Glasgow Food Policy Partnership
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Bringing a fairer, healthier, more sustainable & resilient food system to Glasgow.
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Follow for updates on the work of our Partnership and the Glasgow City Food Plan, Scottish #foodpolicy news, and ways to get involved in Glasgow's #GoodFoodMovement.
Follow for updates on the work of our Partnership and the Glasgow City Food Plan, Scottish #foodpolicy news, and ways to get involved in Glasgow's #GoodFoodMovement.
The Full of Beans cultural cuisines zine, created in collaboration with attendees of our workshops last summer, is now available! Visit our website to view it in full goodfoodforall.co.uk/learnings-an...
January 28, 2026 at 8:14 PM
The Full of Beans cultural cuisines zine, created in collaboration with attendees of our workshops last summer, is now available! Visit our website to view it in full goodfoodforall.co.uk/learnings-an...
After running the Full of Beans campaign to promote beans in Glasgow during 2024 and 2025, we are now fully behind the Food Foundation’s Bang in Some Beans campaign!
Visit buff.ly/w4gVltZ to find out more and get eating your beans!
#banginsomebeans #OnBoardWithBeans #fullofbeans
Visit buff.ly/w4gVltZ to find out more and get eating your beans!
#banginsomebeans #OnBoardWithBeans #fullofbeans
January 22, 2026 at 8:46 PM
After running the Full of Beans campaign to promote beans in Glasgow during 2024 and 2025, we are now fully behind the Food Foundation’s Bang in Some Beans campaign!
Visit buff.ly/w4gVltZ to find out more and get eating your beans!
#banginsomebeans #OnBoardWithBeans #fullofbeans
Visit buff.ly/w4gVltZ to find out more and get eating your beans!
#banginsomebeans #OnBoardWithBeans #fullofbeans
Every year we publish a progress report on the Glasgow City Food Plan - the latest report for Year 4 is now available on our website. Let us know if you have any comments! goodfoodforall.co.uk/reports-and-...
Reports and Evaluation
Each year a report on the progress of the Glasgow City Food Plan will be produced.
goodfoodforall.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Every year we publish a progress report on the Glasgow City Food Plan - the latest report for Year 4 is now available on our website. Let us know if you have any comments! goodfoodforall.co.uk/reports-and-...
What to grow in January? This month we have recommendations from @Glasgow Seed Library. They recommend using open pollinated seeds, which you can get from companies such as Seeds of Scotland, Real Seeds, Tamar Organics or Vital Seeds.
We'd love to see your growing pics if you decide to sow along!
We'd love to see your growing pics if you decide to sow along!
January 19, 2026 at 6:15 PM
What to grow in January? This month we have recommendations from @Glasgow Seed Library. They recommend using open pollinated seeds, which you can get from companies such as Seeds of Scotland, Real Seeds, Tamar Organics or Vital Seeds.
We'd love to see your growing pics if you decide to sow along!
We'd love to see your growing pics if you decide to sow along!
The issues of food and climate are closely linked. Any climate plan should recognise the impact of the food system on climate, and what we can do to reduce emissions. We would encourage anyone interested to read the plan and add their views.
www.glasgow.gov.uk/cpconsultation
www.glasgow.gov.uk/cpconsultation
Glasgow's Climate Plan Consultation - Glasgow City Council
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January 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
The issues of food and climate are closely linked. Any climate plan should recognise the impact of the food system on climate, and what we can do to reduce emissions. We would encourage anyone interested to read the plan and add their views.
www.glasgow.gov.uk/cpconsultation
www.glasgow.gov.uk/cpconsultation
Did you know that we have compiled a list of resources on our website for all those struggling for food this winter? It will also be useful if you work in food poverty or food relief. Check it out here and let us know if there is anything you would add! goodfoodforall.co.uk/documents/re...
Resources for those in Glasgow
Our food system is complex. The mission to transform our food system means addressing food poverty as well as health factors and the environmental impacts of food production. Many areas of Glasgow…
goodfoodforall.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Did you know that we have compiled a list of resources on our website for all those struggling for food this winter? It will also be useful if you work in food poverty or food relief. Check it out here and let us know if there is anything you would add! goodfoodforall.co.uk/documents/re...
We are pleased to see the publication of the national Good Food Plan by the Scottish Government, and look forward to working with our partners to help develop a local Good food Nation plan for Glasgow.
You can read the full plan here -
www.gov.scot/publications...
