The Good Food For Glasgow Podcast

This episode is the first of two episodes exploring research into community food projects in Glasgow. In this episode Dr Helen Traill, Lecturer in Political Economy and Sustainability at the University of Glasgow's Adam Smith Business School, speaks about her recently published book, The Practice of Collective Escape: Politics, Justice and Community in Urban Growing Projects. This episode includes discussion of the two community green spaces which form the case studies of the book, the political and social dynamics at play in these spaces, and why they're important. Useful links: The Practice of Collective Escape Evaluation of the Glasgow City Food PlanRhythmanalysis: Space, Time and Everyday Life by Henri Lefebvre Community Gardening as Social Action by Claire Nettle

For this episode we hear all about the benefits of eating more beans and the plans for the new Full of Beans campaign taking place in Glasgow this year. Contributions from Beans is How, the global campaign to double bean consumption by 2028, the BeanMeals research project which is researching how we can incorporate locally grown beans into our school meals, and Glasgow's very own bean team talking about how the campaign came about, our plans for the next few months, and how you can get involved. The contributions have been adapted from the Full of Beans launch webinar - if you would prefer to watch the complete version with slides, you can find it here. Useful links: Full of Beans Webpage BeanMeals Beans is How Chef's Manifesto

This episode of the podcast is all about the Interfaith Food Justice Network and its members. It features speakers from SEVA Scotland, Hwupenyu Health and Wellbeing Project, and Stirling Aid discussing interfaith collaboration and knowledge sharing, how belief informs their food work, and the importance of culturally important food. Useful links: The Interfaith Food Justice Network The Interfaith Food Justice Declaration Hwupenyu Health and Wellbeing Project SEVA Scotland Stirling Aid

For this episode we're at Nourish Scotland's Veg Summit, hearing from a range of policymakers, producers, and stakeholders with their thoughts on getting Scotland eating more veg. If you want to find out why people in Scotland aren't eating more vegetables, especially ones grown here, and some of the ways we can work to change this, then this is the episode for you. From dietary health to public procurement to growing our own, this episode covers it all. Useful links: ⁠Nourish Scotland⁠ ⁠Food Standards Scotland⁠ ⁠Kettle Produce⁠ ⁠Sustainable Food Places⁠ ⁠Argyll and Bute Council⁠ ⁠Central and West Integration Network⁠ ⁠Scottish Grocers Federation Healthy Living Programme⁠ ⁠FEL Scotland⁠ ⁠Forth Valley Food Futures⁠ ⁠Edinburgh Garden Partners

For this episode we were joined by members of Govan Community Project's Food For All group who shared their work of bringing together the lived experience of asylum seekers using food provision services to inform service delivery and policy. We also heard from a Trustee of Glasgow South East Food Bank and their linkage with The Trussell Trust on their Guarantee Our Essentials Campaign. Useful links: Govan Community Project Glasgow South East Foodbank Guarantee Our Essentials - Sign the Petition Resources from the Food for All Group

For the second part in our tour of Glasgow's East End we take a tour of the Greencity Wholefoods warehouse and hear about their commitment to supplying ethical food. For our final stop we hear all about the sustainable practices at Italian inspired meets Scottish seasonality restaurant Celentano's. Useful links: Check out Glasgow Open Doors' other tours Greencity Wholefoods Celentano's

In part one of our tour of Glasgow's East End we talk to Alister and Beth at Baltic Street Adventure Playground and Jac from The Wash House Garden. Hear all about the incredible services that Baltic Street provide in one of Glasgow's most deprived areas, and the ways in which The Wash House balance being both a market and community garden. Useful links: The Tour on Guidgo Baltic Street Adventure Playground The Wash House Garden

In this episode we hear about the Grounds for Recycling Campaign - an initiative during the UCI World Cycling Championships reusing the city's coffee grounds for compost at the Botanic Gardens. The episode's guests are Rebecca Ricketts from the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, Hannah George from SWG3, and Ben Strachan from Urb-it. Useful links: What is the circular economy? Grounds for Recycling Participating Venues SWG3 Urb-it Production and editing by Thalia Groucott. Music by Oscar Wainwright.

In this episode we hear from Andrew Williams from CEMVO, who are one of Glasgow Food Policy Partnership's Partners. The discussion covers how race relates to inclusion in the climate sector, global action on climate change, workers rights in the food sector, and the refugee crisis.  Useful links: Thalia on Andrew's Disrupting the Doughnut of Doom Podcast CEMVO EMEN Land In Our Names Open seas

In this episode we take a nation-wide perspective and speak to several Food Partnerships from across Scotland about their focus and how this ties in to Scotland as a Good Food Nation. This kicks off at the Scottish Food Partnerships Gathering back in May. Useful links: Nourish Scotland Granite City Good Food Highland Good Food Partnership Sustainable Food Places Scotland Good Food Nation Act Other relevant episodes: Changing Our Food System The Glasgow City Food Plan

This episode is a spotlight on Kin Kitchen, a community food initiative based in the Southside of Glasgow. We hear from Jess, Kin Kitchen's co-founder, as well as volunteers Chloe, Jaafar, and Roisin. This episode gives an insight into the processes and considerations of a grassroots, community-focused and led organisations in it's first year of action, and we can't wait to see what else Kin Kitchen get up to. More from Kin Kitchen here: Website Instagram Facebook Govanhill Cookery Exchange and Recipe Book

From the 24-30th April is Global Intergenerational Week, and so for this episode we're talking to Bella Kerr from Generations Working Together and PHD researcher at the University of Manchester Zarina Ahmad. Listen to find out why intergenerational connection is so important for the movement to improve our food system, as well as what food can do to bring different generations together. Useful links: Generations Working Together Follow Zarina on LinkedIn Food For Life Get Togethers Production and editing by Thalia Groucott and music by Oscar Wainwright.

