The UK Food Sovereignty Movement gathering is in Hebdon Bridge on 23 – 26 October 2015.
The group organising the event has been working on a survey to find out what people want from the gathering in an effort to make the process as participatory as possible- reflecting the needs, desires and ideas of a diverse group of people.
Filling in the survey linked here is one way you can do this!
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Ever wondered how to contact your nearest community food project to see if they run beginner courses?
Ever wanted to contact other growing sites in your area to borrow tools, exchange seeds, catch up on this season’s slug infestations?
For some months CFGN has been meeting community food growing projects finding out how volunteers can get involved, what kind of activities the sites run, what they produce and where it goes.
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CFGN recently went to meet Keats Community Organics in Welling, South London. Jack, Christina and Ed who set up Keats had been involved in ‘Food from the Sky’ where CFGN had held our Spring gathering in 2013.
As Keats was established in April last year we wanted to find out how the new garden was coming on and see if there were ways a network of growers could support the project’s next steps.
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Living Under One Sun Community Allotment is a community space in the Heart of Tottenham.
Our core goal is to bring nature closer to the Community. We do this by hosting regular volunteering sessions and training.
At the community allotment we, grow organic fruit and vegetables, keep Bees and grow a range of medicinal herbs and flowers.
We want to contribute to the local food economy and teach people about the value of organically grown sustainable food.
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