f3 is a co-operative Community Interest
Company providing consultancy services to the local
food sector. The CIC status means that our assets are
locked to the community we serve, and we commit one
third of trading surplus to support the growth of the
sector.
We are the only UK consultancy specialising
exclusively in this area and our members are leading
experts with UK and international experience of sustainable
food, farming and supply chains.
We are veterans and innovators -
as a group and as individuals we have been directly
involved for over a decade in ground breaking projects.
Each project team is tailored to
match the client's needs and includes expertise from
an extensive network of associates and partner organisations.
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 Simon
Michaels, CEO
key skills:
business development and social enterprise, e-marketing,
distribution, public sector procurement.Director
of several other social enterprises including
a bakery and a market garden. more>
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 Joy
Carey
key skills: public
sector procurement, local food marketing, strategic
and policy development. Former Soil Association
team leader for local food projects and instrumental
in Food for Life initiative. Author of of ‘Who Feeds Bristol?: Towards a resilient food plan’ . |
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 Alan
Chubb
key skills:
farmers’ markets, market research into production
issues, organic agriculture and composting, overseas
production systems esp. citrus and coffee. Owner/manager
of an organic vineyard.
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 Alec
Duthie
key skills:
- farmers' markets, organic horticultural production,
woodland strategies, derelict land reclamation,
permaculture design. Former smallholder.
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 Greg
Pilley
key skills: community supported agriculture,
community based enterprise, food co-ops, land trusts.
Director of a micro-brewery. |
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 Nick
Weir
key skills: marketing,
business management, facilitation and communications
specialist. Founder member of Stroud Community Agriculture
and Stroudco Food Hub - a producer/consumer co-operative. |
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 Katrin
Hochberg
key skills: organic production systems, meat
processing, marketing and distribution, producer
collaboration and trade supply chains. |
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 Deborah Harrison
key skills:policy research and campaigns, building partnerships and networks, marketing and funding for organisation in the environmental conservation, rural regeneration and sustainable development sectors.
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Associate
members |
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James
Pavitt -farmers’ markets, social enterprise,
village shops, local food branding, box schemes |
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Jade
Bashford - diverse work with public sector
procurement, community projects and organic project
development. |
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Amanda
Woodland - research techniques, local food
retail, accounting and company management systems. |
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Helen
Thornton - marketing, retail and PR advisor
for food & drink sector organisations |
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Catherine
Fookes - local food marketing and distribution,
food fairs, whole school food projects |
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Jo
Foster - research, nutrition, catering, urban
environment and sustainable agriculture/horticulture.
Current manager of Islington farmers' market. |
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Steve
Garrett - community development, cultural
exchanges and community food projects. |
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Mark
Harrison - horticultural site manager for
Stroud Community Agriculture - advises on CSA and
veg box growing. |
