A list of resources suitable for groups who wish to develop community cookery sessions in low-income communities.
Publications
Resources, toolkits and recipes for community cookery
(May 2011)
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Business and project development, Cooking and growing
Area of Work: Cookery skills
Publication categories: Business and project development, Cooking and growing
Area of Work: Cookery skills
Healthy eating and beyond
the impact of cookery sessions
(May 2011)
A fact sheet that provides a snapshot of community cookery sessions being delivered around Scotland.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Business and project development, Cooking and growing
Area of Work: Cookery skills
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
(April 2011)
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
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Keyword: networking
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Hard to Stomach
Recommendations on tackling food access and affordability requested by the Scottish Government from those who do so on a daily basis
(March 2011)
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
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
Fact Sheet
(March 2011)
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
Publication category: Business and project development
Keyword: data and databases
Area of Work: Information provision
Understanding food culture in Scotland and its comparison in an international context
Implications for policy development
(July 2010)
The purpose of this project was to explore how contemporary food cultures influence diet in Scotland and to provide possible pointers to future food and health policy development in Scotland. The report makes a range of recommendations for addressing food culture in future.
Publisher: NHS Health Scotland
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: diet and nutrition, food culture, policy
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: diet and nutrition, food culture, policy
Report on research to establish the impact of the CFHS 2008 small grants scheme
(November 2010)
In Spring 2010 CFHS commissioned external research to explore the impact of small grants of 2008. In 2008, 58 organisations received funding between £150 and £3000. The research explored the impact of the grants for individuals, communities and the organisations themselves. Issues around sustainability and key learning were also captured.
Publishers: Clarity, Commissioned by CFHS
Publication category: Business and project development
Related topics: evaluation, grants, outcomes, sustainability
Areas of Work: Funding, Research and evaluation
Publication category: Business and project development
Related topics: evaluation, grants, outcomes, sustainability
Areas of Work: Funding, Research and evaluation
Impact of the economic downturn for CFHS conference delegates and the communities they work with
(January 2010)
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
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: conference, economic crisis
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Report on research into community cafes in Scotland
(March 2011)
This research report on community cafes, produced for CFHS by Clarity, looks in detail at the operation and management of 12 community cafes from across Scotland.
Publishers: Clarity, Commissioned by CFHS
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: capacity building, case studies, community cafes, mapping exercise, outcomes, research
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Research and evaluation
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: capacity building, case studies, community cafes, mapping exercise, outcomes, research
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Research and evaluation
The impact of investing small amounts of funding in community food and health organisations
(June 2011)
A fact sheet that highlights the results of providing community food retailers with small amounts of funding to promote their activities and increase fruit and vegetable sales.
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Publication categories: Business and project development, Retailing and catering
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Funding