Tim Newthorpe

Tim Newthorpe

Senior Campaigns and Policy Officer at The Vegan Society

Tim is a Senior Campaigns & Policy Officer at The Vegan Society. He works with the campaigns team to promote the benefits of veganism to the wider public and seeks to achieve more vegan friendly policy. Tim studied Environmental Science before doing a Masters in Environment and Society at University of Edinburgh.

Since then, Tim has worked for environmental charities on projects including community food growing and river restoration. Tim is a spokesperson for The Vegan Society on environmental issues and leads on the Grow Green campaign, which encourages a shift towards a plant-based agriculture.

Saturday
14:00

The Home Grown Vegan Revolution

Tim will introduce the Grow Green campaign, The Vegan Society’s campaign to encourage a transition to vegan-friendly farming, and explain why climate is such an important driver of this transition. He’ll then explore the role of urban community food growing and The Vegan Society’s work in this area. Guest Matthew Appleby joins Tim to discuss the value of growing green and optimising allotments

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