Publications
Highland Environmental Network (HEN)
Why Local Food?
LocalFoodWorks was a partnership project of the Soil Association and Countryside Alliance to help foster local food economies. Although the project has ended , the information on the website is still available. The project was based in England, but much of the information is relevant to projects here. In particular the website contains an extensive library with sections on allotments, benefits of local food, box schemes in England (including CSAs), briefing sheets, business and marketing advice, case studies, composting information, health issues and more. This site is a good first stop for further information and links.
A discussion of the potential benefits of the local food sector to the economy, the environment, communities and health in Scotland. Publication of Scottish Consumer Council, February 2004. Discussion paper with examples.
UK-wide website devoted to local food, with recipes, articles and a directory of local producers who sell direct or retailers who sell most of their products locally.
CSA
Community Supported Agriculture Feasibility Study for Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Study by Jo Hunt, published 2004, describing the CSA model, examples in Britain, findings of the 2004 research, and recommendations for future support.
The Soil Association Cultivating Communities Project documents
Cultivating Communities promoted CSAs within the U.K. The project has now ended, but the website information is still available:
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CSA Action Manual. A 'dynamic document' designed to assist in the development of community food initiatives, with downloadable manual and information on books and publications.
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Document archive and links. An rrchive of Soil Association publications, research articles, conference and seminar papers, and Cultivating Community newsletters.
Healthy Food and Fitness
Some statistics compiled by NHS Highland, in pdf format.
Published by Scottish Community Diet Project. Contains brief summary of activities of a number of projects throughout Scotland. Available (while copies last) from Scottish Community Diet Project.
Horticultural Production
SAC has a number of technical documents, including a number dealing with organic growing, available on its website. Further advice and publications are also available to subscribers.
The Soil Association website contains a number of technical documents relating to horticultural production, particularly organic issues. Some can be downloaded.
Information on growing and selling in Scotland, together with seasonal recipes, healthy eating tips, historical diets, and handouts from workbooks. Aimed at new, small scale growers.
Policy Documents
