North Glasgow Community Food Initiative

Who are we? We are a community health project run by volunteers with the aim of improving awareness of healthy living in North Glasgow. Our current activities include: low price fruit and vegetables sessions, a gardening project, cookery groups, weaning workshops and outreach work.

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Our vision Our vision is to engage people in practical and sustainable food related projects that inspire health and well-being and celebrate the diverse nature of communities in North Glasgow.

Aims To have a positive impact on the health of those living in North Glasgow· To encourage community development and cultural awareness in order to strengthen the diverse communities of North Glasgow.

History North Glasgow Community Food Initiative (NGCFI) has operated as a non-profit making organisation since June 2001. It was initially established by students from Student Action For Refugees (STAR) at Glasgow University, under the name of the North Glasgow Food Co-op. It was set up in response to research carried out by the Glasgow Asylum Rights Campaign who had identified a need for the local provision of cheap fresh fruit and vegetables in order to encourage its consumption and a need for projects that were intended for use by the whole community. In the first year the project was run entirely by volunteers and in September 2002 the project received funding from Integration Resources to take on staff to support and develop the activities. The organisation then changed its name to the 'North Glasgow Community Food Initiative' and broadened its focus to include expanded fruit and vegetable sessions, a delivery service, an allotment project and cookery activities. It has been growing ever since!

Staff:

Project Manager: Greig Sandilands

Community Food Development Worker: Debbie Ballantyne

Volunteer Co-ordinator: Nathalie Ouriachi

Community Garden Co-ordinator: Kate Kelly
Youth Gardener: Marie McInnes

Finance Officer: Diane Gillespie
Milton Community Garden Coordinator: Natalie McCall
Milton Assistant Gardener: Chris Woods

Administrator: Kathleen Harvie
Van Driver: Robert Graham

Board of Directors
Chairperson: Martha Wardrop
Vice Chair: Vacancy
Treasurer: Esperance Kaneza
Secretary: Ann MacLeod
Minute Secretary: Laura Christie
Cornel Neil, Penny Cole

Shiona MacPhail, Mussa Marandura,

Rose Sehakizinka, David Gray

Contact Details:
North Glasgow Community Food Initiative
Flemington House, Room F3

110 Flemington Street

Springburn Glasgow
G21 4BF
Tel 0141 558 2500 /2600 (fax)
General email enquiries: admin@ngcfi.org.uk
Scottish Charity No.SC036842 Company Registered in Scotland No.290958
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