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Whatever space you have access to,
get growing this spring.
Our network is teeming with resources to get you
growing food, whether that be on a windowsill, in
your local community garden, or in your front garden!
On the face of it growing food at such a small scale,
might not seem particularly impactful, at least not
from a food security point of view. However, growing
food, from windowsill-scale to belonging to a network
of local community gardens, can really change
outlooks for the better.
Putting your hands in the soil has an immeasurable
power to connect you to the seasons, to your food, to
yourself, and to your community. Even if all you do is
grow a couple of tomato plants on your kitchen
windowsill, you can be reminded to slow-down, to
think a little more deeply about where your food
comes from, to talk to your neighbours about what
sorts of things they are growing or like to eat.
So, why not give it a go this year? Within our
programme partnership and within our vast network
of Sustainable Food Places there are so many ways to
get involved.
Nationally
Nationally, there are several well-researched and well-
stocked resources that you can get your teeth stuck
into:
From the Soil Association, there is the Plant and
Share month (1st - 30th April 2024) encouraging
individuals, families, and schools to grow even in the
smallest of spaces - find out so much more here:
Growing Food for Life Get Togethers
From Sustain, there is the Good to Grow week (22nd -
29th April 2024), where perhaps the most invaluable
resource is their map of local community growing
projects all over the UK: Map Good to Grow
The Royal Horticultural Society has it's own map of
local gardening groups all over the isles: Find a local
gardening group
The Orchard Project has created a map of Community
run Orchards