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 across London. The report provides an overview of the tour and the organisations we visited.
Publications
Study tour to London
approaches to improving food access/addressing food poverty with older people
(April 2014)
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: access, affordability, food poverty, older people, study tours and exchanges
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Networking and learning development, Older people
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: access, affordability, food poverty, older people, study tours and exchanges
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Networking and learning development, Older people
Fare Choice Issue 65
well meaning
(February 2014)
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Area of Work: Information provision
Publication category: Newsletters
Area of Work: Information provision
Evaluation of the impact of the Scottish Grocers Federation Healthy Living Programme on community retailers
(January 2014)
This research looks at the impact of the Scottish Grocers Healthy Living Programme’s training and resources on community retailers selling fruit and vegetables. The research highlights the benefits of both the training and resources, but also their limitations. It also makes some recommendations about how else the programme could support community retailers.
Publishers: Commissioned by CFHS, Traci Leven Research
Publication categories: Business and project development, Retailing and catering
Related topics: community food activity, community retailing, evaluation, training and qualifications
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Research and evaluation
Publication categories: Business and project development, Retailing and catering
Related topics: community food activity, community retailing, evaluation, training and qualifications
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Research and evaluation
Fare Choice Issue 64
In touch and informed
(October 2013)
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Area of Work: Information provision
Publication category: Newsletters
Area of Work: Information provision
Local food micro funding
Fact sheet
(June 2013)
CFHS fact sheet that summarises the feedback obtained from six community food initiatives funded by CFHS to buy and sell or use more locally-grown fruit and vegetables.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Funding
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Funding
Fare Choice Issue 61
Know change
(October 2012)
co-operatives; emergency food provision; evaluation; community cafes
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Area of Work: Information provision
Publication category: Newsletters
Area of Work: Information provision
Impact of ‘winter promotion’ funding, 2013
Fact sheet
(June 2013)
CFHS fact sheet that summarises the feedback obtained from community food retailers funded by CFHS to run promotional activities in winter 2013.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Related topics: community food activity, community retailing, food co-op, funding
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Funding
Related topics: community food activity, community retailing, food co-op, funding
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Funding
Fare Choice Issue 63
Getting a taste for a fairer, healthier Scotland
(June 2013)
A fairer healthier Scotland; annual development fund launch; emergency food provision; 2012 fund recipients; Healthy Start vitamins
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Area of Work: Information provision
Publication category: Newsletters
Area of Work: Information provision
Building blocks and baby steps
How do community food initiatives make an impact on and influence maternal and infant nutrition
(March 2013)
This report reflects a short programme of work to investigate the impact and influence of community food intiatives in relation to maternal and infant nutrition.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Children and young people, Policy and planning
Related topics: baby feeding, case studies, children, community food activity, diet and nutrition, early years, policy, women and mothers
Area of Work: Families with children
Publication categories: Children and young people, Policy and planning
Related topics: baby feeding, case studies, children, community food activity, diet and nutrition, early years, policy, women and mothers
Area of Work: Families with children
All on one plate
national networking conference evaluation report
(October 2013)
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 and concerns on all aspects of food, inequality and social justice. The report gives background information about the conference, conference content and the results from an online evaluation survey.
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Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: community food activity, conference, evaluation, food poverty, networking
Area of Work: Networking and learning development