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Edinburgh Community Food
@edincomfood.bsky.social
We tackle health inequalities through our food & health development work, cooking, nutrition and REHIS courses. We are a charity and social enterprise.
Join us for a powerful day exploring how we can build fairer, more resilient food systems for everyone.

👉 Book your place today!
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#MenuForAll #FoodJustice #DignityInFood #EdinComFood
Menu for All: Seeding Dignity Together - 13/11/2025 10:30:00
Join us for an engaging and collaborative session focused on how dignity and sustainability can shape the future of our food systems.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Lovely morning at Valley Park Umbrella Hub for our Coffee & Cook session! ☕🍳 We made breakfast snowballs — a hit with kids & adults alike. Join us again on 21 Nov, 10–11am for good food, chat & community support. ❤️ #EdinburghCommunityFood
October 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
🌍 It’s #WorldFoodDay! This year’s theme: “Hand in Hand for Better Food and a Better Future.”
At @EdinburghCommunityFood, we believe local action rooted in justice & sustainability is key. Let’s act together—locally & globally—for food systems that nourish people & planet. 🌱
October 16, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🍓 Job Alert 🔔

We’re looking for a caring and enthusiastic Early Years Community Nutritionist to support families with young children (aged 0–5) in our community.

For more details head to our website 👉🏻

www.edinburghcommunityfood.org.uk/News/job-vac...
September 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
We were delighted to welcome the Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health, Jenni Minto MSP to our premises. She heard about the importance of our early-intervention work—community cooking, nutrition, and oral health education—reducing health inequalities.
#edincomfood #eatwellfororalhealth 🍓🦷
August 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Great to welcome 7 potential volunteers to Edinburgh Community Food today 🙌
They toured the office & warehouses — and got a taste of the roles on offer!

Shoutout to Karen for making them feel at home 💚
Can’t wait to have them on board!
Email: kmiller@edinburghcommunityfood.org.uk
#EdinComFood
August 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
6 fun cook clubs at Maidencraig wrapped up this week!
Run by Edinburgh Community Food at Viewpoint’s supported housing, the sessions looked at eating well for older adults with info on hydration, healthy snacking and simple recipes.

The verdict? Fish pie came out on top! 🐟🥧
Thank you! #EdinComFood
July 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
📣 Calling all professionals! Have you used our Cash First Toolkit? We are keen to hear about your experience. Your feedback is invaluable.

👉Take the survey: forms.office.com/e/NgZyp5pQdi
👉To find out more: bit.ly/3UwwrYr

#CashFirstToolkit #FinancialSupport #TakeTheSurvey #PovertyAwareness
July 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🌟 We are thrilled to announce that Jo, our Food and Health Development Team Lead, picked up our award for Best Charity/Outreach Initiative at the Probe Dental Health Awards 2025 in London on Friday! 🏆 🦷🪥

Thank you to everyone who supported our #EatWellforOralHealth journey. 😁

#DentalAwards2025
June 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🍅 Tomato heaven!
Granton Primary pupils are taking their plants home for the summer — we can’t wait to taste the results.
Part of our Growing to Love project with Veg Power, helping 38 schools across Edinburgh turn classrooms into gardens & grow lifelong skills. 🌿📚
Well done to the amazing growers!
June 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
📣 We’re hiring! Join us as Fundraising & Impact Manager
Help tackle food insecurity & drive change in Edinburgh.🍓
💼 21hrs, 3 days/week | £35–38k pro-rata
🗓 Apply by 16 July
🔗 Details: bit.ly/45Aikbx

#Jobs #Edinburgh #SocialJustice #ImpactManager #Fundraising #CharityJobs #JoinOurTeam
Job Vacancy: Fundraising and Impact Manager
We're seeking a proactive person to lead our fundraising strategy and demonstrate the impact of our work addressing food insecurity and promoting community wellbeing.
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June 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
☀️🌧️ Rain or shine, there’s loads to do in Edinburgh this summer! Check out free & low-cost family activities across the city, updated regularly by the Council.🍓
🔗 www.edinburgh.gov.uk/family-activ...

#Edinburgh #FamilyFun #Summer
June 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
We're hiring a Food Insecurity Resource Coordinator! Join us to support food justice and community wellbeing with dignity and impact.
📅 Closing date: Monday 7th July 2025 (noon)
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Job Vacancy: Food Insecurity Resource Coordinator
This is a fantastic opportunity for the perfect candidate to join our amazing team. We're looking for a Food Insecurity Resource Coordinator to build on our existing Cash First Toolkit and contribute ...
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June 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
🎉 Our Latest Newsletter is Out Now! 📰

We're all smiles here to share our latest highlights 😁.

