The CFHS annual networking conference took place on 26 October in Edinburgh. Thank you to those who attended and contributed to the day, particularly to our speakers, Martyn Evans, Chief Executive, Carnegie Trust UK, and Ewan Aitken, Chief Executive Officer, Cyrenians, and to our Chair, Iain Stewart, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Community Food. The conference …
Author archives: Alice Baird
Chewing things over … CFHS annual networking conference
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Increasing access to fruit and vegetables : Learning from Wholesome Wave
Nourish, Community Food and Health (Scotland) and the Glasgow Food Policy Partnership are inviting community food organisations, policy makers, public health practitioners, food producers, food businesses, housing associations and civil society groups to meet Gus Schumacher from Wholesome Wave on 28 November in Edinburgh or 29 November in Glasgow.
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Launch of revised National Standards for Community Engagement
The new revised National Standards for Community Engagement were launched on Thursday 29th September 2016 by the Minister for Housing and Local Government, Kevin Stewart MSP, in Kelty Community Centre in Fife. The Minister said that communities across Scotland are becoming involved in every aspect of decision making and that engaging with communities leads to …
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Community-led research into food security and insecurity
Research reports from our three community partners – Central and West Integration Network, Linwood Community Development Trust, and Borders Healthy Living Network are now available. Borders Healthy Living Network has also produced a video, which can be found below. The research aimed to explore aspirations of food security and experience of food insecurity from people …
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Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Research and evaluation
CFHS cooking skills learning exchange
Registration is now open for our cooking skills learning exchange, to be held in the Apex Grassmarket Hotel in Edinburgh on 10 November. Come and hear about our cooking skills work, learn from your colleagues and share your ideas. This event will be useful for you, if you: Plan to, or, already run, manage, or …
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Area of Work: Cookery skills
CFHS community cafe networking event 1 September 2016
We had an enjoyable and interesting day at the Pearce Institute in Glasgow. Around 60 delegates attended and enjoyed workshops and networking and various activities throughout the day.
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Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Chewing things over … CFHS annual networking conference 2016
Registration is now open for our annual networking event in Edinburgh on 26 October 2016. The conference programme is now available, together with details of the workshop sessions.
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Good Food Nation Fund
A Good Food Nation Fund has been launched by the Scottish Government to support the vision and objectives of the national food policy. Open to third, public and private sectors, applications of up to £50,000 from a total fund of £240,000 must be in by 23rd September.
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Cooking skills blog 16: practitioner guest blog –Gail Hutchison: reflecting on two very different approaches to managing and evaluating cooking courses
Gail is a member of the CFHS cooking skills study group on behalf of both NHS Forth Valley and Edinburgh Community Food. Her role at both is to manage and deliver cooking skills courses, but each organisation runs these differently. Gail explains the challenges and advantages for both her learning and as part of the …
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Areas of Work: Cookery skills, Information provision, Research and evaluation
Community cooking groups: supporting people who are struggling to have enough food to get them/their families through the week
Do you run or manage cooking courses within low income communities in Scotland? Do you sometimes find participants are struggling to have enough food to get them through the week? Do have 15 minutes to complete an online survey? Community Food and Health (Scotland) are undertaking a project exploring the methods which cooking course trainers …