Funded by the Lottery, Local Food and the Mayor of London, and a project of London Food Link and Sustain
Benefits to Capital Growth Spaces
By signing up to be part of Capital Growth you will be able to access a range of support and benefits. The support available is developing all the time and signing up is free.
See below for a list of support that we hope to be able to offer you up to the end of 2012.
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| Space 2: The SOAS University Good Food Society have transformed an unused, overgrown area of their campus in to a thriving food growing space |
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Supported projects will receive the following:
A London-wide support network
The chance to attend network meetings and events, offering you the chance to meet people running similar projects elsewhere in the capital and benefit from face-to-face expert advice.
The opportunity to communicate with other similar projects across London, sharing good practice.
The opportunity to advertise for volunteer help, via the Capital Growth website.
Access to funding
Small grant rounds will run at various stages of the campaign. so far we have run 3 grant rounds resulting in £200,000 being distributed to growing projects in total. Dates for the next funding round will be added to the website as and when necessary.
Discounts
We continue to work with suppliers in order to offer deals to Capital Growth supported projects. We can currently offer discounts from the following suppliers:
- Duchy Originals seeds - 1/3
- Secret Seed Society - 15%
- Seed Pantry - 10% off range of school products
- Harrod Horticultural - 10%
- Earthbox - 10%
- Blackmoor - 10%
- Victoriana Nursery - 12% off plants and seeds or 20% off plants and seeds and 10% off tools and books if a school
- Ridan Composter - 10%
- Tennyson Insurance - to be agreed with each project individually
- GO Contaminated Land Solutions - to be agreed with each project individually
- London Community Resource Network - exclusive compost advice service, via phone/email. £50 for a half-day indepth support visit
- Urban Wine Company - £10 off membership
- Streetcar/Streetvan - £20 worth of driving credit/1 hour free driving credit
Capital Growth also receives regular information about low cost or free equipment that is available. We notfiy all spaces in our monthly newsletter.
Recognition
Being able to say that your project is supported by Capital Growth can help greatly when expressed as part of a funding bid and can also mean that your space benefits from promotional opportunities that might not otherwise be on offer.
Access to lots of expertise
The Capital Growth project is run by London Food Link (http://www.sustainweb.org/londonfoodlink), part of Sustain, the alliance for better food and farming. Both London Food Link and Sustain have many years experience of helping its members achieve their goals. Click here for a rundown of the success of London Food Link and Sustain.