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Training: Propagate Scotland: Permaculture Design Course in Galloway and Glasgow Permaculture Design Course c-js.uk/3BstP84

The next speaker for our webinar on community food retail next week will be Cat Train from Propagate Scotland for Blether, a community shop in Neilston. Blether offers free surplus food alongside minimally packaged dry goods, cleaning product refills, and organic fruit and veg.

If you’re interested in hearing more about what the shop offers and the ethos behind it, sign up to our webinar taking place on the 25th February at glasgowfood.info/communityfoodr…

We had a great time at the #glasgowgoesgreenfestival delivering our compost co-lab! Thank you to Propagate Scotland for helping us out and our lovely volunteers Chris and Sally 🌱

📢 The next SCAF online networking session is Tuesday 1st April at 12pm! Join us to make new connections, find new collaborators, gain new insights, learn more about other sectors and disciplines, or develop new ideas 💡🌱 ➡️ bit.ly/3P9pkCJ

Participating food hubs are Cultivate-Bwyd Powys Food in Wales, Cambridge Food Hub and Growing Communities – Better Food Shed in England, Propagate Scotland & Galloway Food Hub in Scotland & we will work with emerging food hubs in Northern Ireland.

Find out more from our first blog on a recent visit to Propagate Scotland and Galloway Food Hub in Dumfries, Scotland: procurementforgood.co.uk/news/a-visit-t… #procurementforgood #SustainableFood #SmallFarmers #FoodHubDiaries

📢 SCAF webinar! A Journey Through Scottish Food Heritage and Culinary Culture 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Join us to hear from Dr Lindsay Middleton is Well Fed&Well Read and Dr Ana Tominc about using media to communicate about food on April 29 at 1pm 🍴 ➡️ bit.ly/41QhaGz

SCAF marks its second anniversary! 🎉 Professor Emilie Combet, SCAF Director, reflects on two years of SCAF—what has been achieved and the opportunities ahead for the next 2.5 years 🍴 Read Emilie’s blog here 👉 bit.ly/3G3kF3O

Join SCAF in Edinburgh (and online!) next Thursday to hear from Dr Kathrin Lauber about corporate power in the food system & Dr Jay Burns about biodiversity policy 🌱 We'll be in Edinburgh Futures Institute from 10am-5pm to discuss SCAF activities and opportunities 👋 ➡️ bit.ly/41nimzA

📢 The next SCAF online networking session is taking place on Wednesday 28 May at 6pm! Join us to make new connections, find new collaborators, gain new insights, learn more about other sectors and disciplines, or develop new ideas 💡🌱 ➡️ bit.ly/3Rt5hjU

📢 SCAF Webinar! Join us next month to hear from Ed Pybus on what crofting is, how it combines with community ownership to provide access to land, and opportunities for small scale food productions. 💡 📅 Tuesday 10 June, 7pm (online via Zoom) ➡️ bit.ly/3Sl0di5

📢 Present a poster or short communication at the SCAF Annual Event! Taking place 4th–5th September, the event will feature engaging discussions, talks, research posters, and opportunities to network 🍽️ 📍 UofGARC ⏰ Deadline to submit: 05/06/2025 👉 bit.ly/4jphGRJ

📢 SCAF is inviting members of the public to contribute to food-related research! The Academy of Citizens will support citizen-led research and engagement across the food landscape. 💡 ⏰ Deadline to apply: 30/05/2025 👉 Find out more: bit.ly/4jYFsoj

📢 Join SCAF and Scotland Beyond Net Zero to connect with fellow food & climate researchers, get advice on grant writing from experts in academia and industry, find collaborators and start generating ideas for your next grant application 💡 👉 bit.ly/43mrWnj

📢 Join us in 2 weeks to hear from Ed Pybus & Neil Robertson on what crofting is, opportunities for small scale food production, and the specific issues that the crofting community face on the Isle of Eigg 💡 📅 Tuesday 10 June, 7pm ➡️ Register for free: bit.ly/3Sl0di5

Join the #ScottishAgroecologyPartnership (SAP) at #RHS2025 🌱 We're a new coalition championing agroecological farming across Scotland 👉tickettailor.com/events/lwa/171… 📅Thurs 19 June, 3–4pm 🪱Discover SAP's Vision for a fairer, more sustainable food system

📢 SCAF Pump Priming Awards - round 4 is now open! 🌱 For projects at an early stage, to de-risk larger future projects and demonstrate capacity and feasibility. 📆 Deadline: Friday 29th August 2025 ✅ Find out more and apply here: bit.ly/3Tqj2R9

🎉 Congratulations to the awardees from our third round of seed funding! The successful projects represent SCAF’s ethos of collaborative, cross-sectoral research to build a healthy, sustainable and equitable food future for Scotland. 🌱 Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4jXpnOO

Thanks to all who came along to the #ScottishAgroecologyPartnership (SAP) event at the Royal Highland Show today! 🌱We are a new coalition of food & farming organisations acting as a shared voice for #Agroecology in Scotland. 🪱Find out more here: agroecology.scot