Posts Tagged Good Food Nation

Changing conversations and rising momentum for the Good Food Nation Bill

By Celia Nyssens on September 14, 2018 / Blog Posts, Food governance

Illustration of what a good food nation could look like

Yesterday at 5pm, the Parliament passed a motion requesting the Scottish Government to bring forward a Good Food Nation Bill, which has the right to food at its heart, joins-up all aspects of food policy, and includes targets for areas of policy which impact on food. And […]

Is the Food Bill still on the Government’s menu?

By Anna Chworow on September 4, 2018 / Press Release

The Scottish Food Coalition, of which Nourish is a member, is disappointed that the Scottish Government’s ambition for what it means to be a Good Food Nation seems to have diminished. Today’s Programme for Government has scaled back on a firm commitment to legislation, opting instead for […]

800 People take action for Good Food Law

By Elli Kontorravdis on May 22, 2018 / Press Release

Campaigners will bring kitchen tables and chairs outside the Scottish Parliament to launch a report on public priorities for the future of food in Scotland. [1] [2] The report, published by the Scottish Food Coalition, asked the public their top priorities and concerns for a Good Food […]

Will another Kitchen Table Talk change the world?

By Tom Orr on April 10, 2018 / Food governance

Nourish Scotland, along with other members of the Scottish Food Coalition, have been running a campaign to get people to talk about food over the last couple of months. Whether that’s at big old wooden kitchen tables, smooth and sleek office tables, tables at the allotment or […]

Take Action: Do a Kitchen Table Talk

By Elli Kontorravdis on March 28, 2018 / Blog Posts

There’s just over two weeks left to help shape the future of Scotland’s food system. As a member of the Scottish Food Coalition, Nourish has been taking part in and promoting Kitchen Table Talks. Make sure the food justice issues you care about are represented before the […]

Good Food Nation Engagement Begins

By Elli Kontorravdis on February 6, 2018 / Uncategorized

Nourish Scotland Press Release Tuesday 6 February 12:00 The Scottish Food Coalition launched their public engagement on the Good Food Nation Bill today. The Kitchen Table Talks engagement will explore public priorities for a good food nation in preparation for the Government’s consultation. Pete Ritchie, Executive […]

A Good Food Nation: for our health

By Celia Nyssens on December 8, 2017 / Public health

In the 5th blog of our #GoodFoodNation series, we look at what the Good Food Nation Bill could deliver to help us all live long, healthy lives. Over the last few weeks we have been crowdfunding in an effort to gather funds that will enable us to […]