Food Standards Scotland launched two new reports yesterday highlighting the challenge for people in Scotland to have a healthier diet and reduce their risk of diet related diseases. Find out more on the Food Standards Scotland website.
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Food Standards Scotland update shows little improvement in the Scottish diet
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Glasgow Community Food Network website launched
Glasgow Community Food Network (GCFN) aims to connect and support the people and organisations of Glasgow who grow, produce and eat food. The new website provides access to a range of resources and opportunities for sharing and learning, as well as a dedicated members area and the opportunity to be listed on their members map. Find …
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Capacity building fund 2016/17 – feedback from funding recipients
About the Capacity Building Fund Community Food and Health (Scotland) launched the Capacity Building Fund in 2015. The purpose of the Fund was to provide small amounts of funding (up to £500) for learning or training opportunities for staff, volunteers or management committee/board member involved in groups running community food and health activities. The aim of …
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Area of Work: Funding
‘Take Five’ national community cafe networking event, 28 September 2017
‘Take Five’ was the fifth national community café networking event run by/with Community Food and Health (Scotland). Around 30 people took part. Our event was held in City of Edinburgh Methodist Church (which runs the Well Café, a community café), and included workshops, activities and lots of time for networking. We began with a short ‘laughter …
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Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Good Food Nation engagement – Kitchen Table Talks
The Scottish Food Coalition is inviting people from across Scotland to get together for Kitchen Table Talks to discuss the future of food in Scotland. The Scottish Government will soon introduce a ‘Good Food Nation Bill’ and this legislation is a chance for everyone to shape Scotland’s food system. The purpose of the Kitchen Table Talks is …
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Stalled spaces programme
Applications invited for Glasgow City Council’s Stalled Spaces Programme, 2018-19. Community groups or local organisations across Glasgow are encouraged to apply for innovative projects aimed at improving and activating stalled sites or underused open spaces in the city. Closing date for applications is Monday, March 26th 2018. Funding is available from a minimum £1,000 to …
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Community Food Social Enterprise Network and community retailers ‘sharing good practice’ sessions
Grassmarket Community Project Edinburgh Senscot and CFHS are running two sessions on 7 March for community food social enterprises and community retailers. The morning session will discuss issues currently being experienced by community food social enterprises and agree future actions/supports in relation to sustainability and growth (funding, collaboration and enterprise). Partnership for Procurement (P4P team …
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Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
New community retailing publications
Two new publications about community retailing are now available. Strengthening the future of community retailing is an accessible summary of research carried out for us in 2016 by the University of Stirling’s Institute for Retail Studies. It looked at the sustainability of community retailing. It includes the research’s key findings and recommendations. Staying power compares the …
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Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Community cooking skills – evidence and networking event
Thursday 15 March, 10:30 am – 3.15 pm, The Studio, Glasgow Our event will give participants the chance to hear about the evidence of the impact of cooking skills courses, with inputs from: – Professor Martin Caraher, City, University of London. What evidence do we have of the impact of community cooking skills courses? – The …
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Area of Work: Cookery skills
New briefing from Senscot
Latest briefing from Senscot – Social prescribing: the role of social enterprises – is now available at https://senscot.net/