Holyrood’s conference will discuss efforts to making a lasting health improvement in our communities.  The event will specifically focus on initiatives acros Scotland’s public sector that strive to encourage people to adopt a more active lifestyle and a healthier diet.

The event will include opportunities to: –  find out about Edinburgh Community Cafes network and how it benefits cafe     members –  find out about the healthyliving award and its benefits –  meet other community cafes. This free event is open to anyone working in, managing, or supporting a community cafe.

Our conference will be an opportunity for people to come together, learn from each other and share experience, evidence, hopes and concerns on all aspects of food, inequality and social justice. A full programme will become available when registration opens in late August/early September 2014.

This one-day networking and learning event organised by members of the Adult Life/Working Age Working Group at the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy aims to help bring academic researchers and community projects together to discuss methods and experiences of improving health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities in Scotland.

Nourish Scotland is holding this series of free consultation events across Scotland, beginning in Edinburgh, to share ideas about, debate and influence the Scottish Government’s proposals to improve how food works in Scotland.

Ghe discussion document, Becoming a Good Food Nation, was launched in June and the consultation is open until the 17 October 2014.  This free workshop will provide participants with an opportunity to reflect on the document, hear different points of view from people across the food chain and to inform and inspire their response to the consultation. A reflection document of the event will be pulled together and passed to Scottish Government after the event.  

An event highlighting tried and tested tools and techniques to bring food activity to community settings.  This event is aimed at people working in or with the community sector who want to develop ideas and skills to help integrate food into their projects. The Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens working in partnership with RBGE and TCV.

PHINS seminars are held on an annual basis to discuss and publicise current information and research projects.