A scoping study commissioned by CFHS, looking at the options for greater collective action by food co-op networks in east-central Scotland.
Topic: Lothians
Scoping study
Publishers: Commissioned by CFHS, EKOS
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: Central Belt, community food activity, Edinburgh, food co-op, Lothians, policy, scoping studies
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Research and evaluation
Wallyford Participatory Appraisal
Using a range of visual tools the group engaged with a wide range of people in Wallyford to determine what is important to them about local food access.
Publisher: East Lothian Council
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: access, community planning, Lothians, participatory appraisal, shops
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Networking and learning development
Fare Choice Issue 30
Breastfeeding Bill; Lothian food and health strategy; SCOFF nutrition research; Gorebridge Health and Regeneration Project; Question Time; Food Standards Agency; Food and Health Council
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: breakfast clubs, breast feeding, Food Standards Agency, Healthy Living initiatives, Islands, Lothians, planning, smoking, welfare
Area of Work: Information provision
Fare Choice Issue 4
Food Standards Agency White Paper; Bearing Fruit training; Rural Development seminar; Scottish Healthy Choices Award; nutrition research news; Information Exchange
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: consultation, cooking, environment, Finland, Food Standards Agency, Lothians, shopping, soft fruit and berries, surveys, training and qualifications, vegetables
Area of Work: Information provision
Lothians/London Food Policy and Practice Exchange
The report of a two-way exchange organised by the Scottish Community Diet Project between people working with and within low-income communities in the Lothians and London.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: access, business, co-operative, community cafes, England, evaluation, hospitals, Lothians, low income, networking, policy, practice, study tours and exchanges, transport, urban
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Combined Agency Study Tour
The report of a study tour that took part in three different areas of central Scotland: North Lanarkshire, West Lothian and Edinburgh, involving representatives of several agencies working in food and health.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: Central Belt, community food activity, Edinburgh, evaluation, Lanarkshire, Lothians, study tours and exchanges
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
A guide to setting up a food co-op
A guide developed in partnership with West Lothian Council, West Lothian Health and Care Partnership and West Lothian Food and Health Development (WELFEHD) to support local communities to realise their idea of starting a community led food project (known as food co-ops in West Lothian). This guide will give you some food for thought and …