Royston, North Glasgow, is considered a food desert, where residents face economic disadvantage, limited access to fresh produce, and social isolation. The North Glasgow Community Food Initiative will explore how the Royston Food Hub’s connected activities—community gardening, local food growing, cookery classes, and the community pantry—together influence health, wellbeing, and food security.

This RSE award will support a series of Food Hub Groups, where residents can share their experiences, priorities, and ideas for how local food spaces can better meet community needs. The research will combine feedback from participant discussions, health and wellbeing surveys, and creative participatory methods to understand what works, what barriers remain, and what changes people want to see. By placing community voices at the centre, this project will generate new knowledge about how integrated, community-led food hubs can support healthier diets, stronger social connections, and a more sustainable local food environment—informing future development across North Glasgow.