Welcome to our London & South East pages
On this page you will find regularly updated information on all the
latest news, events and funding opportunities specifically for London and the South East.
You can also find contact details for the regional development staff dedicated to advising and supporting community managed farms and gardens.
News & events
Hackney City Farm needs your help: The National Lottery Awards are an annual search to find the UK's favourite Lottery-funded projects and the farm has been shortlisted. Hackney is competing against nine other projects for the title of "Best Environment Project". The result is by public vote and the city farm is asking all its supporters to help.
Please take two minutes to vote at www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards
or you can call 08453865790. The closing date is Friday 4th July.
Green Corners Awards: Londoners whose green corners make the capital a brighter,
greener and healthier place to live and also enrich its biodiversity are
invited to apply for a London’s Green Corners Award 2008. There is a category
for Community green corners, including community gardens, squares, public spaces
and schools.
Entries should be sent to London’s Green Corners, The Conservation Foundation, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Entries should state why the green corner you’re nominating should win an award and enclose the following:
· Category entered
· At least one clear photograph
· Name of owner of green corner
· Address and London borough
· Owner’s telephone number and email address
· Nominated by (must not be a family member)
· Nominator’s telephone number and email address
Get more details from: www.conservationfoundation.co.uk
City Harvest Festival: London's community farmers and gardeners helped make the 9th City Harvest Festival another successful event. Held on 22nd September, 2007, the festival is as close as London gets to its own county show, complete with animals and produce from across the city, plus London-grown food being used in cookery demonstrations on the day
The event was co-ordinated by the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens and London Food Link and it was officially opened by the BBCs Urban Chef Oliver Rowe, who later served up some tasty morsels created from food grown at London's farms and gardens.
Held in
the attractive ground of Capel Manor in Enfield, the festival provides
a showcase for community run farms and gardens in the London area to
highlight and celebrate the work done on their sites. This year's show
also acted as a London launch for the Year of Food and Farming, a government
and industry-led initiative to encourage children and young people to
learn more about how food is grown and produced and how it reaches us.
For details visit the Federation's own City Harvest Festival webpage.
Pictured above (left to right) Oliver Rowe from Konstam restaurant in Kings Cross, Carl from Stepping Stones farm and Kentish Town City Farm's John Langan.
This year's event will be held on September 20 at Capel Manor.
- In addition to large scale events and stories here, keep an eye out on our regularly updated Events Page listings for details of events, fairs and workshops taking place on city farms and community gardens in London.
Funding & Resources
Biodiversity Challenge Fund 2008: GrantScape is keen to support biodiversity in and around the area that they work. Their first grants programme will help support wildlife conservation within Bedfordshire and Luton; a second will provide support to enhance urban biodiversity within the Boroughs of inner London. They will be launching their fourth National Biodiversity Challenge later on in the year. Further details on the Grantspace website
Food Grants: The LDA Small Grant Scheme, Sustainable Food for London, is being
funded by the London Development Agency and administered on their behalf by
London Food Link. Grants of between £500 and £5,000 will be distributed to
organisations and businesses to support a variety of sustainable food
events. To find out more about the grants or to read more
about what London Food Link is doing to support you please
visit: www.londonfoodlink.org
- FCFCG members can also find a comprehensive range of information resources and publications by logging into the Members Zone on this website and accessing our Resource Centre.
Other information
London City Farms Cycle Route:
A cycle route has been established around central London which takes in eight of the capital's 17 city farms as well as many famous landmarks and tourist spots. The route is about 30 miles in length and covers eight boroughs. For more information on the various sections of the cycle loop, plus information on all the city farms en-route and written directions for each section, please go our London Cycle Route page.
Lambing at Lambourne End:
Thanks to funding from the Local Network Fund, London Federation members were able to take children from their projects to the Lambourne End Outdoor Centre to see lambing in action. You can learn more by visiting the Lambourne Lambing page.
Publications for this region
The London City Farms & Gardens Map:
There are 17 city farms and more than 100 community gardens in the capital. Many are open to visitors or offer opportunities for volunteering, work training or education. To find all the details you need, including opening times, facilities, directions, attractions and much more, You can find out more details from FCFCG's own London guide map, which is available to download as a PDF document using the link below:
London map
GLA City Farms Booklet:
The Greater London Authority has also produced a booklet about London's city farms which features on the mayor's website for young Londoners. You can download a copy of the booklet at: www.london.gov.uk/young-london/kids/things-to-do/farm.jsp
Our Members in London
- If you would like to find more information about FCFCG's members in London, then use this link to our Online Database to find any city farms or community gardens in your area.
FCFCG contact for this region
Development Worker
Catherine Miller
PO Box 25359
London, NW5 4ZN
Tel: 020 7485 5001
Fax: 020 485 5892
email:
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