Growing Local (Conference) and Seed Swap

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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
Date started: 
Wed, 24/09/2008
Public Launch date: 
Sat, 08/11/2008
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 out comes 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.

Contact email: 
Resources
Number of People Involved: 
100
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
Images: 

Comments

EXETER COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE

Well I've got this far - even passed the 9th April deadline....would be happy to put some stuff about Exeter Community Agriculture.
Do I just post it?
Site looks good and easy to use - as I'm not particularly into this stuff.Although I wasn't sure how to post this - is it Save or Preview? Too much to decide!
Well done for getting it going.

Nicola Beglin