Food Waste

The Kinlochleven Community Trust is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status and a membership body in the village of Kinlochleven in South Lochaber. Through land and facilities management, community development, education, and environmental projects the Trust aims to improve living conditions and opportunities for all in the village and ultimately, tackle inequalities that our village is experiencing (as shown on the SIMD).

Our core value is to reduce waste. To help our Comunity and surrounding areas (Grantown) achieve this we have created a unique shopping experience. Shopping with us is fun, therapeutic, calming, rewarding... and more! We offer a fantastic selection of refillable wholefoods, oils & vinegars, cleaning products and hair & body products. We are here to help make zero waste and eco-friendly shopping easy for everyone. We aim to source all our products as sustainably as possible and where we can, as local as possible. So you know you are supporting workers who receive a fair wage, good working conditions and protecting our planet.

The aims of our group are:

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Papay Garden grow nutrient-dense fruit & veg, supports volunteer opportunities, the Papay school and a Growers Group, aiming to engage the local community with growing, and eating seasonal foods, reducing waste & food miles and enhancing mental & physical well-being.

Northmavine Community Development Company's Growng Local Project aims to support local growing and food production in Northmavine. The aim of the project is to help increase access to locally-grown produce, highlight the benefits of growing to health and wellbeing and reduce food miles.

Working together to make our communities of Ardersier, Croy & Tornagrain stronger.

The Arisaig Eco Project (part of Arisaig Community Trust) is a small, community-based environmental project, and we bring people together in lots of ways, raising awareness of climate change ... growing food, re-using, swapping, sharing, reducing waste, enjoying nature, walking and cycling.

Greener Orkney's Community fridge distributes excess food from supermarkets with the aim of reducing food waste whilst also reducing food insecurity.

A community resource that helps reduce food waste by sharing surplus of fresh food using the fridge.

The Helmsdale Community Larder is available for community members as a source of food supplies. Based beside the Helmsdale Community Centre it is open 3 days a week for access. 

The Community Bothy aims to reduce waste by distributing a surplus of frozen and packaged foods. The community bothy is open to anyone who can make use of it; opening times can be found on the website linked below. 

Supporting goodness in the communities - inspired by scripture to act on social injustice and inequality 

Helping to reduce waste and located in Inverness, The community cupboard is open from 8 am - 8 pm daily to help support the community. 

Aims to build community resilience by bringing people together to grow food,knowledge and confidence.

Reducing food waste and spreading kindness. The sharing shed has a community fridge and leader, which through the redistribution of surplus food, aims to reduce food waste in the Thurso area.