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Food Cardiff expands its board as it plans the city's next three years of healthier, fairer food

Eight new members from farming, healthcare, hospitality, community food and education have joined Food Cardiff's Strategy Board as it develops a new action plan to 2030.

By The TEA Editorial Desk · 28 August 2026

Members of the Food Cardiff Strategy Board standing together outside a community growing space Image: Food Cardiff / Business News WalesOriginal source

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Food Cardiff has added eight new members to its Board as the city-wide starts shaping its next three-year plan for healthier, fairer and more food.

The expanded group brings together people working in farming, hospitality, healthcare, , environmental policy, technology and community food . FareShare Cymru, Cardiff and Vale College and local food businesses are among the organisations represented.

The board will use community feedback alongside on , , food waste, growing space, public and the of local food organisations as it develops the action plan through to 2030.

One project feeding into that work is Planet Card, which gave households on low incomes weekly credit for fruit and vegetables at Cardiff Farmers Markets. evaluation found improvements in fruit and vegetable consumption, food knowledge and community connection. The useful challenge for the new board is now turning that kind of small-scale evidence into something more people can benefit from.