Networking and learning development

Knowledge and experience-sharing are key to developing the capacity of community food initiatives (CFIs), so CFHS has facilitated a wide range of networking events, such as learning exchanges, roundtable discussions and study tours. Our aim is to engender cross-pollination of ideas not only among CFIs but also with public sector bodies.

Our annual networking conference was another great opportunity for people to come together and discuss food, health inequalities and social justice.

Our plan for 2024/2025

CFHS is currently working with the Scottish Government, community food networks and our colleagues in Public Health Scotland to plan how the community food sector can be supported in the future.

News and updates

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Posted: August 5, 2025

We’re launching interactive online sessions to bring together community food initiatives (CFIs) across Scotland. Each session will tackle a key challenge facing CFIs, with space ...

Showcasing the importance of the community food sector – 29 May 2025

Posted: May 2, 2025

Join us as we highlight how community food initiatives build local partnerships to collectively make a difference. In this webinar, Community Food Initiatives North East (CFINE) ...

Building a community food network

Posted: February 1, 2024

Propagate was one of three projects awarded funding from us last year, to support collaborative working and which Propagate used to expand the reach of ...

Funded pilot opportunity – collaborating to build a stronger community food sector and tackle health inequalities and poverty

Posted: November 28, 2022

Update 13 December 2022 We have received all the Expressions of Interest and have now invited five groups to take part in the final application ...

The Reckoning – food insecurity measurement and its application to policy and practice – update

Posted: December 19, 2019

This event, held at Edinburgh Training Centre on 25 November 2019, was organised jointly with the Scottish Government, who gave an update on the data ...

Update: Priceless CFHS Annual Networking Conference, 4 November 2019

Posted: November 13, 2019

Community Food and Health Scotland's 2019 Annual Networking Conference - Priceless - was an informative event, which stimulated many interesting discussions and was an excellent ...

Community Food Health Scotland (CFHS) annual networking conference, Priceless

Posted: September 11, 2019

We are delighted to announce that registration is open for the Community Food Health Scotland (CFHS) annual conference, Priceless: the networking event for everyone who ...

Finland study tour

Posted: January 16, 2019

Six colleagues from Finland arrived on 3 December 2018 to share experiences on work around older people and food. Their project in Finland ‘Eating Together – ...

Say hear!

Posted: November 28, 2018

Thanks to all who attended our annual networking event, Hear Say, on 24 October 2018, making it such a great day. Community activists, local practitioners, planners, ...

Understanding food insecurity in Scotland: using evidence for policy and practice change

Posted: November 2, 2018

The latest seminar on measuring food insecurity, co-organised with A Menu for Change, took place in Glasgow at the beginning of October. National and international presentations, ...