In June First Minister John Swinney announced the formation of the Public Sector Food Procurement taskforce, to support the maximising of locally produced food and drink consumed in public sector organisations like hospitals, schools and government...
Listen to a BBC podcast from the Abergavenny Food Festival asking why food is costing so much more than it used to, while farmers, growers and food businesses are struggling with rising costs, squeezed margins and growing uncertainty. Who is benefiting from the...
John Coghill (who created fabulous food for the Feel Heal Real Food sustainable food day in April) and his team have launched àraich, at the Old Woolen Mill in Portree (next to Howdens). àraich is a community kitchen, café, whole foods shop and events space....
Broadford and Strath Community Company are advertising for a Community Woodland Manager. It’s a 3-year, 0.6 FTE post. For details visit the website. Closing date 19 October
by Anne MacLennan Data Centres are necessary for current and planned future lifestyles. They enable cloud storage, internet searches, video screening, social media, artificial intelligence training and activity, and so much more. But when is enough enough,...
by Anne MacLennan Over the summer, we have enjoyed visits to several growing spaces. These were arranged as a follow-up to the Feel Heal Real Food day at the end of April, to build on the momentum for local food production. We started with Jo and Alistair’s croft in...
Nourish Scotland is promoting public diners - state-supported restaurants serving high-quality meals at low prices for everyone. If we get a piece of public infrastructure that helps us to eat better, we stand to gain many benefits. For example, if you need to...
Do you want the upcoming Good Food Nation plan for Highland to reflect what’s important to you about food in your area? Highland Good Food Partnership have an amazing (and simple!) way to bring your voice into the process, through their collaboration with the Highland...
The new grant programme, Tesco Fruit & Veg grants, is now open for applications. Schools, registered charities and not-for-profit organisations supporting children and young people can apply for up to £1,500 for projects that improve access to healthy food. ...
by Anne MacLennan ReRoot is organising visits to places where people are producing food in Skye, Raasay and Lochalsh over the summer and autumn to see what is happening around the area, to share ideas and to encourage each other. It will mainly be touring growing...