Growing Local (Conference) and Seed Swap

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.
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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