Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked – high sheriff Kalpna Woolf on connecting people through food and battling for boardroom diversity

Neil chats to Kalpna Woolf on her journey from west London migrant kid to BBC head of production, cookbook author and boardroom diversity advocate – as well asking what exactly a high sheriff gets up to.

‘You needed young people’: how one man nurtured a community on an east Bristol allotment site

Rising demand and falling donations causing shortages at Bristol food banks

Illustration: Laurence Ware

Future of Cities

Why Bristol needs to build a sustainable food system – before disaster strikes

Bristol is recognised as a leading city in sustainable food. But with international food systems creaking and the impact of climate change on the horizon, even more needs to be done.

Features

Cooking up a storm: The project tackling Bristol’s rising food poverty

Your Bristol Life

Listen: Bristol Food Famiglia by Steven Mitchell

‘It’s been a nightmare’: Bristol’s foodbanks sound warning over food and fuel shortages

While the government calls in the army to deliver fuel and tries to lure overseas HGV drivers to the UK, some of the city's most vital support services have been facing disruption just as a benefit boost and the furlough scheme end.

Watch: How a new approach to food production can make humans and the planet healthier

Farmer Humphrey Lloyd charts Bristol's food system, from its rich agricultural past to the carbon-heavy, supermarket-dominated picture of today.

Watch: Breaking Bread – A story of communities tackling hunger and food injustice

Bristol groups getting organised to fight hunger, and hoping to build a 'new normal' of sustainable, healthy and affordable food for all.

‘Coronavirus shows growing our own food is now a necessity – and Bristol is fertile ground’

Bristol’s food movement has been catapulted into action and is meeting overwhelming demand in this current health crisis, says Grow Wilder’s Matt Cracknell.

Bristol: A city of solutions

There’s already so much great work being done across the city to find solutions. Here’s just a few ...

Photos: Voices from behind the counter

Those working in our city’s food joints have unique insights into their local communities and their own stories to tell.