Earlier this year, around 50 people, many who run or manage cooking skills activities came together to hear evidence about the impact of community cooking activities. They heard from Professor Martin Caraher (City, University of London) and Dr Ada Garcia (University of Glasgow). Lyndsay Clark (Fife Health & Social Care Partnership) and I discussed the …
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Cooking skills blog: Cooking skills research – Reasons to be cheerful, part one
Posted in CFHS Blog, CFHS updates, Cooking skills research
Areas of Work: Cookery skills, Information provision, Research and evaluation
Guest blog: Sue O’Neill-Berest from Cyrenians on food insecurity, cooking and using CFHS development funding to run sessions for young mums
Something to eat, someone to eat with The Food and Agricultural organisation of the United Nations has suggested that 8.4 million live in food insecure households in the UK. (Taylor, 2016) Some research conducted predominantly out with the UK found no significant positive link between the ability to cook and food security, whilst other studies …
Posted in CFHS Blog, CFHS updates, Recruiting and working with vulnerable groups
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Funding, Information provision
CFHS blog – How can you support people with learning disabilities to eat better?
Finding good resources suitable to help people with learning disabilities to eat well can be a real challenge. The healthy eating, healthy living training pack is a unique tried-and-tested resource that provides thorough information on how to promote healthy eating messages in an interactive, simple and fun way for people with a range of learning …
Posted in CFHS Blog, CFHS updates, Recruiting and working with vulnerable groups
Areas of Work: Food and nutrition training, Information provision, Learning disability
Fare Choice Issue 77
February 2018 edition of our regular newsletter, now published twice yearly, featuring updates from the CFHS team, food and health policy news and practice, and features from the community food and health sector.
Publishers: Community Food and Health (Scotland), NHS Health Scotland
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: community cafes, community food activity, conference, cookery sessions, evaluation, policy
Area of Work: Information provision
Guest blog – community-led research generates more than research knowledge
Our guest blog is from Lesley Greenaway, a free-lance evaluator and consultant. She has a PhD in Participative Evaluation, and is committed to building capacity for research and evaluation. What is distinct about community-led research is that it includes community members as active participants in the whole research process. This means finding ways to share decision-making in …
Posted in CFHS Blog, CFHS updates, News
Areas of Work: Information provision, Research and evaluation
Fare Choice Issue 76
October 2017 edition of our regular newsletter, featuring updates from the CFHS team, food and health policy news and practice, and features from the community food and health sector.
Publishers: Community Food and Health (Scotland), NHS Health Scotland
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: community cafes, community food activity, conference, cookery sessions, diet and nutrition, evaluation, policy
Area of Work: Information provision
New blog post – Pasta with a past: the collective memory and collective consciousness of Scotland’s community food initiatives
A government policy document a few years ago noted that, “Scotland has both a remarkable legacy as well as an admirable current resource in its social enterprises, community and voluntary sector.” Why? No-one likes to reinvent the wheel, be told by another project after hitting a snag that they could have told them where the …
Posted in CFHS Blog, CFHS updates, News
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Information provision
Our latest blog: Social media. What is it good for?
Here at CFHS we like to reach out to you in different ways. We have a hard copy newsletter for those of you who like to share or read on the train. Our e-bulletin suits those who like the convenience of news delivered straight to their inbox. Our website holds a wealth of information for …
Posted in CFHS Blog, CFHS updates, News
Areas of Work: Information provision, Networking and learning development
CFHS blog – Bad mood soup: a personal take on how you feel affects what you cook
‘… and maybe that dish isn’t identical the next time you make it, as you use your emotions when you cook …’ Neil Forbes, Chef (from twitter) One of my friends thinks I’m a great cook. I’m not really – average at best. I can do the basics – and I have perfected things that …