More growing own food to save cash

[Locutus]

Nearly a third (31%) of all British adults now grow their own food while 64% of those interested in growing their own say it would be to save money, the study for the City of London found.

Celebrity chef Raymond Blanc and actress Joanna Lumley are launching the City of London's one-off £2 million grants programme to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

The aim is to promote the use of green spaces and encourage young people to grow their own food through community involvement and volunteering.

The Growing Localities programme, delivered by the City of London Corporation's City Bridge Trust charity, aims to help reduce social isolation, teach the value of biodiversity and provide horticultural work training for young unemployed people and those with special needs.

Lord Mayor David Wootton said: "Our research shows that Britain is getting back to growing food again and this initiative is to help groups that help people do this.

"Growing things is a profoundly nourishing experience - in every sense - and the City Corporation and its charity the City Bridge Trust wants to help embed the habit across the nation, helping thousands of people across a range of projects."

A message of support from the Queen stated: "The extent of the City of London Corporation's charitable activity is renowned and I am delighted that through this programme, City Bridge Trust is encouraging local neighbourhood projects which will help the environment and offer work training opportunities for young people."



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[Suemorgs]

Nearly a third (31%) of all British adults now grow their own food while 64% of those interested in growing their own say it would be to save money, the study for the City of London found.

Celebrity chef Raymond Blanc and actress Joanna Lumley are launching the City of London's one-off £2 million grants programme to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

The aim is to promote the use of green spaces and encourage young people to grow their own food through community involvement and volunteering.

The Growing Localities programme, delivered by the City of London Corporation's City Bridge Trust charity, aims to help reduce social isolation, teach the value of biodiversity and provide horticultural work training for young unemployed people and those with special needs.

Lord Mayor David Wootton said: "Our research shows that Britain is getting back to growing food again and this initiative is to help groups that help people do this.

"Growing things is a profoundly nourishing experience - in every sense - and the City Corporation and its charity the City Bridge Trust wants to help embed the habit across the nation, helping thousands of people across a range of projects."

A message of support from the Queen stated: "The extent of the City of London Corporation's charitable activity is renowned and I am delighted that through this programme, City Bridge Trust is encouraging local neighbourhood projects which will help the environment and offer work training opportunities for young people."



More growing own food to save cash | UK news | The Guardian

Home grown food tastes much better, at least you know what went on the food while it was growing in your garden.

 

[skookumchuck]

Home grown food tastes much better, at least you know what went on the food while it was growing in your garden.

i suppose it is better to know that it was YOUR dog that went on the food rather than a Mexican's:lol:
Been growing my own all my life. Does that mean that citiots are waking up?

 

[relic]

Can you get donair seeds online ?

 

[CDNBear]

Does that mean that citiots are waking up?

Ummm...

Can you get donair seeds online ?

No...

I tilled the garden last weekend. We'll be planting this weekend.

 

[tay]

This is my first year growing food. I had the time to get it ready and I planted 2 types of lettuce, green and yellow beans (string type) carrotts, tomatoes and cucumbers.


Hopefully we get enough that I can drop off a whack at the local food bank............

 

[CDNBear]

This is my first year growing food. I had the time to get it ready and I planted 2 types of lettuce, green and yellow beans (string type) carrotts, tomatoes and cucumbers.


Hopefully we get enough that I can drop off a whack at the local food bank............

I stopped giving to the food bank years ago. But the nail was firmly set awhile back, when the wife was in the local thrift store, and I was leaning on my truck. When a $75,000 Dogde pick up rolled up, and the passenger walked into the food bank.

I struck up a conversation with the trucks driver. Yep, his truck, yep the woman in the passenger seat was his wife, yep she was using the food bank.

Nope, they didn't need it. His excuse... "Man, it's free food."

I just give to the older guys I know can't hunt anymore, and people we know that are working poor.