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@EdibleEdin www.edible-edinburgh.org.uk Edible Edinburgh: Our food. Our city. Lesley Curtis Iain Stewart Sustainable Food Cities Coordinator - Edible Edinburgh Chief Executive Health & Development Worker - Edinburgh Community Food


  1. @EdibleEdin www.edible-edinburgh.org.uk Edible Edinburgh: Our food. Our city. Lesley Curtis Iain Stewart Sustainable Food Cities Coordinator - Edible Edinburgh Chief Executive Health & Development Worker - Edinburgh Community Food Edinburgh Community Food e: lesley.curtis@edinburghcommunityfood.org.uk w: www.edible-edinburgh.org.uk June 2019

  2. @EdibleEdin www.edible-edinburgh.org.uk Edinburgh’s People & Economy

  3. @EdibleEdin www.edible-edinburgh.org.uk Edible Edinburgh Partnership ‘Edinburgh is a city where good food is available and accessible for all, making for healthy people, thriving communities and a sustainable environment.’

  4. @EdibleEdin www.edible-edinburgh.org.uk

  5. @EdibleEdin www.edible-edinburgh.org.uk Who is involved? o Chaired by Councillor George Gordon – City of Edinburgh Council o Local Authority key partner – offers strategic support o Community organisations o NGOs o Public Sector (health & education) o Local businesses

  6. @EdibleEdin www.edible-edinburgh.org.uk What is EE up to? 5 sub groups; healthy & wellbeing, land use, food economy, food o waste, cultural change Broughton High School food project o SFC-supported Food Summit – April 2019 o Food Power - to support our work on food poverty o Veg Cities - as part of our health and wellbeing work stream o SFC Scotland Conference in Aberdeen to link up with other o sustainable food cities in Scotland Edinburgh Food Growing Strategy o

  7. @EdibleEdin www.edible-edinburgh.org.uk Food Growing Strategy Edinburgh Food Growing Strategy – Community Empowerment • (Scotland) Act 2015 • Regional Food Growing Strategy – Edinburgh & South East Scotland City Region Deal

  8. @EdibleEdin www.edible-edinburgh.org.uk ECF(I) established in 1996: o Developmental approach to tackling community food issues across the city o Collective voice to influence policy locally and nationally o Undertake shared health promotion and education work o Achieve economies of scale in the core work of providing food

  9. @EdibleEdin www.edible-edinburgh.org.uk “To get people into healthy food and healthy food into people.” Healthy Food – Healthy Lives – Healthy Futures

  10. @EdibleEdin www.edible-edinburgh.org.uk Vision: o Be a leader in community food and health o Promote equal health for all o Teach people about healthy food o Help strengthen local communities o Work to ensure that everyone who needs affordable, healthy food can get it

  11. @EdibleEdin www.edible-edinburgh.org.uk Strategic Aim 1: Support more people in low income communities to eat more healthily Increase availability of, and access to, affordable, healthy food o Develop “food and mood” / links with mental health o Develop people’s skills and confidence o Increase people’s understanding o Change attitudes and behaviour o Support communities o Develop and provide resources o Minimise food waste o Eating well for older people o Linking food, healthy eating, physical activity o

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  15. @EdibleEdin www.edible-edinburgh.org.uk Strategic Aim 2: Improve our sustainability and impact o Develop training facilities o Further develop role as a leader o Increase income through social enterprise o Develop and sustain partnerships o Engage with strategic groups in order to influence o Effectively record and report on impact

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  19. @EdibleEdin www.edible-edinburgh.org.uk Take & Make Enterprise/Community Split Enterprise 26% Community 74% Enterprise Community

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  21. @EdibleEdin www.edible-edinburgh.org.uk Links to Sustainable Food Cities o Chair of Health & Wellbeing Sub Group o Lead on the Veg Power Campaign o City of Edinburgh Council Holiday Provision Programme – Discover! o Host to Sustainable Food Cities Coordinator o Collective voice to influence policy locally and nationally

  22. @EdibleEdin www.edible-edinburgh.org.uk Any Questions?

  23. @EdibleEdin www.edible-edinburgh.org.uk Thank You http://www.edible-edinburgh.org/ Follow us on Twitter @EdibleEdin

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