Eat Well for Oral Health

Edinburgh Community Food and LINKnet Mentoring are excited to be offering FREE 6 week cooking and nutrition courses throughout the year to help people gain confidence in cooking nutritious affordable meals and providing oral health awareness information. Read more
Edinburgh Community Cafe Network - Take 5 Access

Take 5 Access was a 12-week themed programme to improve: access to healthier food, advice and partnership support services in a friendly, inclusive local setting for multiple vulnerable communities. Read more
Healthy Little Foodies

Our Early Years Nutrition Specialist, Jess Pearson, is running sessions online and around Edinburgh helping families learn how to feed their babies, toddlers and young children a healthy diet. Read more
Edinburgh Community Cafe Network

The Edinburgh Community Cafe Network brings cafes together to help increase the community cafe brand and to bridge, bond and link their social capital. Read more

Community Projects

Discover! Videos and Recipes

Here you'll find some short cooking videos to support our Discover! families. Read more

Support for Carers

Find out what we've been doing to support carers, thanks to funding received from Vocal. Read more

Edinburgh Community Food and LINKnet Mentoring are excited to be offering FREE 6 week cooking and nutrition courses throughout the year to help people gain confidence in cooking nutritious affordable meals and providing oral health awareness information. Read more

Edinburgh Community Cafe Network - Take 5 Access

Take 5 Access was a 12-week themed programme to improve: access to healthier food, advice and partnership support services in a friendly, inclusive local setting for multiple vulnerable communities. Read more

Healthy Little Foodies

Our Early Years Nutrition Specialist, Jess Pearson, is running sessions online and around Edinburgh helping families learn how to feed their babies, toddlers and young children a healthy diet. Read more

Discover!

Read about Edinburgh Community Food's involvement in the City of Edinburgh Council's Discover! programme aimed at support families over the school holidays. Read more

Fussy Eaters' Workshop

This online workshop offers practical tips on managing fussy eating behaviours. Please contact Jess at [email protected] or telephone 0131 467 7326 to book a place. Read more

Edinburgh Community Cafe Network

The Edinburgh Community Cafe Network brings cafes together to help increase the community cafe brand and to bridge, bond and link their social capital. Read more

Weaning Workshop

Free advice on introducing food to your baby via online Zoom session. Please e-mail Jess at [email protected] if you would like to join. Read more

The Willow Service

The Willow Service was created by NHS Lothian and City of Edinburgh Council to address the social, health and welfare needs of women in the criminal justice system. Edinburgh Community Food works within this service to support the nutritional needs of the women visiting the centre. Read more

Out and About Project - South Edinburgh

This project is run in partnership with Edinburgh and Lothians Greenspace Trust and funded by City of Edinburgh Council and NHS Lothian and aims to increase social capital, promote healthy lifestyles and reduce health inequalities through community development. Read more

Latest

Professionals Fussy Eating Workshop

This 1.5 hour workshop is designed for professionals working with families. It aims to improve confidence to support families struggling with fussy eating behaviours, providing tips and advice for how to navigate discussions.
REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene

A professionally and nationally recognised certificated course which provides training in the principles and practices of good food hygiene. This interesting and useful course is designed for all food handlers working or volunteering in a catering role.
REHIS Food and Health

Elementary Food & Health is a nationally recognised seven hour course (delivered over 2 days) which provides training in the principles of good nutrition and getting a healthy, balanced diet. Our highly qualified team of friendly and approachable Association for Nutrition-registered Nutritionists have wide experience of delivering REHIS training to people from different backgrounds and all levels of experience.
Edinburgh Community Food Menu for All Network Launch

At Edinburgh Community Food, we believe everyone has the right to nourishing food that supports their mental and physical well-being. On Friday 6th October, we're launching our 'Menu for All' network. ‘Menu for All’ will combine food and support access aims to give Edinburgh the scalable capacity to respond to need, build and coordinate capacity across the city, and provide accessible and reliable services of support to those most in need in times of crisis.

What We Do

Edinburgh Community Food is all about helping people enjoy delicious, fresh, healthy food and making sure everyone in our city has access to an affordable, healthy diet. We believe in: Healthier Food - Healthier Lives - Healthier Futures.
Take & Make DIY Meals

Our Take & Make DIY Meal Packs have everything you need to make delicious, nutritious meals.
Home Deliveries

We have a selection of exceptional quality fresh fruit and veg boxes ready for FREE home delivery within Edinburgh 4 days a week. Find out more here or check out our shop section. A minimum order will now be £25 for a free delivery.
Volunteer with us

We're looking for energetic and enthusiastic people to volunteer and support us.
Edinburgh Community Cafe Network

The Edinburgh Community Cafe Network brings cafes together to help increase the community cafe brand and to bridge, bond and link their social capital.
REHIS Food Hygiene

We deliver certificated REHIS Food Hygiene courses.
Contact Us

Contact details for Edinburgh Community Food
Food and Health Development Team

All our Food and Health Development Team are Registered Associate Nutritionists. Find out who they are here!
Best Start Foods

Best Start Foods, a payment that replaces the UK Government's Healthy Start vouchers in Scotland.
Our Strategic Plan

Continuity and consistency are very much at the heart of what we do. We know that with our expertise, experience and connections we can be at the heart of creating healthier futures for everyone who lives and works in our city.