Many community food initiatives aim to support access to, and take up of an affordable, acceptable and healthy diet whilst also moving towards practice that addresses the climate challenge.  See also  community food networks to find out about what’s going on in your area and the food supplies section on using local or/ and surplus food

Guides and learning from others

• British Dietetic Association: runs One Blue Dot, the environmentally sustainable diet project and provides a comprehensive range of resources, tool kits and recipes.
• Zero Waste Scotland: provides support and resources on how to reduce food waste, including the Love Food, Hate Waste campaign
• Keep Scotland Beautiful: ran the Climate Challenge Fund and has resources and case studies demonstrating the impact of this fund
• Scottish Communities Climate Action Network put together videos demonstrating community food projects for the COP26 event

Networks

• Sustainable Food Places: a rapidly developing network of partnerships and networks across Scotland
• Glasgow Community Food Network: a network of climate challenge and food justice initiatives
• Scottish Communities Climate Action Network: runs the Transition Network, provides tool kits and resources and lists membership across Scotland

Where to go for campaigns and research

• Scottish Food Coalition: campaigns on the Good Food Nation Bill
• Nourish Scotland:  provides information and events on sustainable food systems
• Food Foundation: research, programmes and policy work on sustainable food systems
• Sustain: The Alliance for Better Food and Farming: is a partner for Sustainable Food Places and runs a range of events and programmes
• Eating Better: research on more sustainable diets
• Soil Association: accreditation for organic farms and runs the Food for Life programme for more sustainable public sector food