The Good Food For Glasgow Podcast

How can community food workers make the services they provide more understanding of the experience of asylum seekers, and more accessible given everyone’s varied cultural and religious food needs? Govan Community Project’s Food for All Group answered these questions by co-creating easy to understand educational resources for those in the sector and running training sessions. In this podcast episod...

Taste the Place is a Glasgow-wide campaign celebrating Glasgow’s 850th Anniversary and its rich food scene.  In this episode we speak to Rebecca Ricketts from the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce to hear what the campaign is all about. Staff from three of the participating restaurants, Fernanda Kimani from The Calabash, Eddie Kim from Gomo Kimchi, and Yeenzy Lim-Seet from Suissi Vegan Kitchen, tell us...

In this episode I speak to two organic farmers, Bryce Cunningham, the dairy farmer who founded Mossgiel Dairy in East Ayrshire, and Chris Walton from Peelham Farm, producers of meat and charcuterie products in the Scottish Borders. They discuss how they have adapted their farming practices to meet organic standards and changing customer priorities. This episode marks the opening of applications to...

For this episode we’re meeting at the intersection of veganuary and Burns Night to talk to our guests about vegan haggis.  Featuring Glasgow-based influencer vegan Soph, James Macrae, the head chef at the iconic Stravaigin restaurant, and customers at Dig In Community Greengrocers, discussion ranges from how to make a vegan haggis, some traditional and experimental ways to enjoy haggis, and questi...

Tuesday 10th December was Human Rights Day, and people who want to see the human rights bill back on the Scottish Government’s agenda marched down the royal mile and demonstrated outside of Holyrood. The right to food, alongside many other rights, was to be included in the bill, and we got a chance to speak to human rights campaigners and those passionate about food justice alike about why they we...

This episode is all about mushrooms, in honour of national mushroom day happening earlier this month. If you’re curious about how to grow gourmet mushrooms in the heart of the city, this is the episode for you, as we’ll hear all about how Glasgow Mushroom Company do this from co-founder Hendrik Mans. We’ll also hear about the relations between mushrooms, plants, and humans from Dr Emily May Armstr...

In this episode we hear from four of the local businesses featured in the 3rd Edition of the Glasgow Sustainable Food Directory.  They share why they are passionate about sustainability and serving great food, as well as some of the challenges to making sustainable changes. Listen if you love hearing about delicious food from passionate business owners and chefs. Useful links:  The Glasgow Sustain...

In this episode we speak to three people working in food policy on how the change in the UK Government could affect food policy and the changes in food policy they would like to see this new government implement.  We hear perspectives with a focus on different parts of the UK - Sofia Parente from Sustain , Anna Chworow from Nourish Scotland , and Jill Muirie from Glasgow Centre for Population Heal...

This is the second of two episodes focusing on breastfeeding, and this episode features speakers from Breastfeeding Network UK, Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership, and Glasgow Clyde College talking about their advice for new parents and some of the support available for challenges they might experience around breastfeeding. Useful links: Glasgow Breastfeeding Network UK Linktree Parent Clu...

In this episode we’re talking about the benefits of breastfeeding for equity, sustainability, and health. This episode isn't just for those who are breastfeeding or soon to be, it's for anyone who is interested in how breastfeeding relates to the wider food system and health. Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership and Glasgow Clyde College share how they're working to increase the...

This episode features PHD researcher Beth Cloughton talking about her research at Baltic Street Adventure Playground and how their work facilitates ethical consumption. Listen on for chat about neoliberalism and its impact on environmental action, the meaningful action around food we can be taking in our own lives, and a critical view on what ethical consumption is. Useful links: Baltic Street Adv...

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 incl...

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 tal...

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...

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...

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...

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&#...

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 Adv...

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 Recycli...

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 s...

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...

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 el...

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...

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 l...

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 S...