You can read the full plan here -
www.gov.scot/publications...
The First National Good Food Nation Plan
The first national Good Food Nation Plan. It sets out six over-arching Outcomes; the range of targets and indicators used to gauge progress towards achieving them; and details of food-related…
www.gov.scot
January 8, 2026 at 10:09 AM
We are pleased to see the publication of the national Good Food Plan by the Scottish Government, and look forward to working with our partners to help develop a local Good food Nation plan for Glasgow.
You can read the full plan here -
www.gov.scot/publications...
You can read the full plan here -
www.gov.scot/publications...
Do you have apple trees? Do you need apples for community projects? You can help a new project by Glasgow Community Food Network and The Orchard Project by filling out their survey - glasgowfood.net/apple-appeal-2025
Apple Appeal 2025
Connecting and supporting the people and organisations of Glasgow who grow, produce and eat food
glasgowfood.net
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Do you have apple trees? Do you need apples for community projects? You can help a new project by Glasgow Community Food Network and The Orchard Project by filling out their survey - glasgowfood.net/apple-appeal-2025
Wishing all our partners and supporters, as well as everyone reading this, a very happy and peaceful festive season! We look forward to seeing many of you in 2026, when we will return refreshed and ready to come back to working together to achieve our goal of a truly sustainable food city.
December 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Wishing all our partners and supporters, as well as everyone reading this, a very happy and peaceful festive season! We look forward to seeing many of you in 2026, when we will return refreshed and ready to come back to working together to achieve our goal of a truly sustainable food city.
Have you checked out our latest newsletter for 2025 yet? It's packed with highlights from our recent gatherings and online seminars, a chance to win a £100 Locavore voucher, updates on a new nationwide beans initiative, and opportunities for funding. Follow the link below!
bit.ly/3Lab3Hv
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🎄Festive News from Glasgow Food Policy Partnership
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December 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Have you checked out our latest newsletter for 2025 yet? It's packed with highlights from our recent gatherings and online seminars, a chance to win a £100 Locavore voucher, updates on a new nationwide beans initiative, and opportunities for funding. Follow the link below!
bit.ly/3Lab3Hv
bit.ly/3Lab3Hv
We had another bean-filled afternoon on 25th November at our Full of Beans Networking event. We came together to hear everything that’s happened in Glasgow since the end of the official 2024 Full of Beans campaign.
#glasgowfullofbeans #beans #banginsomebeans #sustainablefood
#glasgowfullofbeans #beans #banginsomebeans #sustainablefood
December 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
We had another bean-filled afternoon on 25th November at our Full of Beans Networking event. We came together to hear everything that’s happened in Glasgow since the end of the official 2024 Full of Beans campaign.
#glasgowfullofbeans #beans #banginsomebeans #sustainablefood
#glasgowfullofbeans #beans #banginsomebeans #sustainablefood
2 weeks ago we launched the 4th edition of the Glasgow Sustainable Food Directory with Slow Food Glasgow at a fully booked event hosted in Five March. It was amazing to see so many sustainable food venues, suppliers & public attending the event! You can see the new directory here lnkd.in/gx9xDBQE
December 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
2 weeks ago we launched the 4th edition of the Glasgow Sustainable Food Directory with Slow Food Glasgow at a fully booked event hosted in Five March. It was amazing to see so many sustainable food venues, suppliers & public attending the event! You can see the new directory here lnkd.in/gx9xDBQE
Join us for a bean-filled afternoon to find out about bean-related activities in Glasgow and beyond.
To book a space to attend the event, please email [email protected] with your name, organisation, and dietary or access requirements with ‘Full of Beans, 25th November’ in the subject line.
To book a space to attend the event, please email [email protected] with your name, organisation, and dietary or access requirements with ‘Full of Beans, 25th November’ in the subject line.
November 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Join us for a bean-filled afternoon to find out about bean-related activities in Glasgow and beyond.
To book a space to attend the event, please email [email protected] with your name, organisation, and dietary or access requirements with ‘Full of Beans, 25th November’ in the subject line.
To book a space to attend the event, please email [email protected] with your name, organisation, and dietary or access requirements with ‘Full of Beans, 25th November’ in the subject line.
Couple of weeks ago we said Farewell to our Good Food Movement Co-Ordinator Thalia Groucott. Before she left we visited 3 projects in Govan - 'Dig In' community shop selling a good variety of fruit & vegetables, 'Grub Hub' catering for the community and 'Moogety Garden' run by Urban Roots Roots.
