Food for Good

Understandably, things seem to be really up and down for people at the moment.

Within the world of the third sector, ‘transition’ has become as buzzy a word as ‘unprecedented’ with all organisations keen to move away from the initial stages of emergency food provision and on to something more sustainable, both for the people who they are supporting and for the organisations themselves. Not only are many of these organisations keen to return to their core projects but many do not have the funding to be able to continue this provision indefinitely.

Fortunately, the core team at Food for Good have been having this discussion for quite some time and are committed to continuing our support of vulnerable individuals and families around our three pillars of community, dignity and sustainability for the long road ahead. Our focus will lie on working with some of the community groups that we have created bonds with; building resilience, sharing knowledge and working together.

Over the past weeks, we have had some great discussions with other food providers including Scran Academy, Empty Kitchens, Full Hearts and Edinburgh Community Food and are working together to ensure that people are supported throughout, whilst transitioning away from a regular service.

From a partner side, we are already chatting with Streetwork and others about supporting their operations with our recipes, packaging and volunteer chefs to create community hubs of food production using sustainable ingredients and suppliers. The potential for real change here is huge with the aspiration of sharing our skills so that those who once received food from us will now learn how to prepare that food for others.

Meals and food are available for distribution via a number of partner organisations as well as through decentralised local drop-offs with community organisers and emergency only door-to-door deliveries.

People, communities and businesses in-need will be encouraged to get in touch if they require support.

The Food For Good coalition will provide a delivery service with freshly prepared meals as well as distributing surplus food that would otherwise be wasted from leading Edinburgh restaurants including Dishoom and Howies.

Edinburgh has a number of incredible emergency food relief organisations, feeding those in need across the capital, however, the current health pandemic has seen significant pressures put on these services. Together, the Food for Good coalition aims to ease some of these pressures and provide additional support to the existing services.

We will provide;

- Locally sourced, seasonal fruit and vegetables (250k veg portions served in 2020!)
- A range of dishes
- Supermarket surplus diverted from landfill
- Nutritious meat, often organic, from suppliers that give us an excellent deal
- Local, free-range eggs
- Nutritious bread from our friends at Twelve Triangles
- Valuable, paid work experience for young, displaced chefs
- Food boxed in compostable, sugarcane packaging

We are confident that together we can create a stronger version of the future that has been forced upon us.

If you have any questions about our service, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us