23 August 2024
Citizen view: My dream for a better food system
In the latest of a series of blogs from citizens who have experienced food insecurity our Food Ambassador Caroline shares her thoughts on Labour's election victory and what she'd like the party's priorities to be
A wise man said, "I have a dream,"
Imagine you dare to dream too,
A future of healthy sustainable food,
A goal for all the world to pursue,
Feasting on locally grown food,
Seasonally hand-picked delight,
Not shipped out on polluted roads,
Relieving strain on our planets blight,
Packaging in plastics has vanished,
To reusable or edible covers instead,
People buy no more than they need,
Food wastage is practically dead,
School children get free meals,
Irrespective of the families' wealth,
Healthy ingredients freshly cooked,
All served to all to boost kids' health,
The poor or destitute feed well,
And taut how to harvest the land,
Eating only those seasonal foods,
So the planet sustains our demands,
A place where young and old eat well,
And one meal, at least, is a treat,
No child shall ever go hungry,
Tell me, is this the future you'd eat,
A wise man said, "I have a dream,"
Pushing this message through,
Our children's children can eat,
Imagine you dare to dream too!
