Food Ladders Toolkit – Conceptualising

On this page, you will find links to resources that explain the food ladders, why and how you might use the framework, and some underpinning principles.

What are Food Ladders? An animation that explains the framework

Theoretical Background

Anatomy of a food ladder (with case studies)

*NEW* What does good look like? (more case studies coming soon)

What Food Ladders is and is not

Glossary of Food Ladder Terms

Food Ladders-related blog posts

How we understand food insecurity (based on the UN definition)

Report on The rise of food insecurity in England and Food Ladders policy needs

Food Poverty or Food Insecurity

Guide from Sustain on working with Local Authorities from the perspective of Food Partnerships

Dignity in Practice Principles for embedding dignity in your practice

Interview with Megan on BBC Radio 4 Inside Health about health and food security. Recorded in February 2023.

Food Insecurity Research: The Effecacy of Different Food Access Models based on research commissioned by the York and North Yorkshire Covid Recovery Insight Project