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The Boost Fund

Corra Foundation’s Boost Fund is now open to small community-led organisations across Scotland supporting local people affected by poverty or disadvantage. Grants of £500-£3000 are available. More information and details …

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Climate Action Fund – Food Systems

The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) is offering funding for projects that strengthen our food system and reduce food insecurity for people and communities, and support ways of producing enough …

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Nutrition courses

Nutrition Scotland is running the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) Level 4 Award in Nutrition course in Glasgow and Edinburgh in February. This high-level qualification is designed for those …

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Putting the hard-to-do parts of preventative policy into action

Late last year a group of organisations (SCDC, Voluntary Health Scotland, the Alliance, and Edinburgh Community Health Forum) came together to issue a joint statement on the role prevention plays …

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Good Food Nation Plan

The first national Good Food Nation Plan has now been published and formally laid before the Scottish Parliament. The first national Good Food Nation Plan sets a clear vision for …

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Vacancy at Greener Kirkcaldy

Greener Kirkcaldy is currently recruiting for a Growing and Nature Projects Co-ordinator. More information and details of how to apply on the Greener Kirkcaldy website.

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Vacancy at Springburn Food Hub and Garden

North Glasgow Community Food Initiative is currently recruiting for a part-time Community Garden Manager based at its hub in Milton. More information and details of how to apply on the …

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CFHS e-bulletin December 2025

Our latest e-bulletin features information about Threehills Community Supermarket, and the discussions at our latest peer learning session,  as well as news and events, resources and information on community food …

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Good Food Scotland’s evolving Community Supermarket Model

About the Good Food Scotland (GFS) model I recently visited Threehills Community Supermarket and cafe, run by Good Food Scotland (GFS) in Nitshill. This post highlights GFS’s approach to the …

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What did we discuss at our most recent community food online peer session?

Building a more resilient community food sector: How can we make the case for community food work? On 3 December we ran our second community food online peer session. The session aimed to …

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