The project aims to support people in Aboyne and the surrounding area by providing essential food to local groups and organisations who have identified a need for additional food in their community, and can distribute that food out into their communities. The method of distribution is up to individual groups and can be accomplished in many ways, including providing essential groceries for their members needing help, setting up local larders, or using the food to produce meals in their community or organisation. Groups should operate on a not-for-profit basis, but do not necessarily need to be constituted. Enquiries are also welcome from health and social care professionals needing help for their clients.

The type of food available varies, but there is always a stock of dried, tinned and other non-perishable goods for groups to collect, along with a limited stock of household goods.

We are partly supplied by FareShare Scotland. FareShare is the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, who redistribute food to charitable groups with the joint aims of providing food to vulnerable people and reducing food waste. The food supplied by FareShare is distributed by CFINE (Community Food Initiatives North East).

Aboyne Community Food also relies on the generosity of local businesses and organisations and individual members of the public in providing donations of cash and goods, and is always happy to hear from any organisation or business in the area who can help.

Currently Aboyne Community Food is open on request for collections from our Green Shed situated at the Deeside Community Centre. Our premises are very small and, as we are all volunteers, groups will need to book an appointment to pick up goods.

For more information or to request an appointment, or to offer assistance in any way, please contact communityfood@aboynecomunitytrust.org.uk.