Glasgow Community Food Net

05/06/2026

📖 Book Recommendation 📖

Nourishing Scotland by Pete Ritchie

This book explores how Scotland can transform its food system in the next 25 years: cutting waste, tackling food insecurity, improving animal welfare and protecting climate and nature.

Following on from our post sharing Scotland's Launch Event for the International Network for Public Restaurants, it also draws on Pete Ritchie’s work on public restaurants - state supported places where everyone can get a good, affordable meal as part of normal public infrastructure.

👉 Buy the book here - https://www.routledge.com/Nourishing-Scotland/Ritchie/p/book/9781041026402?source=shoppingads&locale=en-GBP&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23517184773&gbraid=0AAAAACWuhHUmXHVNKlf2ds-OdzD5w9hF_&gclid=CjwKCAjwidXQBhAZEiwA4egw6NiP2PSmHE5zimru5BQWbl2LAgH1gfdneDoOpIWUfSgBL9g6sby5FRoCxGoQAvD_BwE&mc_cid=574603a860&mc_eid=8fb57dd524

05/06/2026

🤝 Solidarity Share for Nourish Scotland

Join us for the launch of the International Network for Public Restaurants - a new global initiative to spotlight, exchange and mobilise around public restaurants as a model for universal food infrastructure.

This opening webinar will feature speakers Emanuelle Cardoso Zibral Santos and Zelal Yalçın from pioneering public restaurant programmes.

This event is open to everyone. It is the first in a series of meetings that seeks to spotlight, exchange, learn and mobilise around public restaurants globally.

🗓 Tuesday 9th June
🌐 Online
⏰ 4-5.30pm

👉 Reserve a spot here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-webinar-international-network-for-public-restaurants-tickets-1988514678934?aff=odeimcmailchimp&mc_cid=574603a860&mc_eid=8fb57dd524

04/06/2026

🎉 Huge congratulations to the community groups across Scotland who have received funding through the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Healthy Planet, Healthy People Awards!

The fund will support an amazing array of projects doing brilliant work on food systems and food access including our friends over at Rhyze Mushrooms and Lauriston Farm 🙌

👉 Check the link below for more information on the awards and funded projects which span seed saving, community growing, fermentation and much more.

Community groups across Scotland have received a share of over £339K as part of the Healthy Planet, Healthy People project run by the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Williamson Trust.

27/05/2026

Another funding call for you!

This fund aims to support community-led Capital Projects, with a focus on supporting 2 separate funding programmes:

Environmental Projects that are:
- Community-led
- In collaboration with local housing associations
- Focussed on environmental improvements, in, or connected to a Transformational Regeneration Area (applications from all over Glasgow will be considered but those within or connected to a TRA will be prioritised)

Food system projects that:
- Demonstrably improve development of sustainable provision of healthy and locally sourced food and/or;
- Focus on town centres and identified food deserts

Who can apply?

Applications are invited from a wide variety of groups and organisations including charities, Housing Associations, community organisations and private sector organisations. The applicant must be able to demonstrate support for their initiative from people in the local area, as well as collaboration with a local housing association in the case of the environmental projects.

⏰Deadline - Midday Friday 5th June

📩Applications should be sent to [email protected]

👉Find out more via the link in our bio

26/05/2026

The Commonwealth Games are coming back to Glasgow in 2026. To go alongside the event, the Climate Action Hub can offer a grant of up to £10,000 to fund projects that create meaningful engagement around climate action and environmental issues.

For the proposal, they are looking for the most interesting answer to the following question:
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What does a meaningful connection between the Commonwealth Games (or sports in general) and climate action look like and how might we build on that connection to generate conversations that leave a lasting impact on participants’ perception of climate change/action?

As the deadline is tight - they are happy for applications to represent a well thought out idea to be developed if not a fully mapped out proposal.

⏰ Deadline - 23.59 Sunday 31st May

👉 For more information and to apply - https://www.gcah.scot/fundingopportunities

25/05/2026

The fund aims to improve quality of life and strengthen local communities through practical, locally led activity.

Supported activities include the purchase of equipment for inclusive sports or activity groups, improvements to village halls or community centres and supplies for community gardens or green spaces.

Three winning projects will receive a £3000 grant each.

⏰ Deadline - 23.59 Sunday 31st May

👉 Find out more - https://www.caremark.co.uk/community-care-fund/

21/05/2026

Survey on Community Food Organisations and Networks in Glasgow

Can you help a student with their dissertation titled “A Survey Study of Community Food Organisations and Networks in Glasgow, Scotland.”?

Maryam is exploring the role, experiences, and impact of community food organisations across the city. The survey is intended for staff and volunteers working in community food organisations in Glasgow.

The survey:

- Takes approximately 8-10 minutes to complete
- Is completely anonymous and confidential
- Will be used solely for academic research purposes

👇 Complete the survey using the link below

This survey is intended for staff and volunteers working in community food organisations in Glasgow. The purpose of this research is to understand how organisational practices contribute to improving food access and community wellbeing. Your responses are anonymous and will be used for academic rese...

18/05/2026

🤝 Solidarity Share for for their Thornwood Community Green Survey

Have your say!

We would like to hear your thoughts about the proposed Thornwood Community Green SCIO project in the grounds of Thornwood Primary.

Please take a few minutes to share your views about the project which will benefit the school and the community. Thank you!

👉 Fill in the survey here - www.glasgowecotrust.org.uk/thornwood-community-green

☎️ Contact Glasgow Eco Trust via their telephone number - 0141 433 0427

📩 Email [email protected]

15/05/2026

🤝 Solidarity Share for The Wash House Garden

Here at The Wash House Garden, we believe that everyone deserves access to nutritious, organic food. Each year, we provide hundreds of veg boxes and donate tons of our crops directly to locals who need them most.

In 2026, we want to go further: we want to host a monthly Community Banquet and provide our neighbours with a free, nourishing meal around our dining table. Our friends at Kin Kitchen will help us transform our veggies into delicious dishes, and
our community will be able to enjoy hot food exactly where it was grown.

As a community-facing garden project, we rely mostly on grants and donations to exist. So, we’re calling on Glasgow’s businesses to help us make these Community Banquets a reality. We’re looking for sponsors who can cover or contribute to the cost of one of these banquets (or more if you like!) to run throughout the summer of 2026.

Each meal is costed at £470 to cover all food, equipment and staff expenditure, and will fill up to 30 adult bellies. If this idea aligns with the values of your business and you’d like to contribute to food justice in Glasgow, please consider donating.

For more information on how to sponsor, get in touch at [email protected] or visit www.thewashhousegarden.co.uk

12/05/2026

🤝 Solidarity Share for Living Good Food Nation Lab

Join for the launch of the Living Good Food Nation Lab's Grassroots and Community monthly Forum!

🗓 Wednesday 20th May 2026

⏰12:00pm - 1.00pm

📍Online - anyone can view and join.

👉 Register Here - 73aed6c2-0191-49b4-9a9d-d4a0ceec1916@2e9f06b0-1669-4589-8789-10a06934dc61?mc_cid=c5cbb5256c&mc_eid=716fbf67db" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/73aed6c2-0191-49b4-9a9d-d4a0ceec1916@2e9f06b0-1669-4589-8789-10a06934dc61?mc_cid=c5cbb5256c&mc_eid=716fbf67db

If you would like to find out more about the research project, the Living Good Food Nation Lab, please visit their website at the following link: