Join us in celebrating World Food Day on 16th October 2020!
This October thousands of people will be celebrating the United Nation’s World Food Day, which this year is about recognising our food heroes – farmers, growers, cooks and all those working across the food system to help people get good food. Now more than ever we need to eat well and connect with our communities.
Edible Edinburgh have teamed up with the Soil Association to bring you Edinburgh’s World Food Day Festival on Friday 16th October 2020. This virtual event will celebrate Scotland’s local food culture and showcase some of the food activity that is happening across the city on World Food Day.
World Food Day is also one of the Soil Association’s key events for involving communities in Food for Life Get Togethers, which are events and activities that help connect people through good food. The Soil Association have small grants available to support community led food growing, cooking and sharing activities, as well as other resources and a World Food Day Hamper of activities to help bring your event to life. Join in with a planned event or host your own activity, big or small. If your organisation would like to be part of Edinburgh’s World Food Day Festival, please get in touch.
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World Food Day Poster Contest
If you’re between ages 5 to 19 you’re invited to take part in the international World Food Day poster contest! Design a poster based on your favourite food hero, this can be anyone within the food system that works hard to bring food from farm to fork, and upload your poster here for a chance to win. The deadline for applications is 6th November. Winners will be promoted on the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization social media and their offices around the world. Winners will also receive a Certificate of Recognition and a surprise gift bag.
What’s Happening in Edinburgh on World Food Day?
Friday 16th October
- 9.30-11am Peas Please Veg Fest Webinar: How we can work together locally to encourage communities to take action on veg? Featuring Edinburgh Community Food! Register here.
- 12 noon – 1pm Soil Association Food for Life World Food Day Cookalong. As part of the Get Togethers celebrations for World Food Day Food for Life are hosting a live Cookalong! Join Negat Hussein, Ambassador and Community Cook in cooking a delicious dish. Register here.
- 12 noon – 1pm Eden Project Communities World Food Day Lunch. Join Eden Project Communities with special Guest Ann Ward from Food for Life Get Togethers to enjoy a nourishing lunch together. Ann will introduce some mindful practice in relation to food which can help us maintain balance in these unusual times and we will be discussing multi cultural healthy recipes to keep you fighting fit this winter. Register here.
- 12.30-1.30pm Veg Fest Cook-along lunch with The Sustainable Kitchen – Cook-along at home (or just enjoy watching) with a Veg Fest inspired lunchtime dish to celebrate World Food Day! Register here.
- 5.30-6.30pm Scotland the Bread – Scottish Grain: Another Possible World. Panel discussion exploring Scotland’s potential to produce sustainable, nutritious and tasty wheat to benefit local communities. Register here.
- 7 – 8.30pm Propagate Scotland – ‘In Our Hands’ film screening and discussion. In Our Hands is the story of the farmers who are refusing to be the victims of history. A panel of experts will follow the film for a discussion into the future of food and farming in the context of Brexit, Covid-19 and climate change. The event will also be giving £30 worth of seeds away and a gardening book! Register here.
- Support climate-friendly catering at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26) next year. Sign the petition here and track the progress via Twitter @FoodatCOP.
Other Food Events
- Veg Fest 2020
When? Monday 12th – Friday 16th October
Nourish Scotland’s Peas Please project has teamed up with Veg Power and Veg Cities to bring together our community of cities, organisations, and individuals to discuss what place vegetables have in food policy, our diets, and the post-Covid-19 food environment. See the full programme of bitesize webinars taking place over the week here.
- Green Squirrel Virtual Grow-along
When? Wednesday 14th October: 6.30 – 8pm
In this interactive virtual session you’ll explore what we are harvesting in our gardens, ways to use and preserve our harvest and share useful tips and tricks for seed saving. Register here. - Nourish Scotland – Eating Veg is going down – What can WE do about it?
When? Various dates in October & November 2020
This interactive Zoom session will look at some of the obstacles we have in Scotland to sourcing and eating good food, specifically fresh veg. It’s an opportunity to learn how the current food system works, and to discuss as group the different barriers we face and how we might overcome them in our communities. Register here. - Veg Power’s Veg Chomp-ionship
For World Food Day 2020 Veg Power are challenging kids and their families to take on their ‘Veg Chomp-ionship tournament’ using downloads from their new Eat Them to Defeat Them activity book. More details here. - Edinburgh Community Food – Celebrating Local Food Heroes
The organisation are celebrating Edinburgh’s local food heroes who have gone above and beyond supporting their communities through supplying, cooking and delivering emergency food during the Coronavirus pandemic. Community members have been nominating their local food food heroes, who will receive a fantastic Take & Make meal kit – a choice of meals from around the world, and a certificate of recognition. Their local food hero stories will be shared on their Facebook and Twitter pages on World Food Day. - Edinburgh Farmer’s Market
When? Saturday 17th October 9am – 2pm
Where? Castle Terrace, EH1 2AE - Leith Crops in Pots – Market on the Croft
When? Every Sunday 10am – 5pm
Where? Leith Links / John’s Place - Stockbridge Market
When? Every Sunday 10 am – 4pm
Where? Saunders Street EH3 6TQ
Order online via NeighbourFood here. - Grassmarket Market
When? Every Saturday 10am – 4pm
Where? Central Reservation, Grassmarket EH1 2JR - Leith Market
When? Every Saturday 10am – 4pm
Where? Dock Place, EH6 6LU
Order online via NeighbourFood here.
