Income Inspiration for community growers

Growing Together is a partnership initiative of community and environmental sector organisations that aims to unlock income, land and skills for community growing groups to help them become financially self-sustaining. Website at www.growingtogether.community

Growing Together has been awarded £800,000 by the Big Lottery Fund, which will enable it to hothouse fresh, innovative ways for local community growing groups to generate their own income. Over the next two years, GT will promote the widespread uptake of innovative community enterprise; help people develop business and technical skills and offer advice and training on alternative funding approaches, such as community shares and digital income generation (DIG).

GT offers tailored support to provide community growing initiatives with the confidence, skills and knowledge they need to move from reliance on grants to a dynamic and balanced income model.

Specific Aims

  • To guide the UK’s community growing groups towards a financially sustainable future.
  • To develop and promote bright ideas that will enable grass roots groups move to a balanced income model.
  • To work with Government and big business to unlock land, skills and money that will help community growers to thrive.

The Growing Together Vision

That all community growing groups in the UK have the skills, knowledge and opportunity they need to create a financially sustainable future.

GT Partners

Growing Together is a partnership initiative comprising: 

  • Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens
  • Groundwork UK
  • Incredible Edible Network
  • Permaculture Association
  • Development Trusts Association (Scotland)
  • Wales Cooperative Centre (Wales)
  • Cooperative Alternatives (Northern Ireland)

The work is also supported by a wider network of supporting stakeholders.

 

Further Information: 

Growing Together now has its own website at www.growingtogether.community with details of GT events, useful resources, contact details, case studies and more. 

You can also get updates via our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/growingtogether.community and Growing Together is on Twitter via: @gtcommunities

 

 

Events

Includes our own training events and workshops, and selected events and training run by organisations in the sector we think might be relevant. We aim to share the buzz and keep you informed.

Why Join

Your services are free, relevant and have promoted growth which makes you more popular with us.” – Community Garden member.