Films: How citizens are changing food

Over the past few years, we've been asking citizens what they really want from food. First in The Food Conversation – the UK's largest ever conversation about food – and now through the Citizen Advisory Council (CAC), who are working with DEFRA on the new food strategy.

When you ask people about food, they tell you what kind of society they want to live in. In these films, citizens from around the country and from all walks of life share what food means to them, why it's important, and what needs to change.

In November, the Citizen Advisory Council led 'What Works Here Inquiries' in four regions across the UK, to find out what national government can learn from the work already happening around the country.

How can they support that work to be even more effective? Here, some of the people involved talk about the benefits of a more regional approach to food – and how we get there.

From climate and nature to health and community, farming connects to the things people care about. At the same time, farming in the UK is at a crossroads.

With a healthy food and farming future hanging in the balance, our #FarmingVoices series asks farmers what they really think, the challenges they face, and the solutions at hand.