Cornwall

We are working with the Cornwall Food Access Alliance to deliver a range of projects to tackle hunger in Cornwall. These include developing a network of Affordable Food Clubs to provide nutritious food at a low cost, as well as the expansion of the Cornwall Gleaning Network to distribute fresh fruit and vegetables from farms to people in need.

Affordable Food Clubs in this area include:

• The Bodmin Way Community Larder 
• Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change Community Larder 
• Treverbyn Hall Community Larders 
• Liskeard Lighthouse Food Club

• 3.87% of adults suffered from hunger
• 9.49% struggled to access food
• 11.11% worried about not having enough food

About this research:

The University of Sheffield have published statistics of UK adult food insecurity at Local Authority scale. You can view the map of measures of food insecurity here.

Hungry is defined as having skipped food for a whole day or more in the previous month or indicated they were hungry but not eaten because they could not afford or get access to food.

Struggle is defined as a positive response to at least one of the following:

• Sought help accessing food
• Skipped or shrank meal
• Gave a reason for not having enough food

Worry is defined as choosing very worried or fairly worried about getting food.