Scottish milk producers & suppliers! Interested in supplying Scotland’s public sector?

APUC has published a PCS-Tender for fresh dairy products, including organic milk, to the Scottish Higher (HE) and Further (FE) Education sector and some other public sector bodies in Scotland.

Happy #EatScottishVenisonDay! 🦌

We're all about making good food the easy choice, and it's brilliant to see Scottish venison on the menu like schools on Islay and Jura.

Want to read about a pilot project that brought venison to school plates? 👇
www.soilassociation.org/our-work-in-...

📢@eastayrshire.bsky.social, long-standing gold #FoodforLifeServedHere certified caterer, is seeking partners to provide fresh, local & sustainable food for school meals, incl #organicproduce
Join a movement that values health, environment&community. www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/...

Good Food Nation – time to fix food Kirsty Tait, Scotland Director, on why engaging properly with citizens could be the key to success for food policy in Scotland.

With the landmark Good Food Nation Plan reaching its final publication, it’s an exciting time for Scottish food policy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

In a new blog, FFCC's Kirsty Tait reflects on the unique opportunity that the Good Food Nation Act’s local five-year plans offer to ensure citizen voices are heard.

Read on 👇

The #FoodforLifeScotland team are excited for Day 1 of #assistconf2025.

Come and see us at Stand 44. We're looking forward to a day of interesting talks and discussions and catching up with colleagues from across the #schoolmeals sector! #ScottishSchoolMeals

Stand Up for Nature!

Scotland’s nature is struggling, but the Natural Environment Bill could be a turning point.

We need to show MSPs that nature matters to Scotland’s people.

📆Thursday 12 June
🕒12:30-2pm
📍Scottish parliament

Join the demo:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stand-up-f...

Calling all Scottish Dairy Producers & Suppliers: do you want to supply into local authorities? @scotlandexcel.bsky.social will soon tender for the Supply and Distribution of Milk framework. The Prior Information Notice (PIN) is live. Find out more & register interest: soilassociation.co/3RYPf1v

Huge congratulations to our partners at @argyllandbute.bsky.social on last night's #PSCAwards win! The #EstatetoPlate venison project, in collaboration with local business Wild Jura and ourselves at Food for Life Scotland, won the Sustainability Award! 🏆

First care homes in Scotland achieve Food for Life Served Here bronze award Collectively these sites serve more than 50,000 meals each year. The Food for Life Scotland (FFLS) programme, led by Soil Association Scotland and funded by Scottish Government since 2009, provides a ...

🏆 Big win for better food in care!

Two Scottish care homes just became the first to earn a #FoodForLifeServedHere Bronze award 🎉

👏 Congrats to Crosslet House & Queens Quay House for putting fresh, local & sustainable food on every plate 💚

🔗 soilassociation.co/3G2U6Mb

👏 Big win for West Dunbartonshire Council!

Crosslet House & Queens Quay House care homes have earned the #FoodForLife Bronze award! 🥉

💚 50,000+ meals a year
🌱 Fresh, sustainable, locally sourced
🍽️ Food made with care

Read more about this fantastic achievement: soilassociation.org/our-work-in-...

The award-winning #GivePeasAChance pilot is proving that small changes – like adding locally grown, organic split peas to school meals – can have a BIG impact.

Discover how this project is shaping the future of school food: youtu.be/7xBff8gbXaY?...

Closing #InternationalSchoolMealsDay with a big THANK YOU to the caterers, suppliers, teachers and school staff who ensure Scotland's young people have good food on their plate every school day. Here's to you!

Glasgow catering team 'full of beans' after winning top award THE humble bean has helped a team of city catering staff win a prestigious award.

Fantastic to see the award-winning Full of Beans campaign by #FFLSH @glasgowcc.bsky.social featured in the @glasgowtimes.bsky.social.

Collaboration is a key part to putting good food on the plate for Scotland's young people.

Congratulations to all involved!
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2500294...

Pupils in @aberdeencc.bsky.social have been learning all about local organic peas with project partner RNCI - exploring how they grow, why they’re good for us, and how local food makes a difference. 🌱
🎥 The countdown is on! The #GivePeasAChance! film is coming soon. Stay tuned! 👀

Welcome @renfrewshire.gov.uk back to Food for Life. We're delighted to be supporting your fantastic catering team!

Thank you Mia and Seonaid at Renfrewshire, and your team, for your enthusiasm and commitment to good food.

#ScottishSchoolMeals #GoodFoodNation

@mairigougeon.bsky.social

What a show! | Reflecting on an inspiring #ScotHot2025

We’re leaving ScotHot feeling energised and more determined than ever to make good food the easy choice for everyone in Scotland.

Congratulations again to our competitors!

So exciting! Massive congrats to everyone who made this happen along the supply chain

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The #FoodforLifeServedHere team are at stand 599 at #ScotHot2025!

Discover more about how we're getting local and sustainable Scottish food in to the public sector.

Let's work together to put good food on the plate 🫛🥦🍎

Picked up a copy of Serving the Public and looking forward to reading #foodforlife #publicfood

Meet the 2025 Children’s Food Awards finalists! | Sustain The Children’s Food Campaign will be announcing the winners of our latest Children’s Food Awards at our Summit on Tuesday 25 February. Meet the nominees below who have been chosen as the finalists.

🎉 Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that we are FINALISTS for Best Local Initiative Championing Children’s Healthy Food in the Children's Food Awards 2025! 🏆🍎

Winners for all awards will be announced on 25 Feb! bit.ly/4hay0Fh #ChildrensFood25 #GivePeasAChance

Very exciting to see this project that we've been supporting go live!

Huge thanks to all involved in making it happen -
Christine Boyle @argyllandbute.bsky.social, Cath at Wild Jura and our own Lucie, Supply Chain Lead at #FoodforLifeScotland. What a team 👏