Soul-searching questions
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by Anna Chworow
5M ago
The recent report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation ‘Destitution in the UK 2023’ makes for a shocking read. In the last year alone some 3.8 million people experienced destitution, of whom around a million were children. This means they were not able to afford to meet their The post Soul-searching questions appeared first on Nourish Scotland ..read more
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Public diners – back to the future
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by Anna Chworow
8M ago
It is a pub question waiting to happen: Which state sponsored a chain of 2,000+ restaurants serving a nutritionally balanced, price-capped menu to the general public? Russia? China? Venezuela? The correct answer is the UK under a Conservative Prime Minister. British Restaurants operated across Britain during 1940’s The post Public diners – back to the future appeared first on Nourish Scotland ..read more
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Embarassing caddies?
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by Pete Ritchie
9M ago
This week two things happened on food waste policy. The EU set a legally-binding target of 30% food waste reduction by 2030 as part of the revised Waste Framework Directive, while DEFRA announced that there wouldn’t be a target for England. Conversations about food waste often start The post Embarassing caddies? appeared first on Nourish Scotland ..read more
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See it, say it, sort it
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by Anna Chworow
1y ago
Last year we were reflecting on the rare moment of policy confluence for farming and land use, with the land reform, farm subsidy reform and Just Transition Commission’s work jointly presenting an opportunity for deeper change. But agriculture and land use are only part of the food The post See it, say it, sort it appeared first on Nourish Scotland ..read more
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Dignity in Practice: Involving & learning from the asylum community
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by Chelsea Marshall
1y ago
Community food providers in Glasgow will soon be able to take part in a new Dignity in Practice workshop series. These workshops focus on the specific challenges people in the asylum process are facing and the small but meaningful changes that could help enhance the dignity of The post Dignity in Practice: Involving & learning from the asylum community appeared first on Nourish Scotland ..read more
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Why should you care about the Agriculture Bill?
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by Anna Chworow
1y ago
Try mentioning the “agricultural subsidy reform”, and see the light drain from other people’s eyes. Apart from a handful of die-hard enthusiasts, the new Agriculture Bill is failing to ignite the nation’s imagination. But it should! The government is designing a new farming subsidy system – the The post Why should you care about the Agriculture Bill? appeared first on Nourish Scotland ..read more
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#ScotPfG: food system digest
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by Anna Chworow
1y ago
Today’s Programme for Government (PfG) offers welcome measures to mitigate the impact of the cost of living crisis on food insecurity. It also promises further action for more nature friendly farming, forestry and fishing. Food is scattered in other portfolios too, and it is clear that the The post #ScotPfG: food system digest appeared first on Nourish Scotland ..read more
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Policy confluence – going with the flows
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by Pete Ritchie
1y ago
Joined-up policy, like a common language, often feels more like a dream than an aspiration. Kant said ‘Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made’, and it may be that silos are as inevitable as death and taxes. But there are times The post Policy confluence – going with the flows appeared first on Nourish Scotland ..read more
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Whose garden is this anyway?
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by Pete Ritchie
1y ago
Maxwell Centre community garden is an astonishing example of care without contrivance, art without artifice – with more than 300 varieties of mostly edible plants rubbing shoulders amicably in borders, raised beds, containers, trained along the walls or bursting out of the polytunnel. From wallflowers to walnuts The post Whose garden is this anyway? appeared first on Nourish Scotland ..read more
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A right to the essentials in life
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by Pete Ritchie
1y ago
This week sees the Period Products (Scotland) Act come into effect – a world-leading law which requires local authorities to make free period products obtainable by all who need them. It’s a great example of universal human rights in action – extending access to period products as The post A right to the essentials in life appeared first on Nourish Scotland ..read more
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