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Mike posted a status"Looking forward to hearing the WDM's Liz Murray on 'GAMBLING ON HUNGER: HOW BANKERS RE CONTROLLING THE PRICE OF FOOD' at Food Revolt 12 Nov"
Brian James Gibb is attending Mike's eventFood Revolt at Kinghorn Community Centre, Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
November 12, 2011 all day
A one day gathering looking at climate justice, food sovereignty and resistance. How the does the local food movement relate to wider global issues? How does eating local relate to famine, trade, aid and land use?…See More
Jacqueline Arreaza is attending Mike's eventFood Revolt at Kinghorn Community Centre, Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
November 12, 2011 all day
A one day gathering looking at climate justice, food sovereignty and resistance. How the does the local food movement relate to wider global issues? How does eating local relate to famine, trade, aid and land use?…See More
Mike posted an eventFood Revolt at Kinghorn Community Centre, Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
November 12, 2011 all day
A one day gathering looking at climate justice, food sovereignty and resistance. How the does the local food movement relate to wider global issues? How does eating local relate to famine, trade, aid and land use?…See More
Mike commented on Rebecca T's blog post Live Twitter Q&A With River Cottage Landshare Activists Incredible Edible Todmorden This Sunday"Sound great Rebecca, sorry I missed it, going to see if I can see it again on 4od. You can follow me on twitter at: http://twitter.com/mikefifediet"
Mike posted a blog postFIFE DIET AGM
This Saturday sees our first AGM as a properly constituted group. It's a chance to reflect on the year before and figure out what life (if any) there is in a post-CCF world.More importantly than that though it's a chance to eat bramble cupcakes, drink wine and listen to Phil Hanlon.Phil is Professor of Public Health at Glasgow University and is talking on the subject of "Seeds of Hope? Are we seeing the first signs of…See More
Mike replied to Mike's discussion Fife Diet Carbon Report 2010 in the group Food"Hi - thanks Osbert and Nick.
The danger of not just a parochialist but a right-wing nationalist embracing of 'localism' and 'food localism' is very real. I thinbk there is a danger with some of the Dark Mountain / Deep Ecology /…"
"Hi Mike
Thanks for sharing the report. What I think is most interesting is something that was beyond the scope of that particular study:
In the report you wrote:
However the Fife Diet project considers food miles and local eating as a gateway…"
Nick Wilding replied to Mike's discussion Fife Diet Carbon Report 2010 in the group Food"Many thanks for sharing this Mike and crew. There's lots to chew over (unavoidable pun, sorry).
Your points about Fife Diet as an 'entry point' on the sustainable food journey, individually and collectively, are important and it…"
Mike added a discussion to the group Food
Fife Diet Carbon Report 2010
After several months of haggling over figures and trying to finalise our data we have finally (today) published our carbon report on the impact of eating the Fife Diet way. See attached here: FifeDiet carbon report 3 August.docWe took a sample of our membership (just over 100 of 1200) and enrolled them as 'research volunteers'…See More
Mike is attending Kirsty Tait's event
Edinburgh Festival of Politics: Land for the People: Why land reform matters and why we need more of it at Committee Room 3, Scottish Parliament
August 20, 2010 from 4pm to 5:30pm
Over the last 20 years, several hundred thousand acres inScotland’s Highlands and Islands – including extensive estates and whole islands once owned by private landlords – have been taken into community ownership. James Hunter, a long standing campaigner for land reform, a former chairman of Highlands and Islands Enterprise, and a leading historian of the Highlands, reflects on this community ownership revolution and urges Scotland’s politicians to make more of this Scottish success…See More
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FIFE DIET AGM
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 13:17 0 Comments 0 Likes
This Saturday sees our first AGM as a properly constituted group. It's a chance to reflect on the year before and figure out what life (if any) there is in a post-CCF world.
More importantly than that though it's a chance to eat bramble cup
cakes, drink wine and listen to Phil Hanlon.
Phil is Professor of Public Health at Glasgow… Continue
Announcing Broomhill Gardens
Posted on June 30, 2010 at 20:40 3 Comments 0 Likes
Broomhill Gardens is the name chosen for the brand new community food garden and allotments we are launching in Burntisland. After a seemingly interminable wait for planning permission - we are finally ready to lay hoof to spade and cut turf. Of course by now its too late in the season to do anything but it will give us a few months to put in paths, fences, rotivate, sort out water supply, start improving… Continue
June News from the Fife Diet
Posted on June 14, 2010 at 10:00 1 Comment 0 Likes
Each month we'll be sharing our e-news from the Fife Diet project...this month we're eating strawberries, asparagus, courgettes, dill, coriander, pak choi, raspberries, basil, and pork pies(?!?) We are out of the hungry-gap and it's officially summer. Tomatoes and strawberries and salad are available again, and the last of the asparagus is still around (and… Continue
Comment Wall (8 comments)
- At 9:59 on April 30, 2010,
Will Coleman said… - Hi Mike
any joy for June 9th and 10th ... ?
cheers
Will
- At 15:48 on April 8, 2010, Nick Wilding said…
- Hi Mike
Brilliant to be catching up with your posts and to see your new persona - wish there had been a way to integrate all your previous material, och well.
I'm really keen to drive traffic into the groups on the site - eg where you've already been posting - so it's good to see your 'cow' pic coming up in the new widget on the front page. be good to have a cuppa sometime to touch base in any case and great if you're able to keep cross fertilising into fieryspirits...
best
nick
- At 19:19 on April 2, 2010, Will Coleman said…
- Good to hear from you Mike,
It would be great to meet up/catch up etc... if you need any blurb/promo I could easily provide
cheers
Will
- At 13:39 on April 1, 2010, Will Coleman said…
- 'orright me beauty?
Guess who's finally coming to Scotland?
Children in Scotland have booked me for their 'Sense of Place' (haven't I heard that term somewhere before?) conference in Inverness on Tues 8th June
They are paying my travel and accomodation but no fee, so it would be really good if I could cobble-up some paid work while I'm in the Big Country.
I need to be in London on Friday 11 (keynote at LSBU 'Place Based Learning' conference - which is paid) but it would be great if I could find a couple of schools in Scotland interested in some storytelling demonstration lessons and staff training for Weds 9th and Thurs 10th June.
Don't suppose you have any contacts or ideas that might bear fruit here? Got plenty of blurb and flyers to impree 'em if necessary...
oll an gwella
Will
cheers me dears
Will
www.willcoleman.co.uk
www.placebasedlearning.co.uk
- At 16:44 on March 30, 2010,
Kirsty Tait said… - Welcome back Mike- hope the Fife Diet is thriving. Have to look at the links to your blog and Pete's blog in the food group - are you writing about apple shares and google?! See you soon Kirsty
- At 16:20 on March 30, 2010, Brian James Gibb said…
- Dude
:)
b)
- At 15:56 on March 30, 2010,
Juliet Rose said… - Also ! where are you based now ? can you ping me your email?
Juliet
- At 15:54 on March 30, 2010, Juliet Rose said…
- Hi Mike
good to see you back - how are things going? how's the family ?
It would be good to catch up some time
Juliet
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