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Couple of weeks ago we said Farewell to our Good Food Movement Co-Ordinator Thalia Groucott. Before she left we visited 3 projects in Govan - 'Dig In' community shop selling a good variety of fruit & vegetables, 'Grub Hub' catering for the community and 'Moogety Garden' run by Urban Roots Roots.
Last week our Food Economy group toured Glasgow Mushroom Co. with co-founder Hendrik 🍄
Want to learn more? Listen to “Glasgow Mushrooms: People, Process & Planet” on The Good Food For Glasgow Podcast
Growers - check out their Compost Club for free mushroom substrate: compostclub.glasgowmushroom.co
Want to learn more? Listen to “Glasgow Mushrooms: People, Process & Planet” on The Good Food For Glasgow Podcast
Growers - check out their Compost Club for free mushroom substrate: compostclub.glasgowmushroom.co
October 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Last week our Food Economy group toured Glasgow Mushroom Co. with co-founder Hendrik 🍄
Want to learn more? Listen to “Glasgow Mushrooms: People, Process & Planet” on The Good Food For Glasgow Podcast
Growers - check out their Compost Club for free mushroom substrate: compostclub.glasgowmushroom.co
Want to learn more? Listen to “Glasgow Mushrooms: People, Process & Planet” on The Good Food For Glasgow Podcast
Growers - check out their Compost Club for free mushroom substrate: compostclub.glasgowmushroom.co
The Glasgow Sustainable Food Directory is back with another edition! Join us at Five March to celebrate 45 of Glasgow’s most sustainable restaurants, cafés, takeaways and food shops, and the businesses and communities they support and belong to.
Register here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Register here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 21, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The Glasgow Sustainable Food Directory is back with another edition! Join us at Five March to celebrate 45 of Glasgow’s most sustainable restaurants, cafés, takeaways and food shops, and the businesses and communities they support and belong to.
Register here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Register here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🍽️ What if the meals served on campus could shape a healthier, more sustainable food future? Join us on the 11th November to explore how Glasgow’s universities and colleges are using sustainable procurement and menu design in their large-scale catering to affect real change in our food system.
🍽️ Join us on 11 Nov (11am–12:30pm) for our webinar on Healthy, Sustainable Food in Glasgow’s Universities & Colleges. Hear from UofG, GCU, and City of Glasgow College about how they’re serving up good food for people & planet.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/uni-food-webinar
🔗 Register: bit.ly/uni-food-webinar
October 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🍽️ What if the meals served on campus could shape a healthier, more sustainable food future? Join us on the 11th November to explore how Glasgow’s universities and colleges are using sustainable procurement and menu design in their large-scale catering to affect real change in our food system.
🍽️ Join us on 11 Nov (11am–12:30pm) for our webinar on Healthy, Sustainable Food in Glasgow’s Universities & Colleges. Hear from UofG, GCU, and City of Glasgow College about how they’re serving up good food for people & planet.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/uni-food-webinar
🔗 Register: bit.ly/uni-food-webinar
October 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🍽️ Join us on 11 Nov (11am–12:30pm) for our webinar on Healthy, Sustainable Food in Glasgow’s Universities & Colleges. Hear from UofG, GCU, and City of Glasgow College about how they’re serving up good food for people & planet.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/uni-food-webinar
🔗 Register: bit.ly/uni-food-webinar
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A better investment in life's essentials (Day 3 #CPW25) is necessary to effectively tackle poverty. This is why the work of the @glasgowfpp.bsky.social & the Glasgow City Food Plan towards a fairer, healthier and more sustainable food system is so important. Read more www.gcph.co.uk/our-work/112...
Healthy sustainable food
Healthy sustainable food
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October 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
A better investment in life's essentials (Day 3 #CPW25) is necessary to effectively tackle poverty. This is why the work of the @glasgowfpp.bsky.social & the Glasgow City Food Plan towards a fairer, healthier and more sustainable food system is so important. Read more www.gcph.co.uk/our-work/112...
Thanks to Sasha from St Paul's Youth Forum and those who braved the drizzly weather for making our tour on Tuesday such a great event.
It was fantastic to hear about all of St Pauls' different growing projects, exchange ideas and advice between projects, and meet the chickens!
It was fantastic to hear about all of St Pauls' different growing projects, exchange ideas and advice between projects, and meet the chickens!
