The Chefs’ Manifesto is all about taking action through practical steps, to drive action on food systems transformation. Here are some current opportunities for how you can be involved!
£20,000 food and farming prize judged by environmentalist and financier Ben Goldsmith
This aim of this £20k prize is to find innovators across the food system. We want to support people whose ambition is to build a healthy, resilient food system. This can be individuals or businesses specialising in anything from soil health to the health of communities. We want to support people working in regional food systems across the UK and the Crown Dependencies. Learn more and apply here
Without forests, there is no water. Without water, there is no food. And without food, there is no future.
Ahead of COP30, the #Forests4Food campaign calls on world leaders to put sustainable resilient food systems front and centre.
As chefs, you are key players in reimagining how we grow, source, and serve food. By championing forest-friendly ingredients and Indigenous knowledge, you help protect our ecosystems for people and the planet. Now’s the time to act. Learn more about #Forests4Food and sign our petition here.
Calling all sustainability-minded travellers and businesses!
Real Zero are identifying genuinely eco-friendly venues, hotels and conference centres that go beyond greenwashing—places that truly prioritise protecting the planet. If you’ve stayed at, booked, or would recommend a venue like this—or if you own, work for or run one—they’d love to hear from you! With a commercial platform, Real Zero be showcasing and promoting standout sustainable venues at no cost at all and with no strings, to help individuals, businesses and event organisers make more informed, climate-conscious choices. Contact katec@realzero.earth if interested and spread the word.
Regenerative-Inspired EAT Culinary Residency at Gagel Farm
A culinary project collaborating with Gagel (Regenerative) Farm, in the Netherlands this coming fall connecting culinary professionals, farmers and artists in a regenerative setting! Learn more here.
Co-Host a Chefs’ Manifesto Action Hub in 2025
Bring together your local community — chefs, restauranteurs, growers, educators, policymakers, academics, and anyone interested in helping to deliver a sustainable food system.
We’ll work with you to organise an event to share, discuss, learn, and be inspired by ideas, projects, and research. All with the goal of driving action to transform food systems. Contact us to learn more.
Submit Your Story: How Have Women Impacted You as a Chef and Food Systems Advocate?
What recipe, technique, or food philosophy did you inherit from women in your life? Share your tributes to culinary matriarchs who have influenced your approach to cooking, growing, or sharing food.
Share the vital contributions of women in your community to our collective food future.
Celebrate #SustainableSundays
To drive action on Good Food for All, #SustainableSundays encourages everyone, everywhere to take small but meaningful actions to create a delicious, healthy, climate-friendly meal each week.
Learn more here and share your recipe with us now!
Get #beansonthemenu
Help us put more #beansonthemenu and join us to double bean consumption by 2028!
Let’s highlight the unique role chefs can play in showcasing the versatility and tastiness of beans while influencing dietary trends and behaviours towards affordable, healthy, plant-forward diets. Learn more here.
Championing Zero Waste
Chefs’ Manifesto Thematic Area 4 focuses on valuing natural resources & reducing waste.
Do you have any zero waste recipes or tips in the kitchen? Submit them here!
Hungry for Action
Are food systems are failing people and the planet.
The Hungry for Action campaign is calling for both urgent humanitarian action as well as long-term systems change to save lives now, build resilience and secure the future.
We are energised, ready, hungry!
Hungry for powerful, effective, moral leadership.
Hungry to save lives now.
Hungry to fight the root causes so never need to again.
