Livewell Southwest News
Have you had your free NHS Health Check in the past 5 years? If not, why not come and see our practitioner Chris at our WellPoint Kiosk at the Cumberland…
Become a member of Nudge
The Nudge Community Builders membership webpage is now live! If you love the difference that Nudge is making on the street and would like to support us to grow and…
Introduction to Mayflower Maker volunteers.
Our Plymouth are looking for passionate people to become Mayflower Makers. Initially an ambassadorial role, spreading knowledge & positivity in the city and your communities, then during 2020 assisting our visitors…
Mayflower 400 – News
Marking 400 years of history One ship that links four nations, spans 400 years of history and connects millions of people. From November 2019, an ambitious year-long commemoration will mark the 400th…
Transition Plymouth
Transition Plymouth is a community led initiative aiming to manage resources in an increasingly sustainable manner, empowering us, the citizens of Plymouth to improve our quality of life and community.…
Farming and Climate Change Conference
4th July 2019, Gloucestershire In furtherance of our endeavours around reducing the eco-footprint of the food system, Food Plymouth’s Fairfax Luxmoore and Ian Smith travelled to rural Gloucestershire to take part…
Food Plymouth engaging with the Climate Emergency
As reported in edition #74 of this e-bulletin, Food Plymouth has been supporting and delivering activities around reducing the eco-footprint of the food system since 2010 and engaging in the…
Food research Collaboration – News
NEW FRC FOOD BREXIT BRIEFING Brexit and Grow It Yourself (GIY): A golden opportunity for sustainable farming This exciting newly released policy briefing on ‘Grow It Yourself’ (GIY) food production…
Dig for Devonport Community Explorers – Update
During the past couple of weeks the Dig for Devonport Community Explorers have enjoyed two fabulous outings up in the Tamar Valley. Right: Cherry Orchard, Relaxing While Learning On Friday 28th June…
Grow Stonehouse
Lily Urbanska of Grow Stonehouse has begun her maternity leave this week and has sent a message of thanks for all of your support with the project so far: “Thank…
Growing Community Abundance – Community Gardens Update
By Tess Wilmot We enjoyed three fabulous open community garden events last week: the Horticultural Therapy Trust; Plymouth Permaculture Allotment; and Stonehall Flats Community Garden and Orchard. The Horticultural…
Tamara Landscapes
As this e-bulletin prepares for publication, Food Plymouth core team members are hard at work with our partners at Tamar Grow Local, developing proposals around the possibility of an even…
Food Plymouth and POP+ Collaboration – Latest!
Plymouth Octopus Project (POP+) is the City’s voluntary and community sector infrastructure organisation. POP+ is managing funding awarded to Plymouth by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation to extend the radical transformation…
Food Plymouth Takeover Success!
Co-operation & Collaboration Co-op Fortnight, launched in 2010, is organised and sponsored by some of the UK’s most successful co-operatives and has gone from strength to strength. In Plymouth there…