Boosting Beans
Beans are little powerhouses of goodness. They're good for our health, good for the planet and pretty good news for stretched family budgets. Let's get more people eating more beans.
About the Beans project
Thanks to National Lottery players, The Food Foundation, alongside Veg Power and Kent University Students’ Union, will encourage people across the UK to eat sustainable food sources such as beans, lentils and pulses, as a way of helping them take achievable and affordable climate action.
The beans project has received almost £1.4m from The National Lottery Community Fund, the UK’s largest funder of community activity, and aims to reduce the impact of diets on greenhouse gas emissions, whilst creating a long-term shift towards healthier and more sustainable dietary habits. With the support of local and national food businesses, activities will include a digital campaign to engage the public.
This grant comes from the Climate Action Fund, a £100 million commitment over 10 years from The National Lottery Community Fund to support communities across the UK to take action on climate change and involve more people in climate action. This forms part of one of the funder’s four key missions in its 2030 strategy, ‘It starts with community’ – supporting communities to be environmentally sustainable.
Schools
Vegpower are fully funded to provide innovative and engaging physical resources to 750 schools in lower-income communities - and they'll go fast. They also produce a fantastic collection of free digital resources for all schools, including lesson plans, classroom activities and lunchbox ideas. For more details and to register your interest, click on the link below: