Glasgow Food Growing Strategy

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Under the Community Empowerment Act 2015, all Scottish Local Authorities are required to produce a Food Growing Strategy for their area. - Glasgow's Food Growing Strategy is available pdf icon here [5Mb]

Access to Land

If you wish to propose a growing site then please complete our online form.

A map identifying existing and potential growing spaces is available to view here. General enquiries on any of these site should be made at glasgowfoodgrowing@glasgow.gov.uk

Some nominated sites were not owned by GCC. Further details on them are available from the Registrar of Scotland.

Access to Community Support

Who can help you get your growing project off the ground?

Many organisations can advise you in getting your growing project off the ground or how to get more involvement from your local community. Some are listed below alongside their current contact details.

Planning Advisory Service (PAS)
Email: office@pas.org.uk
Website: www.pas.org.uk/

Your Local Community Council - more information on Community Councils can be found here.

Scottish Allotment Garden Society
Email: secretary@sags.org.uk
Website: www.sags.org.uk/

Social Farms and Gardens
Email: admin@farmgarden.org.uk
Website: www.farmgarden.org.uk/your-area/scotland

GCC - Parks Development
Email: glasgowfoodgrowing@glasgow.gov.uk

How do I set up my group?

There are a variety of organisations that can assist you with setting up your group and some are listed below alongside their current contact details.

Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS)
Email: information@gcvs.org.uk
Website: www.gcvs.org.uk/

GCC - Parks Development
Email: glasgowfoodgrowing@glasgow.gov.uk

Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC)
Email: info@scdc.org.uk
Website: www.scdc.org.uk/

Capacity Building for Groups or Individuals

There are a variety of organisations that can assist you with sustaining your group and some are listed below alongside their current contact details.

Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS)
Email: information@gcvs.org.uk
Website: www.gcvs.org.uk/

Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC)
Email: info@scdc.org.uk
Website: www.scdc.org.uk/

Let's Grow Together Fund

We aim to ensure that all communities can access, enjoy and celebrate growing spaces within Glasgow. This fund will help support these spaces and encourage others to become involved and grow their fruit and vegetables locally.

This is an annual fund of £50,000 which was introduced to support the aims of the current iteration of Glasgow's Food Growing Strategy.

You can find out more about this fund and how to apply here.

Access to Funding

Funding Advice

Once you have formed your group, and put in place the structures that will assist you to start growing, in many cases you will be seeking funding to allow you to develop the site or get equipment. There are many organisations that can provide funding support either as small grants or as larger amounts. Two, key "signposts" to funding sources are listed below.

Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS)
Email: information@gcvs.org.uk
Idox Grant Finder website

pdf icon GCC Funding Guide [53kb] is a simple and easy to use guide to seeking funding and gives help on various matters listed below:

Getting Started
Identifying Project(s)
Project Costs
Finding Funders
Writing an Application
Things to Consider
Help and Support
Developing a Funding Strategy
Glossary of Funding Terms

Access to Growing Advice

Help can also be provided by a variety of organisations including the following:

GCC - Parks Development
glasgowfoodgrowing@glasgow.gov.uk

Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)
www.rhs.org.uk/scotland

Glasgow Allotments Forum (GAF)
Website: www.glasgowallotments.org

Garden Organic
Email: www.gardenorganic.org.uk/contact/
Website: www.gardenorganic.org.uk

Strategy Development Process

We hosted a series of workshops to get an understanding of current food growing, to generate interest in food growing and to identify potential growing sites. Feedback on these workshops is available under previous events.

Workshops

Links to the minutes and reports for the remaining workshops will be available in due course.

Date	Ward Area	Venue	Theme
1 May 19	Garscadden/Scotstounhill +Drumchapel/ Anniesland	Peterson Park Centre 22 Yokermill Road,Glasgow, G13 4PF	Outdoor Learning