This study, commissioned by CFHS, includes a mapping of current community food and health activity, details of the local and national policy context, and a number of options relating to the development of the Glasgow Community Food Network, including the establishment of a distribution hub in Glasgow.
Topic: food supply chain
Supply, standards and strategy
The reflections of Scottish participants of the conference ‘Supply, Standards and Strategy; an international conference examining how to make public sector food and its supply systems more sustainable’ which took place in London on 15th February 2007.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: conference, farming and city farms, food supply chain, local food, organic, public sector, sustainability, transport
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Feeding the Interest
Discussion paper which considers the benefits of local food; identifies opportunities for development; highlights barriers and encourages action.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: co-operative, environment, farming and city farms, food supply chain, local food, policy, rural
Community mobile food initiatives in Scotland
Report looking at how two projects on different sides of Scotland’s central belt have attempted to tackle issues of food poverty and access by developing their own local mobile healthy food shops
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: delivery, food supply chain, fruit and vegetables, inequalities, transport
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Food poverty and access
Development of a produce supply chain between community growers, caterers, and retailers in Edinburgh
CFHS commissioned Blake Stevenson to carry out research into the feasibility of establishing a produce supply chain between community growers, caterers and retailers in Edinburgh.