Michael Barker

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Olympic star champions fruit and veg at Festival of Fresh fruitnet.com/fresh-produce-…

🇬🇧 🍓 🍏 🍌 First marquee going up for our #FestivalofFresh! It’s going to be a great day! More than 250 fresh produce people already registered! Sign up here 👉🏻 fpjlive.com

Hear from government ministers, retailers, company bosses and even an Olympic champion at Festival of Fresh - the most exciting and best-value event in the fresh produce calendar! Don't miss out - sign up today at fpjlive.com fruitnet.com/news/industry-…

It's been a while, but we're finally in a place where we can very happily say: We're looking for new volunteers! 🎉🥳🎉 Come join our community to help feed that fight against HIV 🍏✊🍽️ foodchain.org.uk/get-involved/v…

We see the impact of rising costs first hand through our work with those living with HIV experiencing the crises that come with extreme hardship. Congratulations to our wonderful patron Jack Monroe @BootstrapCook on their amazing cost of living index campaign 👏

We have two exciting roles to fill! Apply now to join our team doing work that helps change people's lives for the better. Why wouldn't you? Click to find out more and apply. bit.ly/3tSKqfn

Just a few of the hampers made by our wonderful volunteers and delivered on Christmas Day to service users. Thank you Food Chain volunteers, we couldn't do it without you.

Can you help with our Winter Food Drive? Any donation greatly appreciated to help us support vulnerable members of our community this winter. Scan the QR code below, or click on bit.ly/3G5GsTx to our Go Fund Me appeal. Thank you.

This is super important - people are really struggling with the rising costs and every donation would make a huge difference. Thanks so much to @jayrayner1 for his continued excellent support. Find out more here: gofundme.com/f/the-food-cha…

@Frogwares will the PS4 version of Sherlock Holmes be released in time for Christmas?

I'm incredibly proud to have been appointed as a trustee at @TheFoodChain, a charity that distributes healthy meals to people in need living with HIV. They have been doing vital work for many years and I'm thrilled to contribute towards its objectives and help tell its story

The government will consult later this year on what happens next with @AHDB_Hort, according to @DefraGovUK minister Victoria Prentis at @Nationalfruit. She insists Defra will respect the result of the ballot but won't shut down activities the industry needs

MD of @NIABEMR, Mario Caccamo, discusses the transformative investment made by #StrengthInPlaces into plant-based scientific research with @michaelbarker . Worth a read! ⬇️ @mcaccamo

Wow, big move by @LidlGB, this. Laudable plans to increase fruit and veg sales so substantially. Will be interesting to see, though, how their general grocery suppliers feel about all their products being ranked as healthy / healthier / least healthy fruitnet.com/fpj/article/18…

Excited for the first-ever #festivaloffresh tomorrow, where we will be bringing you over 15 hours of content discussing everything from production to net-zero farming, retail, science & tech and much more. Join free at fpjlive.com youtube.com/watch?v=Knovpr…

I had a very interesting chat with @DefraGovUK minister @VictoriaPrentis in which she talks about the HGV driver and seasonal worker situation, future of @AHDB_Hort and sustainability. You can watch it free at the Festival of Fresh on Tues 13/7 Register: fpjlive.com

ITV presenter @seemajaswal is doing a sterling job of subliminally encouraging football fans to swap out crisps for berries 😁🍓👏 @lovefreshberry

Our talk at @FruitnetLive's #WorldofFreshIdeas was covered by @michaelbarker in his new story about how #AI can be a decision-support system in climate and weather forecasting, imagery interpretation and precision automation of greenhouses. Great article! fruitnet.com/fpj/article/18…

I'm extremely proud of the programme we've managed to put together for the inaugural Festival of Fresh. Over 60 brilliant speakers from industry leaders to scientists, retailers, and even celebrities, with more to be announced shortly @fpjlive fruitnet.com/fpj/article/18…