CFHS is holding 2 one-day events for community food enterprises interested in finding out more about social enterprise – Getting Down to Business will take place on 7 February 2008 in Edinburgh, and 28 February 2008 in Inverness. Getting Down to Business will give participants an opportunity to find out more about social enterprises from …
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Issue 5 of Food Matters now available
Edition 5 of our regular e-bulletin update on developments in food, health and homelessness in Scotland is now available to download from the Our Newslettters section of the Publications Library.
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Issue 42 of Fare Choice now available
Issue 42 of Fare Choice, our quarterly newsletter, is now available to download from the Publications Library.
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Implementing Together the Community-Led Task Group Recommendations and Food and Tackling Homelessness Seminar report
Two new publications are available to download from the Policy and Planning section of the Publications Library. The briefing paper Implementing Together the Community-Led Task Group Recommendations was written for participants of the CFHS annual networking conference held on 11 October 2007. It was jointly prepared by Community Health Exchange (CHEX), Health Scotland and the …
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Getting Down to Business
CFHS is holding 2 one-day events for community food enterprises interested in finding out more about social enterprise – Getting Down to Business will take place on 7 February 2008 in Edinburgh, and 28 February 2008 in Inverness. Getting Down to Business will give participants an opportunity to find out more about social enterprises from …
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Collective activity scoping study report available
A scoping study commissioned by CFHS looking at the potential for greater collective activity amongst a number of key community food initiatives in east-central Scotland is now available to download from the Policy and Planning section of the Publications Library. As well as continuing to work with the food co-op networks involved in the study, …
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A Taste for Independence
‘A Taste for Independence’ is now available to download from the Business and Project Development section of the Publications Library. This guide discusses the experiences of 21 organisations throughout Scotland who work with a range of vulnerable groups, including people with learning disabilities, young carers and people experiencing homelessness. All these groups used food activities …
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Issue 41 of Fare Choice now available
Edition 41 of Fare Choice, our quarterly newsletter, is now available to download from the Our Newsletters section of the Publications Library. Also new in the Publications Library are the notes from our roundtable discussion on 0-5 Children and Parents, including infant nutrition.
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Watch East Lothian Roots and Fruits on Beechgrove Garden
In the last edition (40) of Fare Choice we featured East Lothian Roots and Fruits in a Take Stock article. We let you know that they were soon to be featured on BBC’s Beechgrove Garden. Filming was completed in June, which was lots of fun, and the programme was aired on 4 July. If you …
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National food discussion begins
Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment today launched a national discussion on a food policy for Scotland at a breakfast club in Edinburgh www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/01/14151919 The discussion paper Choosing the Right Ingredients – the future of food for Scotland sets out the Scottish Government’s vision for food in Scotland. Responses to the …