The D&G Local Food Gatherings are open to anyone interested in being part of conversations around sustainable, healthy and equitable food systems. There will be 4 across the region: Dumfries, Thornhill, Gatehouse and Stranraer.

Info about all the events is here https://www.dgsustainablefoodpartnership.org/local-food-gatherings

Booking for the first event on 19th September is here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/local-food-gathering-loch-arthur-tickets-166797460695

D&G Sustainable Food Partnership's themes and goals are:

Healthy Food for All Tackling food poverty, diet related ill-health and access to affordable healthy food.
Good Food Movement Building public awareness, active food citizenship and a local good food movement.
Sustainable Food Economy Creating a vibrant, prosperous and diverse sustainable food economy.
Food Governance and Strategy Taking a strategic and collaborative approach to good food governance and action.
Food for the Planet Tackling the climate and nature emergency through sustainable food and farming and an end to food waste.
Catering and Procurement Transforming catering and procurement and revitalizing local and sustainable food supply chains.

Their work is aligned with the Sustainable Food Places Network, a UK wide movement of similar sustainable food partnerships.