The Food Standard Agency (FSA)’s Food and You survey has published findings specific to Scotland for 2014. This, the third wave of the survey, which is conducted every two years, provides information on reported behaviours, attitudes and knowledge relating to food safety and healthy eating issues in Scotland. www.food.gov.uk/scotland/news-updates/news/2014/13318/food-and-you-survey-publishes-findings-for-scotland
Author archives: Alice Baird
Maternal and infant nutrition
Our event, Maternal and infant nutrition framework: supporting a Healthy Start, took place in May 2014. The day included learning from previous and ongoing work around Healthy Start programmes in the Forth Valley area that were supported by CFHS. CFHS was keen to facilitate follow-up learning exchange visits as part of this work. The purpose …
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Areas of Work: Families with children, Networking and learning development
Older people’s food task force
This group continues to grow in reach and numbers, with new members from Age Scotland, Queen Margaret University, REHIS, the Befriending Network and the Health and Social Care Alliance welcomed to the latest meeting in November. Following the well-received presentation on the work of the task force at the CFHS annual networking conference in October, …
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Area of Work: Older people
Evaluation support
In autumn 2014 six organisations participated in a four-day Evaluating Impact Learning Account workshop programme on evaluation; all completed the course and are applying their learning back in their work. Four organisations were awarded Evaluating Impact Development Funding of £1,000. We expect to gather evaluation reports from all these organisations shortly and will keep you …
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Area of Work: Research and evaluation
Cooking skills learning exchange and research
In November, we hosted a learning exchange in Edinburgh for those involved in running community cooking skills activities. Forty-five people attended, many with five years or more experience of delivering cooking activities in low-income communities across Scotland. Everyone had the opportunity to take part in short, participant-led discussion groups. Participants chose to discuss topics such …
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Area of Work: Cookery skills
Community cafe learning visits
CFHS’s first community cafe learning visit took place in November 2014. Six people took part in the visit, which included Theo’s Cafe in Orbiston Neighbourhood Centre in Bellshill, and Reidvale Community Cafe in Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre in Glasgow. The visit was a great success, with lots of questions being asked and answered, hints and tips …
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Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Networking and learning development
Feeding Britain: a strategy for zero hunger in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Westminster’s all party inquiry into hunger and poverty has now reported and Liz Dowler, Professor of Food and Social Policy at Warwick University, who addressed this year’s CFHS annual networking conference, has responded through an open letter that is well worth reading.
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Asset mapping workshop
The People Powered Health programme is providing a free practical workshop, Powerful Connections, on Tuesday 9th December 2014, 10am – 4pm, at The Dewar’s Centre, Perth. The workshop should be relevant to those with experience or an interest in asset mapping within communities, including practitioners and community groups. View the flyer and programme to find …
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Community growing resource pack, Scotland
The Federation of City Farms & Community Gardens has published a new Community Growing Resource Pack specifically for Scotland. The pack is an introduction to setting up, developing and sustaining a community-managed farm, garden or related community growing space. Also available at www.farmgarden.org.uk/publications
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Contaminated land guide launched for community growers
A new guide for community gardeners and allotment holders, offering information about growing food on land that may be contaminated, has been launched by the Grow Your Own Working Group in Scotland. ‘A Guide For Growing On Land Which May Be Contaminated’ focuses on what to do about sites which could be contaminated through past use. …