Last week, we launched a new guide What’s Cooking in Scotland? Part Three at our cooking skills learning exchange in Edinburgh. Around 40 people attended this, many of whom are …
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Cooking skills blog 21: new CFHS guide – What’s cooking in Scotland? Part three
Also posted in CFHS Blog, CFHS updates, Cooking course resources
Areas of Work: Cookery skills, Information provision, Research and evaluation
Community cooking groups: supporting people who are struggling to have enough food to get them/their families through the week
Do you run or manage cooking courses within low income communities in Scotland? Do you sometimes find participants are struggling to have enough food to get them through the week? …
Also posted in CFHS updates, Research and consultations
Areas of Work: Cookery skills, Food poverty and access
Chewing things over … CFHS annual networking conference
The CFHS annual networking conference took place on 26 October in Edinburgh. Thank you to those who attended and contributed to the day, particularly to our speakers, Martyn Evans, Chief …
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Increasing access to fruit and vegetables : Learning from Wholesome Wave
Nourish, Community Food and Health (Scotland) and the Glasgow Food Policy Partnership are inviting community food organisations, policy makers, public health practitioners, food producers, food businesses, housing associations and civil …
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Cooking skills blog 20: Are cooking skills courses any use to people experiencing food poverty?
Many practitioners running cooking courses across Scotland try to ensure these focus on preparing tasty, affordable healthy meals, using ingredients that can be bought in the shops that course participants …
Also posted in CFHS Blog, CFHS updates, Cooking skills research, Recruiting and working with vulnerable groups
Areas of Work: Cookery skills, Food poverty and access, Information provision
Community cafe learning visit to Fly Cup Catering – places available
A couple of places are now available for our community cafe learning visit to Fly Cup Catering in Inverurie on Wednesday 19 October. The visit’s open to anyone working in …
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Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Learning disability
Launch of revised National Standards for Community Engagement
The new revised National Standards for Community Engagement were launched on Thursday 29th September 2016 by the Minister for Housing and Local Government, Kevin Stewart MSP, in Kelty Community Centre …
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Community-led research into food security and insecurity
Research reports from our three community partners – Central and West Integration Network, Linwood Community Development Trust, and Borders Healthy Living Network are now available. Borders Healthy Living Network has …
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Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Research and evaluation
Cooking skills blog 19: Finding out if your cooking skills courses are ‘working’: assessments, quizzes and photos
Our cooking skills study group recently met to share their ideas and discuss their evaluation challenges. All of them are confident about using at least two approaches or sources of evaluation …
Also posted in CFHS Blog, CFHS updates, Finding out if your cooking skills courses are working
Areas of Work: Cookery skills, Information provision, Research and evaluation
Co-production Week Scotland
Co-production Week Scotland is taking place on 14th – 20th November 2016. It’s a chance to highlight and promote the co-production approach, celebrate good work being done at local and national level …