In this episode of Do Something Bigger from the Carbon Copy Podcast, join host Isabelle Sparrow with guest co-host, Kiloran O’Leary from Sustain to learn how producing and eating local food can help people connect with each other and bring positive change to their communities. 

Listen now to learn: 

• How Sustain is supporting food-related businesses to help more people on lower incomes to access local, healthy and sustainable produce. 
• How the people of Carrickfergus in County Antrim came together to create Northern Ireland’s first community-owned greengrocer, and how this is helping the community connect to local growers and farmers. 
• Why Growing Communities is encouraging more public sector organisations and schools to use small farms and market gardens to supply their catering needs. 
• How Incredible Edible is campaigning for a community "Right To Grow,” and their vision for how this could transform the food system. 

Full transcript available at: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/produce-local-food

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Show notes 

• Find out more about producing food locally: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction/produce-local-food 
• Discover all 25 Big Local Actions: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction 
• Listen to previous episodes of the Carbon Copy Podcast: https://carboncopy.eco/podcast 
• Send us your feedback and comments: hello@carboncopy.eco 
• Learn more about Sustain: https://www.sustainweb.org/  
• Find out about the Bridging the Gap programme: https://www.sustainweb.org/bridging-the-gap/  
• Read Sustain’s Local Food Growth Plan report: https://www.sustainweb.org/reports/apr25-local-food-growth-plan/  
• Read about Growing Communities: https://www.gcvegscheme.org/  
• Read about Carrick Greengrocers: https://carrickgreengrocers.org/  
• Read about Incredible Edible: https://www.incredibleedible.org.uk/ 
• Read about the community Right To Grow campaign: https://www.incredibleedible.org.uk/what-we-do/right-to-grow/  

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