The Scottish parliament has passed the final phase of the Good Food Nation Bill. The Scottish Government, local authorities and health boards will be required to develop Good Food Nation …
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June CFHS e-bulletin
Our June e-bulletin covers food strategies from different part of the UK, consultations, webinars and funding. Plus links to research reports on subsidising fruit and veg, food safety and food …
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CFHS May e-bulletin
Our May e-bulletin features a blog post from the Rowett institute – discussing how community food organisations managed to support families during the lockdowns. Also covered are how community food …
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Guest blog: Impact of the Covid-19 lockdowns in service providers’ perspectives of the food insecurity of families with school-age children in Scotland
David Watts and John McKenzie from the Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen discuss findings from their research during the Covid pandemic: In 2021, with Scottish Government funding, we interviewed staff …
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Dandelion Harvest Grants
The Dandelion Harvest Grants Programme aims to support new and established growers to participate in the Dandelion Harvest weekend on September 10th and 11th. There are two funds available, one …
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CFHS April e-bulletin
Our latest e-bulletin tells you about our plans ahead as well as all the latest webinars, reports, funding and recordings. You can access the April e-bulletin here.
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Building Community Food Resilience
The Food Ethics Council has written this guide to unpick and understand what a path to building community food resilience could look like in the UK, moving away from emergency …
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Food bank use, poverty and mental health
Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Independent Food Aid Network have just published a new report exploring the impact of poverty and food bank use on people’s mental health. The report is …
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Home from Hospital guide
Sustain has published a new guide: Home from hospital: ensuring people have access to food at hospital discharge and beyond. This guide summarises five key elements of ensuring people have …
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FSS recruiting new Board members
Food Standards Scotland are recruiting new Board members and are looking for applications from the widest possible range of people so that collectively, the Board will have the breadth and …