Rose Bridger - food chain consultant

I have worked on developing localised / sustainable and localised food supply systems for over 4 years. Areas of expertise include:

•  Sustainable food supply chain development, analysis and visualisation
•  Public sector food including schools, hospitals, first tier suppliers and initiatives around the UK
•  Food in the Yorkshire and Humber region
•  Developing and supporting local food outlets, social enterprises, networks and projects
•  Writing and communications - reports, case studies, promotion, design
•  Food related policy analysis - local, regional, national
•  Developing local markets for 'ethnic' foods
•  Research - desk based and action research - qualitatively oriented, focussing on listening to people and working to understand their perspectives and concerns
•  Local food promotion inducing directories, cooking demonstrations

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Publication samples 

• Aviation Economics: How one of the fastest growing industries and emitter of GHG's balances the books Green Economics Institute conference proceedings, Mansfield College, Oxford University, July 08
• Food air freight: the global infrastructure expansion May 2008
• Article for Jellied Eel magazine on growth of food air freight into UK, Autumn 2007 Freshly flown in?
• The Chill-Chain in the Sky: Air freight's fastest growing sector, conference paper, Green Economics Institute, Oxford University, April 07
• Supply Chain Management and the food system, conference paper, Green Economics Institute Oct 06
• Growing the local food sector in West Yorkshire, conference paper, ASFS, June 06
• Efficiency in Food Supply Chains, conference paper, Green Economics Institute April 06
• Personalisation and the pet food mentality, response to Food Ethics Council 'Getting Personal: Shifting responsibilities for dietary health' Report, Dec 05
• Bradford ECS (Education Contract Services) PSFPI (Public Sector Food Procurement Initative) projects Phase 1 Report 2004 and Phase 2 Report 2005 are available on PSFPI website, and Grassroots Food Network website
• Defra PSFPI case study for All Saints Primary School in Ilkley, 2005 All Saints case study
• Summary of Farmers' Fund supported Growing the Local Asian Foods Market 2004 is available from Grassroots Food Network website. 
  
•  B-FIT (Bradford and District Food Information Trust) 2004 local produce map
  

  BradFood Report June 2003 Developing Markets for Local Produce in the Bradford District CD-ROM online Local produce promotion, map, interviews with producers, outlets, customers, contacts

  Sample B-FIT newsletters Winter 01, Autumn 01, Winter 02, Summer 02, Spring 03, Winter 04, Spring 04, Autumn 04, Winter 05

• Calderdale and Kirlees Food Futures supported the local food economy from 1999 - 2004. Sample newsletters Spring 01, Autumn 01, Spring 02, Summer 02, Autumn 02, Spring 03, Autumn 03
  
  

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Presentation samples

• Food air freight: policy and infrastructure, Food Ethics Council 'Flying Food' workshop, April 08 (Co-ordinates For GoogleEarth images on some slides)
• The Chill-Chain in the Sky & Aerotropolis (abridged), Green Economics conference, Oxford 3rd -4th April 07
• Supply Chain Management and the food system, 10 Years of Green Economics conference, London 7th Oct 06
• Making Local Food Supply Chains Happen, Community Food Initiatives and Local Sources of Supply, North West Food & Health Task Force, 27th June 06

•  Redefining Efficiency in Food Supply Chains, Green Economics Institute, 8th April 06.

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Out and about
I am presenting at events including:

• Green Economics Institute Annual Conference, 18th-19th July 2008, Mansfield College, Oxford University, Aviation Economics: How the world's fastest growing industry and source of greenhouse gases balances the books
• Cafe Economique, Tues 8th April 2008, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, 7.30pm, Airport Expansion - do we really need it? How the economics work and who really pays? leaflet
• GreenSpeak Brighton, 10th July 07 'Flying Sauces & Plane Pickle: The economic argument against aviation expansion and the chilling reality of salad'  for more info download press release
• Green Economics Institute conference, 'Achieving the complex mesh of Global Environmental and Social Justice' 3rd -4th April 07 Mansfield College, Oxford University

•  Green Economics Institute conference '10 Years of Green Economics' London, Oct 7th 06 - booking form

•  Association for the Study of Food and Society, Food and History conference, 29th June - 1st July 06 - conference website
•  Community Food Initiatives and Local Sources of Supply, NW Food & Health Task Force, 27th June 06
•  Good Food Up North, Bradford 19th June. The first event of its kind, organised by Ethnic Foods Action Group and Food Ethics Council, supported by Yorkshire Forward and City of Bradford MDC

• Green Fest, Worcester College, Oxford, 2nd June 06. Fundraising event for Friends of the Earth, COIN - Climate Outreach Information Network and Rainforest Foundation

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Photos
I have built up a small photo library. While I have no ideas of the technical aspects of photography sometimes 'point and click' with a simple digital camera can result in some OK photos. I have no idea of focus, aperture, exposure etc. so it's just real food and some nice interactions between people through being quietly in the background. photo gallery

More information including information about some organisations / projects I have worked with, presentations and papers will be posted on this website shortly. The food system, and how it is conceptualised, are all immensely complex and multi-dimensional so I am writing an article outlining my perspective.

Rose Bridger
food system consultant
tel: 01484 326886
m: 07779 137522
e: rosebridger@ntlworld.com