Community Growing Organisations
Growing your own food plays a key role in building a resilient and sustainable local food system. It puts you in control of how and what you grow and can be a great way to connect to nature and the local community. It’s also a great way to try to learn new skills in your organisation that benefit both your physical and mental wellbeing.
Try creating a space within your workplace to exercise your green fingers, whether it’s some herb pots on the windowsill or a small veg patch outside and be part of a good food future in Cambridge.
Actions your organisation could take
Give yourself a lunchtime treat - grow veg in pots inside your office.
Have food waste compost caddies for your unavoidable food waste.
Use the space outside your building to create a space for growing food.
Support a community growing project.
Donate your surplus to Cambridge’s community food hubs, as part of our Grow a Row scheme.
Cambridge Sustainable Food Guidance
Social Farm and Garden’s guide to growing in the workplace.
Beginner Growing Resources, guides, and tips for growing with limited space.
We provide a guidance service on all aspects of sustainability, find out more.
Community Growing in Cambridge
Local organisations have been supporting Cambridge’s food justice programme, by growing and donating surplus produce to one of the 9 community food hubs across the city. One such organisation getting stuck in is Newnham Croft Primary School, donating fruit and veg donated by teachers and pupils who have been learning how to grow and the power of supporting the local community.