As part of Food Waste Action Week we spoke to Norma Gray from Zero Waste Scotland and Helen White from WRAP about why reducing food waste is so important and how households can do so.  Useful links:  Where to recycle your food waste if you live in a Glasgow Tenement Zero Waste Scotland Love Food Hate Waste - Food Waste Action Week Find all of our resources for Food Waste Action Week at linktr.ee/glasgowfpp Production and editing by Thalia Groucott and music by Oscar Wainwright

In this episode we hear about some of the work happening in 2023 to change our food system, spanning from small-scale market gardeners in rural parts of Scotland to the Scottish Government’s Good Food Nation Bill, and all the connectedness in between. We also discuss some of the barriers to tangible change in our food system, like funding cuts to vital grassroots organisations. Useful links: The Scottish Food Coalition on Twitter and their Website Food Train Propagate Glenkens Food Hub Sustainable Food Trust - Feeding Britain from the ground up Rob Percival’s The Meat Paradox on BBC Sounds Production and editing by Thalia Groucott, music by Oscar Wainwright.

In this episode we visit Elderpark Community Centre's Christmas Dinner and Locavore's Christmas Market. Listen to find out what people are wishing for this Christmas, the importance of welcoming community spaces, and for discussions about sustainability at Christmas.  You can find Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector's Festive Directory here. It shows all the different community services which will be open throughout the festive period. Useful links:  Urban Roots Locavore Jack Monroe's Nut Roast Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector's Festive Directory

In this episode we hear all about the Real Living Wage from three Glasgow businesses who are committed to paying it, as well as getting some background from Anna Hirvonen from Living Wage Scotland. Listen to this episode if you're interested in worker's rights and fair pay, or if you're a foodie wanting to hear about three amazing independent businesses in Glasgow - Tantrum Doughnuts, Dear Green Coffee Roasters, and sprigg.  Check out our guests:  Living Wage Scotland Tantrum Doughnuts sprigg Dear Green Coffee Find out more:  B-corp Get in touch with Lisa if you're a business wanting to know more about B-Corp via LinkedIn.  Credits: Produced, recorded, and edited by Thalia Groucott End music by Oscar Wainwright

In this episode we hear from the staff, volunteers, and community members at Kinning Park Complex Community Kitchen. If you want to hear about the thinking behind the meal, what people like about it, and why community meals are important, this is the episode for you. You can follow Kinning Park Complex Community Kitchen on Instagram @kinningparkcommunitykitchen or check out the other things going on at Kinning Park Complex on Instagram @kinningparkcomplex or on their website here. You can contact Jamie at jamie@kinningparkcomplex.org if you're interested in starting your own community meal. 

In this bumper episode of The Good Food For Glasgow Podcast, we're joined by 5 different academics researching sustainable food in their fields. We hear from Esther Papies who researches food choices and psychology at the University of Glasgow; Michael MacLeod who conducts food system life cycle analysis at Scotland's Rural College; Ada Garcia who researches nutrition at the University of Glasgow; and Matthew Alexander and Juliette Wilson who research food waste marketing at the University of Strathclyde. Listen to hear how sustainability informs their work, their current research and findings, and how you can get involved.  If you're interested in taking part in Ada's study into recipes with alternative forms of protein, you can contact her at ada.garcia@glasgow.ac.uk Production and editing by Thalia Groucott. Music by Oscar Wainright.

In this episode we hear a Glasgow-centric account of the cost of living crisis: how are people in Glasgow being affected by the crisis, and what solutions can we see to the increasing food insecurity? Useful links:  Independent Food Aid Network Pollokshields Community Food Point Scottish Pantry Network Castlemilk Law Centre Find Glasgow Food Policy Partnership: Online On Facebook On Instagram On Twitter Credits:  Production and editing by Thalia Groucott Music by Oscar Wainwright

In this episode Thalia talks to Charlotte Keeley from Glasgow Community Food Network and Judy Wilkinson from Glasgow Allotment Forum. They discuss the benefits of food growing for our health, the environment, and as a more ethical method of production. Listen to hear more about why it is so important that more growing space is made available in Glasgow. Check out the links below for everything mentioned in the podcast, and some other useful links: Glasgow Allotments Forum Food and Climate Action Project Glasgow Food Growing Strategy 2020-2025 Pasture Fed Livestock Association Street Goats Edible Estates Edinburgh IFAN cash first response to food insecurity leaflet Cost of living crisis webinar from Sustainable Food Places Glasgow Eco Trust Woodlands Community Garden Urban Roots St Paul’s Youth Forum