Community Food Online Peer Session

Building a more resilient community food sector: Making the case for community food work

An interactive peer session will be held to explore how to effectively communicate the impact of community food work to funders, policymakers and colleagues. Participants will be encouraged to share approaches that have worked, those that have not, and lessons learned – whether through compelling data, powerful stories, or demonstrating how community needs are met.

The session will begin with an introduction outlining the challenge, followed by breakout groups where attendees can discuss their own work with others.

Who are these peer sessions for? The online peer sessions are designed for volunteer or paid practitioners currently working with or within a community food initiative that supports access to good food. They provide an opportunity to discuss current issues and network in small groups. Attendance will be limited to ensure everyone has the chance to contribute, and organisations are asked to book only one space.

Webinars are also being planned for those who prefer to listen to others speak about their community food work.

How else can people get involved? Volunteers are being sought to help start conversations in the breakout groups. Those with experience of communicating the impact of community food work – whether successfully or less successfully – are invited to share their insights. Facilitators will run the breakout sessions, but organisers note that it is helpful to have someone with direct community food experience to open discussions in the smaller groups. Anyone interested in volunteering can contact phs.cfhs@phs.scot.

Once a booking has been made, participants are asked to mark the time in their diary. A Microsoft Teams invitation will be sent closer to the event.