Community growing Archives

Food, Farming and Countryside Commission

The Food, Farming and Countryside Commission is an independent charitable organisation that was created following the inquiry from the Royal Society of the Arts Food, … Read more

Food themes: Agri-environment, Animal Welfare, Community growing, Environment, Food procurement

Types of resource: Organisations

Food Sovereignty

The term food sovereignty was developed during the World Food Summit in 1996 to represent an alternative to neoliberal food policies. It stands for communities … Read more

Food themes: Agri-environment, Community food, Community growing, Environment

Types of resource: Glossary

Plunkett Foundation

A charity supporting rural communities across the UK to tackle the issues they face through community business; businesses that are owned and run democratically by … Read more

Food themes: Community food, Community growing, Local food economy

Types of resource: Organisations

Exeter City Farm

A charity seeking to provide a thriving community hub, a place of recreation, education and therapy for the local community by creating and maintaining a … Read more

Food themes: Agri-environment, Community food, Community growing, Environment, Skills & training

Types of resource: Organisations

Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens

The Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens is a charity which supports, represents and promotes community-managed farms, gardens, allotments and other green spaces, creating … Read more

Food themes: Community food, Community growing, Healthy eating

Types of resource: Organisations

The Bioregional Learning Centre

The Bioregional Learning Centre is a not for profit company that works in South Devon as a backbone organisation serving the sustainable and resilient future … Read more

Food themes: Agri-environment, Community food, Community growing, Environment, Skills & training

Types of resource: Organisations

Growing Devon Schools

A partnership, training teachers and education providers across Devon to give them confidence and skills to use their outdoor learning spaces for for food growing, … Read more

Food themes: Community growing, Environment, Food in schools, Healthy eating

Types of resource: Organisations

OrganicArts

OrganicArts is a charity which specialises in farm based learning of all shapes and sizes! Activities include bespoke educational visits for schools, community groups, businesses, … Read more

Food themes: Agri-environment, Community food, Community growing, Environment, Skills & training

Types of resource: Organisations

Community Food Hubs

‘Community food hubs’ is a term sometimes used to describe a cluster of neighbourhood level activities relating to food. This activity is often but not … Read more

Food themes: Community cooking, Community growing, Food poverty/insecurity, Healthy eating

Types of resource: Glossary, Links

Sustain

Sustain is the ‘alliance for better food and farming’. It advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people … Read more

Food themes: Community food, Community growing, Food poverty/insecurity, Food procurement, Local food economy

Types of resource: Organisations