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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

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, ...

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 ...