Growing Local (Conference) and Seed Swap
Date started:
24 September 2008
Public Launch date:
8 November 2008
Number of People Involved:
100
Geographic region :
East of England
Geographic region :
England
Geographic region :
United Kingdom Last updated: Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Related initiatives:
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Project Aim
To bring together an inspiring set of speakers from a range of community food growing project in order to help us think about the possibilities for Bungay
Inspiration
Growing Communities, Hackney: Organic Lea, Walthamstow: Grow Our Own, Norwich: Care Farming: East Anglia Food Link: Fordhall Farm: Gardening Up-front.
Outcomes so far
Conversations with a local farmer re a CSA of some sort, an informal garden share, close connections with a local housing / growing co-op (we've helped them plant an orchard, a Growing Local allotment project in a neighbouring town, a new Transition initiative in Beccles, closer links with the Horticultural Society, stronger regional co-operation between transition initiatives (many of whom attended), the strengthening of our group and, through demonstrating that we could organise a good event, greater credibility in Bungay.
Unexpected outcomes
Most of the outcomes so far have been unexpected!
Obstacles, and how we overcame them
This was just a one day event so there were very few obstacles. There were threats - no one turning up for example.
Lessons Learned
We should have made the conference longer - it ran from 10 - 2 then people went to the seed swap.
Links and Partnerships
Sources of Funding
Donations - we had no funding other than in-kind donations from speakers and the church and cash donations form those attending. we raised about £230, this covered all our costs and enabled us to give £50 to the church as well as leaving a small surplus for future events.
Sources of materials
The speakers - see links above
The attendees - seeds for the seed swap
Local organic grower - veg for the conference lunch
Contacts
Primary point of contact:
Josiah Meldrum
Themes:
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