CALDERDALE FOOD CHARTER
Working Together To Establish A Sustainable Food System For All
By...
• Developing a sustainable Food Economy
• Increasing Food Knowledge & Skills
• Tacking Food Inequality
• Increasing Local Food Production
• Reducing Negative Ecological Impact
Our Vision For Calderdale
“To establish a culture where healthy, affordable, sustainable, local food is accessible to all. To support and promote a vibrant and diverse sustainable food economy. To celebrate great local food, amazing people and inspirational actions that have positive outcomes for our community, our environment and our lives.”
What Can You Do?
Business/Organisation
• Procure more sustainable local produce
• Increase access to healthy sustainable food and drinks for staff and customers
• Provide opportunities for growing food at work and within the community
• Provide recycling and composting facilities
• Celebrate and share knowledge
• Reduce packaging and waste
Individual
• Buy more, sustainable local seasonal produce
• Reduce red meat and dairy consumption
• Cook more from scratch
• Waste less
• Celebrate and share knowledge
• Grow your own produce
• Compost and recycle
Sign Up
You can sign up as a business, organisation or individual and pledge to take action to grow a healthy sustainable food culture in Calderdale.
Here are some of the inspirational pledges we have received through the food charter.
What’s your pledge to support our vision for Calderdale?