October 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Thanks to Sasha from St Paul's Youth Forum and those who braved the drizzly weather for making our tour on Tuesday such a great event.
It was fantastic to hear about all of St Pauls' different growing projects, exchange ideas and advice between projects, and meet the chickens!
It was fantastic to hear about all of St Pauls' different growing projects, exchange ideas and advice between projects, and meet the chickens!
The Wester Common Unity Market is back on the 18th October between 10am and 2pm so get down to support a new initiative working to make fruit and veg more readily accessible for all!
Plus this month will see a Halloween theme, bread from Forn Bakery, and mushrooms from Glasgow Mushroom Co. 🎃
Plus this month will see a Halloween theme, bread from Forn Bakery, and mushrooms from Glasgow Mushroom Co. 🎃
October 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The Wester Common Unity Market is back on the 18th October between 10am and 2pm so get down to support a new initiative working to make fruit and veg more readily accessible for all!
Plus this month will see a Halloween theme, bread from Forn Bakery, and mushrooms from Glasgow Mushroom Co. 🎃
Plus this month will see a Halloween theme, bread from Forn Bakery, and mushrooms from Glasgow Mushroom Co. 🎃
Glasgow Community Food Network is putting on a FREE, family-friendly harvest festival this Saturday!
🗓 Saturday 11th October
⏰ 11 am - 4 pm
📍 Civic House, 26 Civic St, Glasgow, G4 9RH
www.glasgowfood.info/harvest-fest
🗓 Saturday 11th October
⏰ 11 am - 4 pm
📍 Civic House, 26 Civic St, Glasgow, G4 9RH
www.glasgowfood.info/harvest-fest
October 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Glasgow Community Food Network is putting on a FREE, family-friendly harvest festival this Saturday!
🗓 Saturday 11th October
⏰ 11 am - 4 pm
📍 Civic House, 26 Civic St, Glasgow, G4 9RH
www.glasgowfood.info/harvest-fest
🗓 Saturday 11th October
⏰ 11 am - 4 pm
📍 Civic House, 26 Civic St, Glasgow, G4 9RH
www.glasgowfood.info/harvest-fest
What's in season in October and what should you plant?
Garlic should be planted before the frost but in late autumn or early winter so that it can grow during a cold period that will help bulb formation.
You can harvest it from May to August, and it stores well!
Garlic should be planted before the frost but in late autumn or early winter so that it can grow during a cold period that will help bulb formation.
You can harvest it from May to August, and it stores well!
October 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
What's in season in October and what should you plant?
Garlic should be planted before the frost but in late autumn or early winter so that it can grow during a cold period that will help bulb formation.
You can harvest it from May to August, and it stores well!
Garlic should be planted before the frost but in late autumn or early winter so that it can grow during a cold period that will help bulb formation.
You can harvest it from May to August, and it stores well!
🌱🐓 Community food in action!
Join us this autumn for a visit to St Paul’s Youth Forum in Provanmill — explore their gardens, meet the chickens, and share lunch in the café.
Spots are limited — sign up this Friday via the link in our bio!
Join us this autumn for a visit to St Paul’s Youth Forum in Provanmill — explore their gardens, meet the chickens, and share lunch in the café.
Spots are limited — sign up this Friday via the link in our bio!
September 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🌱🐓 Community food in action!
Join us this autumn for a visit to St Paul’s Youth Forum in Provanmill — explore their gardens, meet the chickens, and share lunch in the café.
Spots are limited — sign up this Friday via the link in our bio!
Join us this autumn for a visit to St Paul’s Youth Forum in Provanmill — explore their gardens, meet the chickens, and share lunch in the café.
Spots are limited — sign up this Friday via the link in our bio!
How can we, together, make the idea of state-supported restaurants a reality.
Whether you’re a food activist, policymaker, practitioner or citizen, come and be part of shaping the future of public diners. Find out more and sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-din...
@nourishscotland.bsky.social
Whether you’re a food activist, policymaker, practitioner or citizen, come and be part of shaping the future of public diners. Find out more and sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-din...
@nourishscotland.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
How can we, together, make the idea of state-supported restaurants a reality.
Whether you’re a food activist, policymaker, practitioner or citizen, come and be part of shaping the future of public diners. Find out more and sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-din...
@nourishscotland.bsky.social
Whether you’re a food activist, policymaker, practitioner or citizen, come and be part of shaping the future of public diners. Find out more and sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-din...
@nourishscotland.bsky.social