Author archives: Alice Baird

Orchard / grow your own census

The Commonwealth Orchard has launched its report of a census of community orchards and grow your own projects carried out March 2011. The census includes comments from a range of …

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Funding for Glasgow area healthy eating activities The Bakers Awards

The Incorporation of Bakers of Glasgow invite applications for grants up to £1,000 from charities or voluntary groups within the G postcode areas engaged in improving the quality of life …

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A focus on food and older people publications and micro funding

CFHS and Consumer Focus Scotland will launch their report into food services for older people Meals and messages at the Norton Park Conference Centre in Edinburgh on 21 June. A …

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Food social enterprise network meeting

The second meeting of the community food social enterprise network is being held on 29 June from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Ore Valley Business Centre, Lochgelly, Fife. All …

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CFHS call for conference workshop leaders

The CFHS Annual networking conference will take place on 3 November 2011 at the Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline. This year the conference will focus on ‘where food sits within …

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CFHS Funding for community food retailers

Following the success of our funding programme in January, CFHS are again inviting community food retailers that have taken part in one of the Scottish Grocers Federation’s ‘healthyliving’ programme’s training …

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New CFHS publications

We have recently produced a range of publications on the impact of cookery skills, resources for cookery skills sessions, the impact of investing small amounts of funding in community food …

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CFHS annual small grant scheme is open!

Community Food and Health (Scotland) has an annual small grants scheme open to groups and agencies in Scotland who would like to improve access to, and take up of a …

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Meals and messages a focus on food services for older people living in the community

Tuesday 21 June 10.00 am – 1.00pmNorton Park Conference Centre, Edinburgh CFHS together with Consumer Focus Scotland will launch the recommendations from their recent study of food services for older …

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Glasgow Social Economy Development Fund

The aim of the fund is to allow enterprising small to medium third sector organisations with growth potential to take significant steps towards sustainability. The fund can be used for …

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