A fact sheet that provides a snapshot of community cookery sessions being delivered around Scotland.
Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Healthy eating and beyond
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Business and project development, Cooking and growing
Area of Work: Cookery skills
Networks and Networking: how four community food and health initiatives are developing networks
This fact sheet shares information and experiences on developing networks.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Keyword: networking
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Hard to Stomach
Recommendations sought by the Scottish Government from a working group on food access and affordability, supported by CFHS, were sent to Ministers shortly before the recent election campaign. The report produced by the group involved representatives from community and voluntary organisations in Edinburgh, Lanarkshire, Fife and Dumfries and Galloway.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: access, affordability, case studies, community food activity, discussion, policy
Area of Work: Food poverty and access
Gathering information – the role of databases
This factsheet considers how three community food initiatives have developed electronic databases to gather, store and use their information.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Business and project development
Keyword: data and databases
Area of Work: Information provision
Impact of the economic downturn for CFHS conference delegates and the communities they work with
The CFHS annual networking conference, in October 2009, was an opportunity to engage with those working in food and health across Scotland. In particular, CFHS explored the impact of the current economic climate upon food and health activities in vulnerable communities across Scotland. This report shares the findings of this work.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: conference, economic crisis
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Community food initiatives contributing to the Scottish Government Route Map for Preventing Overweight and Obesity in Scotland
Through improved access to healthy food, communities are improving the health of vulnerable individuals and families. This factsheet explores how community food and health activities are contributing towards national priorities around overweight and obesity that are described within the Obesity Route Map for Scotland. Includes information about the Healthy Weight Outcomes Framework.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: access, action planning, community food activity, obesity and overweight, performance, policy, Scottish Government
Healthy Living Tastes Better
Through its work CFHS was aware that a number of housing associations were involved in delivering or supporting community food and health work. This publication showcases some examples of housing associations involved in community food and health work.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: case studies, community retailing, food co-op, housing associations
Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
How to get beyond smoothies
This booklet features tips and ideas gathered from a CFHS youth, food and health networking event that focused on work with a range of young people.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Children and young people, Cooking and growing
Related topics: cookery sessions, cooking, growing and gardening, healthy eating, tuck shops, young people
Area of Work: Food and nutrition training
TV dinners
This factsheet provides examples of how three youth groups were inspired by TV formats to create a friendly competitive environment to teach cookery skills.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Children and young people, Cooking and growing
Related topics: case studies, cookery sessions, cooking, young people
Area of Work: Cookery skills
Resources, toolkits and recipes for community cookery
A list of resources suitable for groups who wish to develop community cookery sessions in low-income communities.