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Motion · S6M-12955 · 23 Apr 2024

Positive Contribution of the Galloway Food Hub

Lodged by Emma Harper Standard Motion 20 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament recognises what it sees as the contribution of the Galloway Food Hub, a fortnightly online farmers market located in the village of St John’s Town of Dalry, in Dumfries and Galloway, to increasing access to climate- and nature-friendly produce, providing local employment and volunteering opportunities within a highly rural area, and educational opportunities within partnering schools and community organisations; further recognises it for making what it considers to be a positive impact on food poverty with food donations; understands that the Food Hub’s online shop includes a wide range of dairy and bakery products, meat, wool, honey, candles, preserves, plants, and even one-on-one vegetable gardening consultations; further understands that the Hub is one of many such groups served by the Open Food Network UK software platform, built for selling food in unusual amounts, for instance, a dozen eggs, a bunch of parsley, or whole chickens in variable weights, and that it allows producers to create online shops, collect payments, and sell through other shops that are on the platform, with reduced-rate courier services; understands that wholesalers can integrate the software with their existing systems and can manage buying groups to supply customers with their own produce; recognises that the Open Food Network can be accessed by communities to bring together producers in their local area; applauds what it sees as the creativity and ingenuity behind a food distribution system that is good for the planet, and wishes everyone involved with the Galloway Food Hub every success for the future.

Supporters (20)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.