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9 Wilcock Street
Manchester
M16 7DA
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Karen Mitchell, Chief Executive,
Southway Housing Trust
I was very impressed with the
project and am keen to look at
ways in which we can build on it
next year.
Working in collaboration
with Southway Housing
Trust, the Growing
Communities programme
encouraged food growing
at home, achieving great
things for individuals and
the wider community.
Southway Housing Trust manages 6,000 properties
across five wards of Manchester in the south of the city.
A large number of these areas are socially and
economically deprived, poverty and poor health affect
these communities.
Many of the houses were built with large gardens – the
perfect location for growing fruit and vegetables!
We saw this as a great opportunity to encourage people
to get their hands dirty and grow their own produce.
Tenants in the area received a propagator and easy to
grow vegetable seeds of their choice, and were invited
to join local food growing workshops and in their area.
They were provided with the support and advice they
needed to transform their own gardens into flourishing
allotments.
Between 2013 and 2016 we provided seed growing kits and
individual support to over 2000 Southway tenants, delivered
over 30 fruit and vegetable growing workshops, ran talks
and walks on more advanced topics such as plant
propagation and beekeeping, and organised community
events with over 600 attendees.
Copyright Sow the City 2020
Sow the City is a CIC
registered in England
company no. 6872177
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