who are the future allotment holders?
who are the future allotment holders? This article interested me showing as it does a move towards making allotments much more a community resource for the future. Somerseet Community Food's survey of...
View ArticleLand available in Bristol
A group of people working out of Nigel Howe's Wood Mill business at Chelve are offering a large plot of land and pollytunnel to food growers. They are seeking someone who would like to grow food with...
View ArticleSustainable Design for Food and Drink Businesses
The role of sustainable design in creating profit for food & drink businesses is being explored at a conference in Taunton happening in March. Read more here: http://www.sustainable-design-uk.com/
View ArticleStuffed!
Great website that sets out debates about the future of food, to explore the issues surrounding how our food is produced and what impact this is having on our environment, society and animal welfare....
View ArticleLocal food newsletter in Bristol featuring Foodmapper
A March/April local food newsletter is now available that gives a glimpse into the extraordinarily rich diversity of food related activity in and around Bristol. To download please...
View ArticleConference for School Farms happening in Somerset
A School Farms Network Conference is happening in Somerset in July. For more information please see www.farmgarden.org.uk
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Free Cooking and Growing Courses in Bridgwater and Taunton
A few places are still available on our popular Get Set Grow courses. Don't miss out in March, book now! These courses the basics of what you need to know to get growing and cooking healthy, delicious...
View ArticleLand Partnerships & LandShare
If you are looking for land to start a new food enterprise, you might be interested in the following: Land Partnerships - update We're writing to update you on our plans following last month's Land...
View ArticleFood and Public Space in a Global City
Summer Colloquium: Food and Public Space in a Global City Saturday 21st May 2011 10am - 5pm Room 101 Clore Management Centre, Birkbeck College This colloquium will be focused on one particular city -...
View ArticleCalling all existing and budding community food projects in Somerset
Somerset Land & Food is a 3 year Local Food Fund project hosted by Somerset Community Food. http://www.somersetcommunityfood.org.ukThe project is now nearly half way through and our thoughts are...
View ArticleFood growing around social housing
As the competion for land use hots up, many local authorities are saying that social housing must take precedence over allotment provision. But with postage stamp gardens and car parking spaces, what...
View ArticleMinistry of Food - book review
http://transitionculture.org/2010/05/27/book-review-the-ministry-of-food-by-jane-fearnley-whittingstall/Book Review: 'The Ministry of Food' by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall The Ministry of Food: thrifty...
View ArticleNational Allotment Waiting Lists Survey 2010
http://www.transitiontownwestkirby.org.uk/files/ttwk_nsalg_survey_2010.pdfSummary 2010This survey of the allotment waiting lists held by the English principal local authorities is anupdate of a similar...
View ArticleLandfill Communities Fund - for new allotments?
Money raised from dumping rubbish could help people to grow their own food. Council leaders are calling on the Government to make available some of the money raised through landfill tax for people to...
View ArticleEnsuring access to land
Ingredients of Transition: Ensuring Land Access http://transitionculture.org/2010/11/04/ingredients-of-transition-ensuring-land-access/Mark, who organises a very popular local comedy night in...
View ArticleSustainable Communities Act and local food
See below the government's response to proposals under the Sustainable Communities Act regarding food and allotments With regard to food and allotments, the government will under the Act:*...
View ArticleGrowing Connections in South Somerset
To all people seeking land and all landowners, public and private, in South Somerset.Somerset Community Food invites you to:Growing Connections in South Somerset Exploring, enabling & supporting...
View ArticleEmerging Trends in Local Food Growing
Emerging Trends in Local Food Growing In the last two years there has been a rapid expansion in initiatives and projects aimed at tackling the demand for community gardening and food growing. This has...
View ArticleGot a supermarket near you? then use the roof!
Now here is a wonderful initiative in London. http://foodfromthesky.org.uk/Let's lobby supermarkets in Somerset to do the same. I have started with the Co-op!
View ArticleCampaign for Allot More Allotments
Here's a useful resource for people seeking new land to grow food on: http://www.allotmoreallotments.org.uk/
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