About Reading Food Growing Network
Following a successful launch event held at the end of Nov 2013, Reading Food Growing Network now has over 100 members and has a set of priorities for actions including:
- Supporting local growers to start to save and share seeds
- Holding pop-up workshops and info stands at local events
- Developing a monthy newsletter to support new growers
- Liaising with Reading Borough Council to raise issues related to food growing
- Continuing to research and discuss how to set up a workable local landshare scheme
- Finding new ways of sharing harvests, working with Abundance and local commuity groups
- Bringing together food growers in and around Reading and finding new ways of supporting each other