Welcome to Local Food
Local Food is a £50 million programme that will distribute lottery grants to a variety of food-related projects to help make locally grown food accessible and affordable to local communities.
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Many food projects and businesses are trying to change the food system – by promoting healthy food, selling local and organic produce or increasing people’s access to better food. Not only is this task large, but it is also hard to make these initiatives work, and be financially viable in the long term.
Students have been digging in at a Birmingham based college in order to raise awareness of the importance of diet, healthy eating and nutrition.
Cheshire Schools get the thumbs up for Good Grub 27 Jul 2010
Three Cheshire schools have been getting their fingers dirty and growing their own grub, thanks to a £9,000 grant from Local Food.
Hinderton School, Ellesmere Port, Dorin Park School, Chester and Springfield School, Crewe, have all created their very own customised growing areas for the pupils and the wider community to learn about food growing and horticultural skills.
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Big Lottery Fund
Local Food is part of the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces programme which was launched in November 2005 to help communities enjoy and improve their local environments. The programme funds a range of activities from local food schemes and farmers markets, to education projects teaching people about the local environment.
For more information visit www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Changing Spaces Advice Line
Tel: 0845 3 671 671