Essay Collection 2026
**Food is never just food.**
To mark Love British Food’s 25th anniversary, Love British Food and Future Countryside have commissioned a collection of essays exploring the role of food in Britain today. Bringing together diverse perspectives from across the food supply chain and beyond, the collection provides a snapshot of British food and society in 2026 – designed to inspire fresh thinking, worthwhile debate and positive action for the future.
**This Episode**
Rt Revd Martyn Snow explores food and shared meals as invitation, gift and encounter, bringing people of different faiths together and connecting urban communities with locally produced food.