Grow, Cook and Share
Running from January 2010 until December 2013 the project aims to increase domestic consumption of fruit and vegetables by integrating school, community - and home-based vegetable gardening with cookery training and a local distribution scheme. It will operate in Craven Arms and Ludlow East.
Starting with support to existing gardening and cookery clubs in the primary schools, we will engage the wider community through links with parents and grandparents. Community gardens will be developed or established and help given to householders wanting to grow food at home, or to 'swap' gardens. Cookery training including preserving skills will be given in schools, homes and community centre kitchens using seasonal produce from gardens and local growers. Wider community access to this produce will be organised using the schools and community centres as distribution points for surplus garden produce and bulk purchases of local seasonal fruit and vegetables.
The three primary schools, two community centres and a resource centre are formal partners in this bid, together with Ludlow 21, South Shropshire Housing Association and Craven Arms Community Food, the lead organizations.
Please contact:
Valerie Meehan - Project Coordinator - Valerie.Meehan@ss-ha.org.uk
Sarah Robinson - Community Gardener - Sarah.Robinson@ss-ha.org.uk
'easy peasy'
Run by experienced tutors, 'easy peasy' offers a mobile cookery facility for young children that provides exciting hands-on cooking experiences using fresh, local, seasonal produce. 'easy peasy' is a self sufficient mobile kitchen which can be set up in a playground, drive, field or car park with a footprint of 5m x 3.2m. Access to electricity is required and water desirable. Multiple one hour sessions are offered for capacity of up to twelve children at a time, 3 to 4 sessions in a day are possible.
'All participants really enjoyed the activity and we had very positive feedback from parents'. Liz Edwards, Outreach Coordinator Rockspring Community Centre
'Enjoyable experience for the children. Excellent set up and very professional' Headteacher, St. Marys C of E School, Bucknell
'easy peasy' is available for hire for schools, festivals and community events, for more information about costs please contact:
Tish Dockerty - Project Coordinator - tish.dockerty@tdky.co.uk
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