👉 Dive into all the details here: bit.ly/3JtGM3k

#EdinComFoodHighlights #VolunteerAppreciation #EatWellforOralHealth #FoodEducation #Collaboration #NewsletterUpdate #NationalSmilesMonth
Latest Newsletter
Read about our recent work, nutrition news and what's coming up in our latest newsletter.
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June 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that Edinburgh Community Food and LINKnet Mentoring have been awarded Best Outreach/Charity Initiative at the Dental Awards 2025! 🏆

A huge thank you to everyone who supported us. #EatWellforOralHealth💙🍓🦷

👉 Watch all the incredible winners here: bit.ly/4dD2wqw
May 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Great to host The Courtyard Pantry, Glasgow Community Food Network, FoodLink NE and Transition Edinburgh South.
Powerful conversations, ideas, and a shared mission: building a fairer, more sustainable local food system across Scotland.
Thanks to @scalliance.bsky.social for supporting this exchange🍓
May 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Last week, we hosted a REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene course at Edinburgh Community Food—14 participants, all passed! ✅ A great mix of organisations joined us to earn this nationally recognised qualification.

One said: “We learnt a lot. You are an excellent course leader!”

#EdinComFood #FoodHygiene
May 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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@edincomfood.bsky.social are recruiting for sessional Community Cooks to assist with their community development projects.

£18 per hour / 18 hours per week / 2 posts available

#cooks #food #community #nutrition #lifestyle

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Community Cooks with Edinburgh Community Food – Goodmoves
The Community Cook sessional workers will join our dynamic team, assisting with our community development projects to facilitate cooking group sessions, deliver educational activities and promo...
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April 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Come & join our REHIS Food Hygiene Training on Wednesday 7th May, 9.00am - 4.00pm at 22 Tennant Street, EH6 5ND 🍎🏃🏻‍♀️👨🏻‍🍳
* prepare food safely and confidently and improve your CV
Register at: www.edinburghcommunityfood.org.uk/Event/rehis-...

#Trainingcourse #edinburghtraining #edinburghfoodcharity
REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene - 07/05/2025 09:00:00
A professionally and nationally recognised certificated course which provides training in the principles and practices of good food hygiene. This interesting and useful course is designed for all food...
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April 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Great day with the Pilmeny Men's Group at our Operation Strawberry Marketplace – coffee, quiz, fresh fruit & veg, and good chat! Big thanks to Leith Gives Fund 👏🍓🥦☕🧠 #PilmenyMensGroup #LeithGives #CommunityDayOut
April 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🌱 Menu for All: Local Food Connections 🌱

Let’s shape the future of food together.
Free to attend – all welcome!
Sign up here: bit.ly/4jB4Srp

#GoodFoodNation #LocalFoodEdinburgh #SustainableFood #CommunityConnections #MenuForAll
Menu for All: Local Food Connections - 08/05/2025 10:30:00
Are you a food grower or distributor committed to building a better, more sustainable food system in Edinburgh? Join us for a networking event aimed at fostering collaboration, sparking new ideas, and...
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April 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
📰 Our April newsletter is live!

💙 Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
🥗 New Take & Make meals
🍴 Fresh recipes + cooking courses
🛒 Weekly Organic Marketplace
🏥 Hospital stalls

📍Check stall dates + all the good stuff inside:
🔗 bit.ly/3JtGM3k

#BowelCancerAwareness #PassItOn @nhslothian.bsky.social
Latest Newsletter
Read about our recent work, nutrition news and what's coming up in our latest newsletter.
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April 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
🙌 A big THANK YOU to our volunteers who helped pack potatoes & sort resources for our families for Easter Discover! Your dedication means so much.

Shoutout to @TattiesTaeTables for the generous donation of potatoes 🥔—helping us support families this Easter! 🐣💛🍓

#CommunityHeroes
April 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🌍🍏 Let’s Talk Food Waste! 🍎🌍

Buying loose fruit & veg means you get only what you need—less waste, more savings! 🥦♻️

Edinburgh Community Food’s Organic Market offers loose produce, making sustainable shopping easy. 🌍💚

17–23 March is Food Waste Action Week—join in!

#EdinComFood #BuyLoose
March 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM
An inspiring day at @sustainweb where representatives from UK-wide Bridging the Gap pilot projects shared ways they're improving access to responsibly grown food. Edinburgh Community Food is proud to be part of this journey. 🎥 Watch the film: bit.ly/4i1kIvf 🍓
March 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM