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Gareth Roberts

@RegatherGareth

Personal musings of a co-operator, activist, organiser and entrepreneur. Follow @RegatherCoop for regular updates.

 Sheffield, UK
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Joined January 2009
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Sustain@UKSustain17 Oct 2023
Is UK policy a friend or foe for agroecology? The #fringefarming project gives us insight in latest blog by @AryoFeldman for @UKSustain @vickihird @BristolProduce @LandworkersUK @foodsensewales @GCFNetwork @Capital_Growth @RegatherCoop buff.ly/3Q5oqZl
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Thanks to all the support from customers, friends and family. We could not have done it without you! Listen again to On Your Farm, or even better - see you in Newport, South Wales at the BBC Food & Farming Awards bash!! Book tickets now!! bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… @BBCFoodProg
The Food Programme (@BBCFoodProg) profile pictureThe Food Programme@BBCFoodProg12 Oct 2023
🚨🍞🚨🍞🚨🍞🚨🍞🚨🍞🚨 Free tickets to the BBC Food & Farming Awards ceremony! In Newport on 25 October - get your free tickets to attend now eventbrite.co.uk/e/bbc-food-…
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Listen again to On Your Farm all about what we do at Regather and why we are BBC Food & Farming Awards 'Farming for the Future' finalists. Thanks to all the support from customers, friends and family. We could not have done it without you! bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001r7d… @bbcfoodprog
BBC Radio 4 - On Your Farm, BBC Food & Farming Awards finalist: Regather

BBC Radio 4 - On Your Farm, BBC Food & Farming Awards finalist: Regather

The judges visit a fruit and veg co-operative in Sheffield.

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Whoop! ❤️ @love_sheffield @Sheffieldis @coop_finance @CooperativesUK @sheffhallamuni @sheffielduni @LieutenancySY @SYClimateNews @SouthYorksMCA @SouthSheffield @SheffSustainNet @FoodPlacesUK @susfoodshef @UKSustain @FoodMatters_org @SoilAssociation @SouthYorks_SC @BBCSheffield
Farming Today (@BBCFarmingToday) profile pictureFarming Today@BBCFarmingToday17 Aug 2023
🏆Congratulations to the finalists in the 2023 #BBCFoodAwards Farming for the Future category!!🏆 🌾 Regen farming group, @TheGreenFarmCo1 🌳 Mixed farmer, Andy Gray @thefarmersdog 🍅 Fruit & veg scheme @RegatherCoop Judges @charlottebsmith and @Lucyspeed have a tough job!
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🏆Congratulations to the finalists in the 2023 #BBCFoodAwards Farming for the Future category!!🏆 🌾 Regen farming group, @TheGreenFarmCo1 🌳 Mixed farmer, Andy Gray @thefarmersdog 🍅 Fruit & veg scheme @RegatherCoop Judges @charlottebsmith and @Lucyspeed have a tough job!
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A site visit in all the elements! Thank you @RegatherCoop @RegatherGareth and #FranHalsall #Headgrower Doug for a interesting and inciteful journey through the local food system in #Sheffield I hope we can help! #BetterParks #localfood #groworganic @stuartjohnt @ParksSheffield
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Hattie Hammans, food hubs researcher at the Food Research Collaborative, spoke to @RegatherGareth . They discussed the government Food Strategy White Paper and how the organisation is adapting in the wake of Covid-19. foodresearch.org.uk/blogs/re…
Food Hubs: Regather - Food Research Collaboration

Food Hubs: Regather - Food Research Collaboration

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WE'RE HIRING! 🥕 Passionate about sustainable food? 💪 Self starter? 🤝 Bring people together? YOU COULD BE OUR NEXT PARTNERSHIP COORDINATOR! Apply now sheffood.org.uk/2022/03/09/w… @GreenNewDealUK1 @vasnews @keyfund @SocialEnt_UK @unLTDBusiness @helpsheffield @SheffSustainNet
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Really delighted by SY trailblazer Ownership Hub - @RegatherCoop @SheffieldMater1 @HLMArchitects @beaniessheff joined @DanJarvisMP last week for conversation. Huge potential, ready to #unlocksouthyorkshire 👍👍
Rose Marley (@RoseMarley1) profile pictureRose Marley@RoseMarley19 Mar 2022
Inspired by ⁦@DanJarvisMP⁩ this morning ⁦@SYMCPartners⁩ Summit on the opportunities for this exciting city region. Great to hear ⁦@CooperativesUK⁩ ⁦@EmployeeOwned⁩ ‘ownership hub’ supported &‘Time to share’ £100m target investment!
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Happening today >> South Yorkshire Economic Summit >> stronger, greener, fairer >> how? South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre @sheffielduni Ownership Hub @CooperativesUK plus much more... #goodfood #cooperation @RegatherCoop @FoodPlacesUK @susfoodshef @UKSustain @SheffSustainNet
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Ben Reynolds@BenTrelawney12 Jan 2022
Will 2022 be the year of the greener grocer? My new blog wrapping up the Oxford Real Farming Conference take on local food retail. @UKsustain @kindlingtrust @CSANetwork @OpenFoodNetUK @orfc #orfc22 sustainweb.org/blogs/jan22-l…

Oxford’s Real Farmers take on retail: Looking at local food for 2022 | Sustain

With the last two years seeing a boom in box schemes and a renaissance in alternative retail, is 2022 set to see the market for local food grow further? And if so how might this happen? Where better...

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Mikk Murray@mikkmurray6 Nov 2021
I'm at the #COP26RoadshowSheffield at #kelhamisland with @WTSarahShorley @RegatherWorks @TheFoodWorksSHF @WildSheffield @WoodlandTrust
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Denise Fox@corollo6 Nov 2021
Down at Kelham Island at COP26 roadshow ⁦@RegatherWorks⁩ ⁦@RegatherGareth⁩ ⁦@CllrTerry_Fox⁩
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WE'RE HIRING a Local Project Manager, who will play a key role in growing employee and worker owned business in the #OwnershipHub’s first partner area – @SheffCityRegion – including leading on a knowledge building campaign. INFO ▶️ bit.ly/3t9G5Ry w/ @EmployeeOwned
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Check out @sheffoodsocial upcoming event "Farming Sheffield's Fringe" exploring peri-urban agroecological food production around Sheffield and beyond. @UKSustain @FoodPlacesUK @susfoodshef @LandworkersUK eventbrite.co.uk/e/farming-s… @EventbriteUK
Do you😍@RegatherWorks? Yes! Join me online tonight 6-8pm talking values-based food at the @susfoodshef #PlanettoPlate Festival. Register here >>> bit.ly/3ituEli @FoodPlacesUK @SheffSustainNet @sheffoodsocial @UKSustain @FFC_Commission @HeeleyCityFarm @TheFoodWorksSHF
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Planet to Plate - a three-day festival of talks, performances and live events - happening next week! Check it out >>> sheffield.ac.uk/sustainable-…
On 15th May I will be joining @FestofDebate, @sheffoodsocial and @susfoodshef for a Pay As You Feel conference bringing together local food production, food waste & food poverty groups to share their visions for managing food issues differently Book now: buff.ly/3h9evke
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#sheffhustings are NEXT WEEK. 🗣 What action will local politicians take to address the climate and nature emergencies? @CycleSheffield @scesy_org @sheffoodsocial @RegatherGareth @CleanAirSheff please RT!
Sheffield Friends of the Earth (@SheffieldFoE) profile pictureSheffield Friends of the Earth@SheffieldFoE16 Apr 2021
#sheffhustings are go! Have you booked your place yet? If your area event doesn't work for you, you are welcome to sign up to another. It has been great to work together on this with such a committed set of groups! 😊 @ShefClimateNews
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Looking forward to speaking on Thursday at this @SY100Network event - SDGs, tackling climate change, role of food & regional food systems... what's not to love?! 🥗🫑🍅🥔🍴🥦 @sheffoodsocial @SheffSustainNet @susfoodshef @RegatherWorks
SY100 (@SY100Network) profile pictureSY100@SY100Network15 Apr 2021
🗣️Join us for the first event in our new series: Building Sustainable Communities, examining the @unsdgs2030 High Sheriff of South Yorkshire @MartinMckervey will be asking the question, how are communities responding to climate change? 🌏 Sign up below! eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-…
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