Top tips for people involved in community food activity

Raising funds for your project

How can you find funds to make a difference to the food and health of communities in Scotland? Find out where the money is, how to get it and the resources available to help you on your journey.
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Looking at legal responsibilities

If you handle food, you must be aware of certain regulations and guidelines. Working with the public, becoming a charity and employing people also require an understanding of your legal responsibilities.
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Making a difference

How do you demonstrate that you are making a difference to food and health in Scotland’s communities? Find out more about how to conduct research, what outcomes are and how to evaluate your work.
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Being business-like

Tips on catering, buying and selling food. Support for taking a business-like approach to setting up and running a food and health project in Scotland. Useful information about social enterprises.
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Networking and making links

Help with making local and national links to support your work in food and health. There are loads of community food and health initiatives across Scotland as well as agencies willing to assist you. Find out who can help you.
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Training and development support

Find out how to improve your skills and discover new approaches to your work.
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Latest news

Scottish Grocers Federation's 'healthyliving' programme training sessions

Added on: Tuesday 31 Aug 2010

CFHS are running two Scottish Grocers Federation's 'healthyliving' programme training sessions, on 30 September in Stirling, and 8 October in Rigside, South Lanarkshire. The training covers a range of topics including promoting fresh produce, presentation of fruit and vegetables, how...

Extending the reach

Added on: Tuesday 31 Aug 2010

A workshop based development day for organisations looking to build their capacity to provide activities around food and health with minority ethnic communities. Wednesday 29 September 2010 10.00am – 4.00pm The Albany Learning and Conference Centre, Glasgow The day will include: ...

Don't miss the kick-off for Healthy Goals

Added on: Friday 27 Aug 2010

Booking forms and workshop information are now available for our networking conference, Healthy Goals, which will be held on Thursday 21 October at the Park Hotel in Kilmarnock.   Please visit the Current Work section for further information.  Booking forms must...

We need your help!

Added on: Wednesday 25 Aug 2010

CFHS is currently undertaking an external evaluation that will explore the difference we make and the learning we should take on board in the future.  This evaluation will help us to demonstrate our impact and explain how and why we...