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New case studies

The community food sector has a long history of helping individuals and families to access affordable, nutritious food. However, many community food initiatives achieve far more than this, using food as a powerful vehicle to bring people together, connect communities and meet people’s wider, holistic needs. We have four new case studies on the Public …

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CFHS e-bulletin January 2025

Our latest e-bulletin features information about, and a link to, our user insight survey, as  well as news about the latest webinars and reports on topics such as healthy weight, climate challenge, food growing, food costs and more. You can view the January e-bulletin here.

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Community food stakeholder engagement: findings

Between spring and autumn 2024 we engaged with stakeholders from the community food sector, including the wider voluntary and public sector engaged in community food, to better understand what is needed to strengthen community food work across Scotland. Through these conversations, stakeholders told us about their successes, challenges and barriers and ideas on how to …

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CFHS e-bulletin December 2024

Our latest e-bulletin features some findings from our community food stakeholder engagement, as  well as news about the latest webinars and reports on topics such as healthy weight, climate challenge, food growing, food costs and more. You can view the December e-bulletin here.

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CFHS e-bulletin November 2024

Our latest e-bulletin highlights the work of the Community Health Exchange (CHEX) in community-led health, as  well as news about the latest webinars and reports on topics such as healthy weight, climate challenge, food growing, food costs and more. You can view the November e-bulletin here.

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CFHS e-bulletin October 2024

Our latest e-bulletin considers the use of Best Start Food cards in community settings, as  well as news about the latest podcasts, webinars and reports on topics such as healthy weight, climate challenge, food growing, food costs and more. You can view the October e-bulletin here.

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CFHS e-bulletin September 2024

Our latest e-bulletin considers Challenge Poverty Week and shares cash first and income maximisation approaches used by community food organisations, as  well as news about the latest podcasts, webinars and reports on topics such as healthy weight, climate challenge, food growing, food costs and more. You can view the September e-bulletin here.

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CFHS e-bulletin August 2024

Our latest e-bulletin considers connecting communities through food,  as  well as news about the latest podcasts, webinars and reports on topics such as healthy weight, climate challenge, food growing, food costs and more. You can view the August e-bulletin here.

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CFHS e-bulletin July 2024

Our latest e-bulletin considers cash first and income maximisation approaches used by community food organisations, as  well as news about the latest podcasts, webinars and reports on topics such as healthy weight, climate challenge, food growing, food costs and more. You can view the July e-bulletin here.

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CFHS e-bulletin May 2024

Our latest e-bulletin highlights four community food regional events that we are supporting and run by Edinburgh Community Food (30th May), Glasgow Community Food Network (21st June) Community Food Initiatives North East – CFINE (28th August) and Lanarkshire Community Food Partnership (date TBC). Also news of what’s going on in the community food sector – …

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