Networking and learning development

Knowledge and experience-sharing are key to developing the capacity of community food initiatives (CFIs), so CFHS facilitates 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.

In the autumn, our annual networking conference is another great opportunity for people to come together and discuss food, health inequalities and social justice.

Our plan for 2019/20

In addition to our regular events, activities will centre on opportunities for information and knowledge exchange, along with opportunities to share best practice. Networking and learning opportunities for the community food field will promote dialogue and enable a clear national voice for the community food field. Those involved in the wide variety of community food activities can engage with one another, learn about new and existing practice and respond as a priority group to relevant issues.

News and updates

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, ...

Hear Say

Posted: August 22, 2018

The CFHS annual networking conference will take place on Wednesday 24 October at the Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline. Planning is going well for this latest ...

Matter of fact

Posted: August 22, 2018

With the latest Scottish Health Survey results due to include data from the three new food insecurity questions and research work ongoing across the UK, ...

1st World Congress on Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health

Posted: May 18, 2018

Florence Dioka from Central and West Integration Network (CWIN) and our colleague Jacqui presented the poster below at the 1st World Congress on Migration, Ethnicity, Race ...

Community Food Social Enterprise Network and community retailers ‘sharing good practice’ sessions

Posted: April 10, 2018

Around 40 community food initiatives took part in an event on 7 March, run jointly by CFHS and Senscot. A community food social enterprise network ...

Our latest blog: Social media. What is it good for?

Posted: September 1, 2017

Here at CFHS we like to reach out to you in different ways. We have a hard copy newsletter for those of you who like ...

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Publications
- CFHS Annual Networking Conference 2014 report
  Community Food and Health (Scotland) hosted a national networking conference in October 2014. The aim of the conference was to provide a valuable day for ...
- Second helpings
  Following on from the Mind the Menu event in 2012, Second Helpings offered a further opportunity for organisations working in the field to network and ...
- Community cafe event, June 2014
  CFHS held a networking event for community cafes on 26 June 2014 in Glasgow. The aims of the event were to give everyone taking part ...
- Maternal and infant nutrition framework: supporting a Healthy Start
  This report provides an overview of an event called ‘Maternal and infant nutrition framework: supporting a Healthy Start’. This event took place in May 2014 ...
- Emergency food aid: a national learning exchange
  This report and summary is the product of discussions that included practitioners, planners, policy makers and academics. Discussions centred around viewing emergency food aid as ...
- Learning and development programme 2013: feedback from participants
  This CFHS fact sheet examines the feedback from the evaluations of participants on the 2013/2014 learning and development programme.
- All on one plate
  Community Food and Health (Scotland) hosted a free national networking conference in October 2013. The event was for people keen to share experience, evidence, hopes ...
- Study tour to London
  The study tour took place between 1 and 3 October 2013. Ten people took part in a busy two days, which included 10 different visits/meetings ...
- CFHS networking conference 2012: key themes from the table discussion
  The CFHS annual networking conference took place at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow on Wednesday 7 November. On the right track? brought together everyone who ...
- Footing the bill or thinking ahead
  Notes from a round table discussion held on 31 July on 'constructive food and health policy and practice in the face of austerity'.