Tim, when they're young downies they need to be hand fed, as they get older and can feed themselves you can either bring them to the food that is covered with a paper towel that magically comes off at some point. Or you can put a trap door in the side of large cardboard box and slide the food in while you hide outside, it's all slight of hand. I think trying to avoid food association with goshawks is more to fool the falconer into thinking that the bird doesn't know where the food is coming from, that way later on when the birds behavior goes down the toilet the falconer can say that there was no food association, so the falconer is not to be blamed. Just my very opinionated opinion.
Paul Domski
New Mexico, USA