the video here 👉tinyurl.com/3myadr84 🙏 Big thanks to Jack for his insights and for answering so many of your questions!
📰 Our June Newsletter👉Save the date-July webinar:'Falling in Love with the Future - imagination as a tool for resilience' with Rob Hopkins (co-founder of the Transition movement),Catch up on our latest digests + the usual round-up of events, reports &opportunities in #agrifood👉 tinyurl.com/yc5ncwzf
Newsletter – June 2026 - Root and Reason
Save the date for our July Webinar, join us at Groundswell, catch up on recent content and check out lots of events, opportunities & resources.
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July 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
📰 Our June Newsletter👉Save the date-July webinar:'Falling in Love with the Future - imagination as a tool for resilience' with Rob Hopkins (co-founder of the Transition movement),Catch up on our latest digests + the usual round-up of events, reports &opportunities in #agrifood👉 tinyurl.com/yc5ncwzf
Bluesky:
Big Thursday for us tomorrow @Groundswell! Find us at the Soil Tent & C28:
🏛️9am(Soil Tent):Food Security IS National Security(w/Daniel Zeichner MP)
🌾10am(C28):Grasslands for Net Zero
🎲12pm(C28):Food system resilience interactive game
🗣️2pm(C28):The language of land use
👉tinyurl.com/yejzahpm
Big Thursday for us tomorrow @Groundswell! Find us at the Soil Tent & C28:
🏛️9am(Soil Tent):Food Security IS National Security(w/Daniel Zeichner MP)
🌾10am(C28):Grasslands for Net Zero
🎲12pm(C28):Food system resilience interactive game
🗣️2pm(C28):The language of land use
👉tinyurl.com/yejzahpm
Groundswell 2026 - Root and Reason
Come and find us in our tent at C28 at Groundswell! Find out more about the sessions we'll be running over this 2 day event
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July 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Bluesky:
Big Thursday for us tomorrow @Groundswell! Find us at the Soil Tent & C28:
🏛️9am(Soil Tent):Food Security IS National Security(w/Daniel Zeichner MP)
🌾10am(C28):Grasslands for Net Zero
🎲12pm(C28):Food system resilience interactive game
🗣️2pm(C28):The language of land use
👉tinyurl.com/yejzahpm
Big Thursday for us tomorrow @Groundswell! Find us at the Soil Tent & C28:
🏛️9am(Soil Tent):Food Security IS National Security(w/Daniel Zeichner MP)
🌾10am(C28):Grasslands for Net Zero
🎲12pm(C28):Food system resilience interactive game
🗣️2pm(C28):The language of land use
👉tinyurl.com/yejzahpm
We’re running 2 sessions tomorrow at #Groundswell2026! Come find us at Stand C28:
🕒 1pm: Measuring what matters (aligning farm reality & supply-chain data)
🕒 3pm: Community Power from Farm to Fork (food justice & local systems)
More details here👉 tinyurl.com/yejzahpm
🕒 1pm: Measuring what matters (aligning farm reality & supply-chain data)
🕒 3pm: Community Power from Farm to Fork (food justice & local systems)
More details here👉 tinyurl.com/yejzahpm
June 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM
We’re running 2 sessions tomorrow at #Groundswell2026! Come find us at Stand C28:
🕒 1pm: Measuring what matters (aligning farm reality & supply-chain data)
🕒 3pm: Community Power from Farm to Fork (food justice & local systems)
More details here👉 tinyurl.com/yejzahpm
🕒 1pm: Measuring what matters (aligning farm reality & supply-chain data)
🕒 3pm: Community Power from Farm to Fork (food justice & local systems)
More details here👉 tinyurl.com/yejzahpm
Heading to #Groundswell2026 on 1-2 July? Come find us at tent C28! 🌾We’re hosting 5 crucial sessions covering data-driven supply chains, food justice, grassland sustainability, and a food system resilience workshop. Find out more 👉 tinyurl.com/yejzahpm.
June 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Heading to #Groundswell2026 on 1-2 July? Come find us at tent C28! 🌾We’re hosting 5 crucial sessions covering data-driven supply chains, food justice, grassland sustainability, and a food system resilience workshop. Find out more 👉 tinyurl.com/yejzahpm.
How do we talk about food in ways that bring people together rather than drive them apart?What does it take to de-escalate the tension so we can get on with the work?&how can the way we frame an issue open minds rather than entrench positions? Webinar tomorrow 📅 23 June, 4-5pm 👉tinyurl.com/56u5uj5k
De-escalating the Food Fight: Trust,language and food system change
A lively discussion and Q&A with food futurist Jack Bobo,Executive Director of the UCLA Rothman Family Institute, chaired by Stefan Kepinski
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June 22, 2026 at 10:30 AM
How do we talk about food in ways that bring people together rather than drive them apart?What does it take to de-escalate the tension so we can get on with the work?&how can the way we frame an issue open minds rather than entrench positions? Webinar tomorrow 📅 23 June, 4-5pm 👉tinyurl.com/56u5uj5k