Tim Lang, professor of food policy at City University London, came to Lower Shaw Farm on Thursday for the Swindon Festival of Literature to talk about the role of food in public health. You can download Tim's slideshow as a .pdf file here.

Sara Cundy from Wiltshire Wildlife Trust then spoke about the Trust's new project to encourage and empower mainly disadvantaged communities in Swindon and Wiltshire to learn about and get involved in growing and accessing healthy local food. You can download Sara's slideshow as a .pdf file here.

Finally, Tim and Sara were joined by Lorraine Stanton from Vowley Farm and SCAN's Gerry Hannon for a question and answer session.