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Feeding Britain: a strategy for zero hunger in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Posted: December 11, 2014

Westminster’s all party inquiry into hunger and poverty has now reported and Liz Dowler, Professor of Food and Social Policy at Warwick University, who addressed this year’s CFHS annual networking …

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Asset mapping workshop

Posted: November 27, 2014

The People Powered Health programme is providing a free practical workshop, Powerful Connections, on Tuesday 9th December 2014, 10am – 4pm, at The Dewar’s Centre, Perth. The workshop should be …

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Community growing resource pack, Scotland

Posted: November 27, 2014

The Federation of City Farms & Community Gardens has published a new Community Growing Resource Pack specifically for Scotland. The pack is an introduction to setting up, developing and sustaining …

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CFHS annual networking conference 2014

Posted: November 3, 2014

CFHS welcomed nearly 200 people to our annual networking conference on 29  October in Glasgow this year. Thanks to all who attended, and whose contributions made it such a great …

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CFHS learning exchange – community cooking skills activities: building evidence, inspiring practice

Posted: October 30, 2014

Central Edinburgh, Thursday 27 November 2014, 10.30 am to 3 pm. This will be an opportunity to: Network and share learning on community cooking skills activities. Hear about, and contribute …

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Fare Choice readership survey

Posted: October 10, 2014

Issue 67 of Fare Choice is now available to download from the Publications Library.   Included with this edition is a readership survey on Fare Choice that we would be …

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Becoming a Good Food Nation consultation

Posted: October 10, 2014

Last chance to take part in the consultation for Scotland’s next phase of the National Food and Drink Policy; Becoming a Good Food Nation.  This discussion document proposes a 2025 vision …

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Eat Better Feel Better

Posted: October 9, 2014

The Scottish Government’s Eat Better Feel Better campaign is due to launch in January 2015 to inspire and support parents and families to make healthy changes to how they shop, …

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Meta-synthesis of findings from evaluations and qualitative interviews of work involving community food and its impact on mental health and wellbeing

Posted: September 24, 2014

This study commissioned by CFHS has now been completed and is available in the Publications library. The findings are the subject of an article which has been prepared for publication …

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Development funding for work on maternal and infant nutrition across minority ethnic communities in Scotland

Posted: September 24, 2014

CFHS made a small amount of development funding available to support the development of good practice examples of work on maternal and infant nutrition across minority ethnic communities in Scotland …

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