Forth Valley Food Links

Welcome to Forth Valley Food Links' (FVFL)  website, which aims to bring you the latest news and information on developments towards a sustainable local food economy for the Forth Valley area of Scotland – Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling local authority areas.  Forth Valley Food Links is a project of Forth Environment Link.

 
Our Projects
Forth Environment Link Continues Auld Alliance PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 21 January 2010

Forth Valley Food Links is delighted to welcome French agriculture and land management student, Claudine Vibert, on placement as a volunteer between until March 2010.
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Forth Environment Link Seeks Maternity Cover for Executive Officer PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 21 January 2010

Forth Environment Link is looking for an experienced leader on a One Year Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover) for the Executive Director post.  The hours are 28 hrs/week, £26,650 - £28,700 pro rata.
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Good Report for 'Food Miles Plus' Pack Pilot PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 30 June 2009

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  The final evaluation report of the ‘Food Miles Plus’ Activity Resource Pack© is now available, following the pilot phase.
Last Updated ( Monday, 21 September 2009 )
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Food Miles Plus Activity Resource Pack PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 December 2008
Forth Valley Food Links, NHS Forth Valley and Forth Environment Link have produced a ‘Food Miles Plus’ Activity Resource Pack© that encourages exploration and discussion of the many issues involved in getting food from ‘farm-to-fork’.

The pack is an awareness-raising tool about local food, and its impact on the environment, our health, our communities and our local economy. It will help people to think about making informed choices about buying more healthy and sustainable food, and provide information about local food, and local food initiatives.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 December 2008 )
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Square Foot Gardening Project PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 December 2008

Tutor Mike Hamilton explaining the Square Foot Gardening System to keen listeners
Square Foot Garden Taster Session at Denny WASP
Square Foot Gardening is a “new way to garden in less space with less work…no heavy digging or all-at-once harvest, less watering, weeding and thinning” .  It is a system of gardening developed by Mel Bartholomew in the USA that uses a number of square foot beds to grow fruit, vegetables and herbs.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 04 December 2008 )
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Events Calendar

Stirling Farmers' Market
February 13, 2010
Falkirk Farmers’ Market
February 14, 2010
Vanishing of the Bees Film (U)
February 22, 2010
NOURISH Network Event
February 26, 2010 - February 27, 2010
Dunblane Potato Day
February 27, 2010
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Food Directory

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