Some organisations and people who are connected to this project:

Sheffield Wildlife Trust:
http://www.wildsheffield.com

Paul Conneally (renga ramble poet and artist):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Conneally

Renga Platform (information about renga poetry events)
http://www.renga-platform.co.uk

Jo Salter (designed the website)
http://www.josalter.org.uk

Anne-Marie Culhane (artist and community activist)
http://www.amculhane.co.uk

local multidisciplinary practice specialising in sculptural timber structures
http://www.handspringdesign.co.uk/

Transition Sheffield
http://www.transitionsheffield.org.uk/

And suppliers:

Kind donators of FSC raised beds for the Community Growers Project: http://www.waltons.co.uk

Codnor Horticultural Ltd
Horticultural supples including concentrates -limestone, nets , bamboo etc (no website)
Codnor Horticultural Ltd, Cherry Tree Cottage Farm,
210 Peasehill, Ripley, Derbyshire DE5 3JQ
01773 742847

 

 

 

These are other interesting and inspiring projects, organisations and individuals related to food growing in cities

Abundance projects springing up across the country:

www.leedsurbanharvest.org.uk

www.abundancemanchester.wordpress.com

www.sproutnottingham.org.uk

Promote and publicise Seed Swaps across the UK and valuable information on how to save seeds etc:
http://www.seedysunday.org

Soil Association:
http://www.soilassociation.org

A report on Britain’s food security:
http://www.soilassociation.org/web/sa/saweb.nsf/GetInvolved/food_security.html

Permaculture Association – designing for sustainability with an excellent section on courses and training available
http://www.permaculture.org.uk/

Masterminded by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall – National scheme linking people
who want to grow their own food to space where they can grow it including
back gardens, gap sites etc.
http://landshare.channel4.com/

Julian Brandram. local expert on fruit trees and soft fruit offering advice and trees for sale suited to the region
http://www.appletrees.org.uk/

good documentary about foraging in Chicago and discussion about some of
the issues around foraging
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/01/07/short-documentary-ab.html

A network dedicated to research & promote ways of achieving absolute
reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the whole UK food chain
Here you can download Cooking up A Storm: A detailed report looking at the
impact of food production, processing and transport on greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions and its impact on climate change
http://www.fcrn.org.uk/

An ambitious, large scale local food growing project in Middlesborough – a partnership between Middlessbrough Council, Dott 07, Groundwork South Tees, Middlesbrough Primary Care Trust,
http://www.dott07.com/go/food/urban-farming

The National Charity for Organic Gardening:
http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk

A great website by fruit activists in USA:
http://www.fallenfruit.org

The Allotments Regeneration Initiative:
http://www.farmgarden.org.uk

with a case study on an edible roundabout in Cleethorpes…. http://www.farmgarden.org.uk/ari/index.php?option=com_content&task;=view&id;=61&Itemid;=106

Recent Community Garden project commissioned by Tate Modern
http://www.fritzhaeg.com/garden/initiatives/edibleestates/london.html

Short video clip of Rob Hoskins (Transition Towns) talking about changing urban land use in UK cities
http://blog.vegplotters.co.uk/?cat=10%00

Transition Towns – a number of UK and US towns which are preparing for peak oil and planning strategies for more self sufficient and locally based economies in the future (including the importance of local and urban food generation)
http://transitiontowns.org

Interesting local food growing and distribution and fruit harvest project in Lea Valley, London
http://www.organiclea.org.uk/

Rats to Roses a great short documentary film by Tamra Raven about the threat to New Yorks’ thriving community garden culture earlier this century
http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/69-rats-to-roses-sierra-club-chronicles?play=1

Green roof 294 by artist Beth Hamer
http://www.eco-prize.org.uk/

A buoyant, great and informative site on Urban Agriculture in Canada including how to cultivate more space in the city, remediation techniques for improving contaminated soil etc.
http://www.cityfarmer.org/
…including a simple and successful project in Vancouver where people offer to share or donate their yard space for others to cultivate
http://www.cityfarmer.org/sharing_backyards/index2.php

a thirty year old organization in New York with uses a unique mix of education, organizing, and advocacy to help people cultivate community gardens, sustain grassroots groups and coalitions, engage youth and address issues critical to the future of their gardens.
http://www.greenguerillas.org

Interesting articles and research on urban agriculture, edible ecosystems and permaculture
http://www.edibleecosystems.net/

National network supporting the local food sector, leading towards sustainable local food systems
http://www.foodlinks-uk.org/index.asp

national alliance, network and food calendar listings pages for better food and farming
http://www.sustainweb.org

Sheffield Campaign Against Climate Change
http://sheffield.campaigncc.org

Report on Gardening in the Global Greenhouse – research into the impacts of Climate Change on Gardens in the UK
http://www.ukcip.org.uk/resources/publications/pub_dets.asp?ID=20

England in Particular
an exploration of the local linked to the seasons and with listings of national events based on folklore, traditions and new ways of communities celebrating the natural world ran by environmental arts charity Common Ground
http://www.england-in-particular.info/

Sheffield Green Drinks
A monthly meeting where people have the chance to network and visits sites and projects of environmental interest across the city
http://www.sheffieldgreendrinks.org.uk

Commmunity Composting Network
based in Sheffield and promoting people to come together to manage the organic waste they are producing and the many environmental and social benefits of doing this
http://www.communitycompost.org

A great film about the setting up and principals of Leaf Street Community Permaculture Garden in Manchester:

Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYO51rST5vg
Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rseH-_DlTg
Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAg6yUHuQo0

Informal community/voluntary group who rent a farm near Ripon and run courses, run a forest garden and look after livestock all on principles of low impact and self-reliance.
http://www.oldsleningford.co.uk/index.html