Food Partnerships | Forth Valley Food Futures

Growing a future where food across the Forth Valley is fair, healthy and sustainable.

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Forth Valley Food Futures is the home of the region’s cross-sector Food Partnerships working together to transform our food systems to positively benefit wellbeing, health, economic development and to protect nature and the environment.

Use this page to connect with your food partnership groups, for Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire:

These three partnerships are all members or are in the process of becoming members of the Sustainable Food Places Network.

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Clacks Highlights How It Is Becoming A Sustainable Food Place

Clacks Good Food is showcasing three thriving sustainable food projects in the Wee County, in a bid to inspire more local businesses and organisations to adopt its Good Food Charter. The charter, funded by Sustainable Food Places, puts forward an inspiring vision...

Dec 11, 2023

Harvest Feast and Film Screening

Join us for a Harvest Dinner celebrating local food in partnership with Upper Ballaird Farm, FEL and the Landworkers Alliance. Friday 17th November, 6.30pm-9.55pm Fodder & Farm, Stirling, Scotland, FK8 3JY Lucy Pattinson of The Fodderation, head chef at Fodder...

Nov 8, 2023

A Celebration of Community Food Projects

Join us at our Celebration of Community Food Projects, share your project's stories while enjoying a meal together. Monday 20th November 5.30-7.00pm Stirling Community Enterprise, Drip Road, Stirling FK8 1RW ✨ Hear inspiring stories from local community food...

Nov 8, 2023

What is a Right to Food and how can it Challenge Poverty?

After passing a piece of historic legislation last year, Scotland is now on its way to becoming a Good Food Nation, and is set to be the first nation of the UK to achieve this ambition. The Good Food Nation Act brings together all the jigsaw-pieces of the Scottish...

Oct 13, 2023

Job Vacancies: Forth Valley Climate Action Hub

FEL is now recruiting for Forth Valley Climate Action Hub roles. Programme Manager Climate Coordinator Project Admin Officer Communications and Network Officer Community Fundraising Officer Project Officer - Community Climate Action x 3 Find more detailed job...

Oct 11, 2023

National Veg Summit

The National Veg Summit comes to Edinburgh this autumn, continuing The Good Food National Bill discussion. Join Nourish Scotland for a day of veg-centred discussions, exhibitions, cookery demonstrations and, of course, eating at the Edinburgh International...

Sep 12, 2023

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FORTH VALLEY SUSTAINABLE FOOD MAP

Find and explore Forth Valley’s Sustainable Food Places.

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Each food partnership has its own unique identity and will work in different ways

By clicking on each locality page you should be able to explore where in the journey to an active and sustainable food system they are.

Join them in that challenge and show your support by sharing your knowledge, signing up to food charters, or keeping in touch via their newsletter.

These food partnerships are made up of cross sector food representatives including;

Members of the Public
Local Businesses & Producers
Third Sector Organisations
Public / Statutory Services
Tertiary Education
NHS

The food partnerships within Forth Valley Food Futures are made up of cross sector food representatives including members of the public, local businesses & producers, third sector organisations, public / statutory services, tertiary education and the NHS.

Our food partnerships aim to improve the ecological footprint and support sustainable practices across Forth Valley’s food system.

As a region we come together through our broader regional aims which are to;

Help Forth Valley community to Grow, cook eat, learn about good food
Improve the health and wellbeing of Forth Valley with good food affordable to all
Support a thriving and sustainable local good food economy
Help Forth Valley businesses to thrive by supporting healthy nutritious, affordable and planet friendly food
Improve the ecological footprint and support sustainable practices across Forth Valley’s food system
Collaborate and support sharing of resources across Forth Valley

Find everything you need to be connected here and show your support for this good food movement.

A cooking group at COO Park takes place with after school pizza making. In the picture one of the volunteers helps slide one of the pizzas onto a baking tray. The other children are busy adding toppings to their pizzas.

A close up of a child holding an armful of leeks, ready for making potato and leek soup bags.

Brightly dressed children who are part of Larbert District Childminders, pose in front of their empty allotment plot ahead of having their polytunnel put up. One of the childminders is crouched down directing them to pretend to water plants in the prop planter in front of them.

People are sat down at a table, ready to tuck into a tasty local lunch of homemade quiche and salad as part of the Clacks Good Food Launch, provided by St. Mungos Community Cafe.

A smiling host of NeighbourFood Killin stands holding a box of produce from their online local food market, in front of their collection point at Killin Post Office.

Members of the Rainbow Muslim Women’s Group laugh and chat around dishes of food in a community kitchen, as one of them shares how to cook a traditional dish from her culture. They are about to sit down and eat together as part of their women’s wellbeing group.

Clacks Good Food

Let’s make Clacks a place where food is good for people, health, planet, business and community.

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Falkirk Food Futures

Follow Falkirk Food Futures on their journey to joining the Sustainable Food Places network.

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Stirling Food Partnership

Together we will make Stirling a place where food is good for all.

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Creation of this website is an outcome of Falkirk Food Futures, a partnership project funded by the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund. The partnership comprises of Forth Environment Link, Falkirk Council, NHS Forth Valley and CVS Falkirk.

The UK Community Renewal Fund is a UK Government programme for 2021/22. This aims to support people and communities most in need across the UK to pilot programmes and new approaches to prepare for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. It invests in skills, community and place, local business, and supporting people into employment.