NESFA is an informal alliance, originally created between the three founding Sustainable Food Places partnerships in North East England – Newcastle, Middlesbrough and County Durham.
It now includes new and fledgling partnerships in the region, including Sunderland Good Food Partnership, and the Hartlepool and South Tyneside food partnerships, and we hope more in the future.
NESFA’s main aim is to focus on food systems activity at a larger, more regional scale than the individual food partnerships. This provides a collective Sustainable Food Places voice in regional discussions and consultations. The alliance is independent of other regional food initiatives but collaborates with other organisations on a project-by-project basis, in accordance with NESFA’s aims and principles. NESFA’s key aims:
build relationships between food partnerships and with relevant cross sector partners
provide a platform for collaboration
explore and agree common ground
provide mutual support
share knowledge and expertise
develop and deliver joint projects
amplify the voice of food partnerships in the region
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