2021 - 2022

2020

Good Food Nation ​Workshops

The Good Food Nation campaign went on tour in 2020. Our Good Food Nation Ambassadors and Coalition members worked together to deliver a series of workshops across Scotland. The workshops raised awareness of the challenges facing our food system, the campaign and the unmissable opportunity that the Good Food Nation bill offers to transform the food system. 
The workshops encouraged participants to see themselves as active participants in the food system, and highlighted the actions they could take to support a socially and environmentally just food system.  

2018-2019 

Right to Food Stunt

In celebration of International Human Rights Day, the Scottish Food Coalition organised an event with MSPs outside of Parliament on the 10th of December 2019. The event involved food bank managers, farmers, Coalition members and GFN Ambassadors dressed in high-visibility security jackets with labels such as “junk food advertising” or “lack of access to land.” These individuals represented the barriers blocking Scotland from achieving the Good Food Nation vision of a healthy, sustainable and fair food system. 11 MSPs shared lunch with us as we talked about our vision for a Good Food Nation bill centred around social and environmental justice.

Ambassador Reunion

On the 28th of September we held a reunion for our Ambassadors. The event included an update on the progress of the Good Food Nation Bill, and the fantastic consultation results (scroll down to read more). We also enjoyed some presentations from some of our Ambassadors on successful events, social media and press engagement. We used the rest of the session to explore the role of gathering stories and communicating them to journalists, policy-makers, businesses and members of the community. The session finished off with a chance to stretch our creative muscles, exploring different forms of communicating the Good Food Nation message via video, posters and poetry.

Scottish
Government renews its
commitment to the
Good Food ​Nation Bill

The Scottish Government has renewed its commitment to the Good Food Nation Bill for this years Programme for Government. The work our Ambassadors did in ensuring the voice of ca 1600 people was heard in the government consultation for the bill was crucial for this. Click here to read more.

Right to Food
Petition

Gathered over 1300 signatures on a petition launched to ask the government to enshrine the right to food in Scottish Law.  Click here to read more. 

Correspondence
with
​First ​Minister

Sent a letter to the First Minister in summer 2019 asking her to bring forward the Good Food Nation Bill in this parliament. We have just received a reply! Read the letter here and read the response here. 

​Public
​Consultation

From December 21st - April 18th the Scottish Food Coalition and our network of campaigners engaged communities across Scotland, encouraging everyone to have a say in the future of Scotland's food system.  Click here to read our answers to the consultation. 
We are expecting a report from the Scottish Government with the results of the consultation to be published soon.   Click here to read more
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2017-2018

Discussions with
​Experts

Hosted a series of events at the Scottish Parliament and the University of Edinburgh with international experts discussing the opportunity of the Good Food Nation Bill and providing inspiration to policy makers and the general public. A report on Professor Corinna Hawkes' talk is available here as well as an overview of an event on the Danish approach to food as a solution to health.

Support from
Political Parties

Secured manifesto commitments from three political parties (SNP, Scottish Labour and Scottish Greens) in the 2016 Scottish elections to introduce framework legislation for the food system.

Linking Grassroots
with ​Policy

Organised a one day summit of food activists, linking grassroots action with developing national food policy.

​Kitchen Table Talks

Ran​ Kitchen Table Talks, with more than 800 people taking part in conversations in homes, community centres, and other places all over Scotland about the food system.

2016-2017

Our First Report:
​Plenty

Published our first report Plenty: Food, Farming and Health in a New Scotland, which was influential in shaping a new narrative about the future of food.

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