Summer – Autumn Events Calender 2015
Dates for the diary- more details coming soon!
The Elephant in the middle of the room… threatens to fill it
(Why the Elephant is becoming obese whilst dying for sugar)
by Mama D – Community Centred Knowledge
We are gathered here today…activists by definition because we have been called to witness the desecration of the countryside. Those could have been the words of the Rev Billy Talen who accompanies us on this protest march, in spirit and in song.
‘Reclaim our food system’, British Sugar factory April 29th 2015
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Support ‘Food, Hip Hop & Green Economy’ course for Young People
Last year CFGN met freedom teacher KMT at the inspiring May Project Gardens in Morden. The project is currently organising an innovative course for young people and needs support to get it up and running. Find out more below and a link to the crowd funder is here.
An innovative, alternative education model using hip hop to educate and empower young people to live sustainably and grow their communities.
We need £15000 to renovate our space to launch and run our first ever 6-month ‘Food, Hip Hop and the Green Economy’ course, combining green education, personal growth and skills development to support young people to grow their communities.
#hiphopgarden
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THE PLOT Issue 4 call-out
The Community Food Growers Network will be printing the fourth issue of ‘The Plot’ newsletter collating community food-growing articles, news, and artwork at the end of June 2015.
Issue 3 of The Plot
Do you have a story from your food project/ experiences?
Practical tips on garden tasks?
Ideas around the long-term vision for community food?
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