The Happy Belly Foods Project is a collaborative gardening project to grow healthy food and share knowledge about the connection between personal (gut) health, biodiversity health and the wellbeing of the planet. We are in early stages, but together we will:
* Produce heritage fruit tree seedlings on medium and strong growth rootstocks for traditional orchard establishment in Sussex, to help create liveable downs that nurture the wildlife and us;
* Grow indigenous annual and perennial herbs and food crops that are less common and rarely available on consumer markets as well as their seeds, as we are worried about seed autonomy in a Brexit world. In the first years focus will be on root vegetables and brassicas suitable for fermentation;
* Provide a meeting and learning space for the Brighton-Hove community to access nutritional self-care, wellbeing, and explore the connection between gut flora and planetary health to promote healthier and more sustainable lifestyles especially to less resilient communities. We will work in accordance with the Planetary Health Diet and permaculture principles and emphasise sustainability and DIY practices.