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Diverse approaches to C ommunity F ood G rowing An Introduction to Food Growing Strategies

Join Charlie Powell from the Federation of City Farms & Community Gardens as he introduces various strategies for community food growing. Discover how communities can thrive and survive through expert support and national advocacy.

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Diverse approaches to C ommunity F ood G rowing An Introduction to Food Growing Strategies

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  1. Diverse approaches to Community Food Growing An Introduction to Food Growing Strategies Grow Your Own Scotland, 22 September 2016 Charlie Powell Federation of City Farms & Community Gardens

  2. We help communities to grow. • We give a national voice to a movement of local groups. • Our expertise means community growers can survive and thrive. Read more at https://www.farmgarden.org.uk/about-us?q=about-us#KrPK2yjii4SpxHkv.99 • We help communities to grow. • We give a national voice to a movement of local groups. • Our expertise means community growers can survive and thrive. Read more at https://www.farmgarden.org.uk/about-us?q=about-us#KrPK2yjii4SpxHkv.99 • Federation of City Farms & Community Gardens • Helps communities to grow. • Promotes community management of green space. • Supports the development of new and existing community projects. • Provides expertise so community growers can survive and thrive. • We directly support around 500 UK member groups. • Gives a national voice to a movement of local groups. www.farmgarden.org.uk www.growingtogether.community

  3. Our Growing Community www.greenspacescotland.org.uk

  4. Growing on allotments www.sags.org.uk Dundee DD2

  5. Growing on abandoned sites www.woodlandscommunitygarden.org.uk Glasgow G4

  6. Growing on NHS land http://cyrenians.scot/community-and-food/community-gardens Edinburgh EH10

  7. Growing on temporary sites https://grovecommunitygarden.wordpress.com Edinburgh EH3

  8. Growing on unused amenity spaces http://southseeds.org/projects/the-urban-croft/Edinburgh Glasgow G42

  9. Growing on school land http://3hillsgardens.btck.co.uk Glasgow G53

  10. Growing in school gardens http://www.foodgrowingschools.org London schools

  11. Growing in the workplace https://www.growingtogether.community/resources/workplace-growing

  12. Growing elsewhere… • Community market gardens • Community orchards • Community supported agriculture • Community farms • Edible landscapes • and much more… www.farmgarden.org.uk www.growingtogether.community

  13. Our Growing Community www.greenspacescotland.org.uk

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