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The Finale of The Highland Good Food Conference
The Highland Good Food Conference is now over. What an incredible five weeks of discussions, learning, collaborating and passion working to create a food system that is better for the planet, people and producers. Days 1-3 took us through enriching discussions based on vision setting, keeping people at the heart of the food system and…
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The Highland Good Food Conference So Far…
by Josie Fraser, Researcher and Writer for HGFC We are over half-way through the Highland Good Food Conference and what a truly incredible three days it has been! Over ninety people from not only the Highlands & Islands but the borders of Scotland and even the south coast of England have joined to share ideas…
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Should Every Farm Operate on a Circular Economy?
by Josie Fraser, Researcher & Writer for the Highland Good Food Partnership For over a century now, most systems, including farming, have been operating on a linear economy: one that takes from the Earth’s resources and gives little back. This is evidently detrimental and is having seriously negative impacts on the planet. So how can…
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Scottish Seaweed: A Sustainable Superfood
by Josie Fraser, Researcher & Writer for the Highland Good Food Partnership When we talk about farming and food production, we often think about sheep pasture or cereal fields, but of course not all of our food comes from the land. The seas provide a portion of our diet and just like all natural ecosystems…
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How Do We Keep Local Farms In Good Hands?
by Josie Fraser, Researcher & Writer for the Highland Good Food Partnership There are a lot of aspiring farmers out there waiting for an opportunity to begin their dream of making a living off the land, but there are a number of barriers delaying this from becoming a reality. Our latest podcast took you through…
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Our Changing Attitude To Food Growing
by Trish Robertson, Chair of Highland Council Climate Change Workshop Group During times of stress, we often turn to food for comfort and security. We bond together over meals and drinks together. It is a social pastime. Food supply is intrinsic to our survival. During WWII garden ground was used to grow food to augment…
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Online Markets: A Timely Solution to Improve our Food Systems
by Josie Fraser, Researcher & Writer for the Highland Good Food Partnership More people are looking to local producers for their weekly shop as awareness of environmental issues and the importance of supporting local economies increase. But there are a few hurdles keeping some people from making the switch. One of these is the initial…
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How Do We Eat, As Humans Change Climates?
by Heather Fulton, CLIMAVORE: On Tidal Zones How do we eat, as humans change climates? This question is at the centre of long-term project CLIMAVORE: On Tidal Zones, led by artists Cooking Sections (Daniel Fernández Pascual and Alon Schwabe) which launched in 2017. Based on Skye, the project looks at forms of eating that address…
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The Ethical Dairy
Adapting Conventional Farming for a Better Future by Josie Fraser, Researcher & Writer for the Highland Good Food Partnership Vegan diets are becoming more popular as concerns for the environment and animal welfare are becoming mainstream. But one Scottish farm might have the answer to enable people to continue consuming dairy products without harming the…
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What’s Your Food Story?
Add your food story to our interactive map HERE By Andrew Stark, Scottish Food Coalition The Scottish Food Coalition is a wide-ranging coalition of 38 organisations, who since 2015 have been tirelessly campaigning for food policy change in Scotland. After years of campaigning, we successfully got the Scottish Government to commit in their 2019-20 Programme…