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Local Produce Distribution Network for Community Food Security

Connect people to their food, reduce food waste, and increase community engagement through distributing locally grown produce. Create a pool of volunteers to support the initiative and provide affordable, good-quality meals. Strengthen community connections and improve access to fresh food while addressing challenges like peoples' tastes and lack of communication among councils. Emphasize education, support for local growers, and networking with related organizations.

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Local Produce Distribution Network for Community Food Security

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  1. Support Local Groups What to do with produce grown in the community? Distribute produce grown in the community Provide Affordable, good quality, food/meals for service users/community Challenge peoples tastes Community Connections & engagements What are we trying to do? Connect People to their food Communicate with others in community with same interests Reduce Food Waste Increase volunteer numbers Increase skills/knowledge relating to food waste Create pool of volunteers

  2. For Capital Spend Funding Community Councils not talking to each other Creche Cover What are the difficulties? Break up of NET who linked groups & Organisations What happened to safe, green & clean

  3. Include Recipes Farm Trips & Foraging: Jam Walk (Cycle Path), Wild Garlic/fungus Address areas of competition Online Resource Connecting growers to distribution: co-ops, cafes etc Connect to similar networks: Edinburgh Slow food, Nourish, sustain, SAC, Soil Association, Edible Edinburgh, Forth Diet What do we need to do? Link produce grown to recipes/exchange Presence in NEN Regular Community Food Forum Meetings (6- 8 Weekly) Gardening Education Access to bigger kitchen Green gym – link to Move it, Gardens hit squad World Food Day Community Map (Included Volunteer ops, Kitchen Resources) Harvest Festival

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