What is the Good Food Nation Act?
After years of campaigning and commitment by a wide number of food economy, community and health leaders, Scotland has set out a vision to become a Good Food Nation. The Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 provides the legislative framework and was passed with cross-party support. Alongside the Act, is the establishment of the first Scottish Food Commission.
In Forth Valley there are three established Good Food Partnerships that have been supported by a wide number of partners leading on health and nutrition, poverty, business, communities and the environment. The three partnership are registered with Sustainable Food Places, which is a UK-wide network bringing together pioneering food partnerships from towns, cities, boroughs, districts and counties across the UK that are driving innovation and best practice on all aspects of healthy and sustainable food.
“a Good Food Nation, where people from every walk of life take pride and pleasure in, and benefit from, the food they produce, buy, cook, serve, and eat each day”.
Sustainable Food Places is a partnership programme led by the Soil Association, Food Matters, Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming, Food Sense Wales, and Nourish Scotland.
More information can be found here on the members.