Background
The Growing Manchester programme was launched in 2010 as a partnership between Manchester City Council Public Health team, Hulme Community Garden Centre, BITE and The Kindling Trust and was in response to local research which identified:
• A high level of demand for allotments in the city
• A high level of interest in setting up community food growing projects
• The increasing success of the In Bloom Awards in Manchester
• What support community food growing projects need to thrive
The pilot programme consisted of seven core elements:
• A self-assessment tool and application form
• Introduction to Fruit and Vegetable Growing training
• Site Assessments and visits
• A Strong Roots Workshop
• Community development support
• Specialist training
• Funding
Since 2010 we have opened up the programme to new applications every autumn, and we now support over 100 community food growing projects across the whole of the city.
For more information visit the new Growing Manchester website.