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*a brief history of Communigrow
*a brief history of Communigrow
*local food and allergies
*local food and allergies
*Local food as part of a low carbon diet
*other food projects in [[Malling]], [[Kent]], [[South East England]], rest of the [[UK]] - Phil
*other food projects in [[Malling]], [[Kent]], [[South East England]], rest of the [[UK]] - Phil
* a flavour of community food groups in other parts of the world (100 mile diet) - Phil
* a flavour of community food groups in other parts of the world (100 mile diet) - Phil

Revision as of 16:54, 22 April 2015

Template:365news This project is a collaboration between Communigrow and Sustainable Malling to co-create a book with the same title.

Notes from our first workshop

Our first workshop took place on April 11, 2015.

365 Reasons

Please see separate article: 365 reasons, the list

What might the book include?

sections can include more than one contributor

  • tips on propagating
  • how to start off, setting up a local food growing group
  • cultivating
  • growing-the basics
  • recipes, which ties it all together
  • how to grow and how to use, side by side
  • why it'd be good for you
  • what to do with unusual crops
  • promoting the positive aspects, of growing, finding and eating local food
  • how it'll make you feel better
  • tips to provoke, think for yourself, explore, pose some questions
  • pictures or photos
  • drawings or artwork
  • quotes or soundbites to break up the text
  • a year in the life of Communigrow, highlights of the year
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  • stories, anecdotes
  • whatever might interest, inspire or be useful to other community food groups
  • facts and figures, as long as presented in a fun way, eg Laurence talks about how many miles of potatoes
  • what you can do, information both for other local groups and for individuals
  • overcoming pitfalls
  • historical or heritage context eg what local foods were traditional in Kent?
  • a brief history of Communigrow
  • local food and allergies
  • Local food as part of a low carbon diet
  • other food projects in Malling, Kent, South East England, rest of the UK - Phil
  • a flavour of community food groups in other parts of the world (100 mile diet) - Phil
  • Local food and cities - Phil
  • Local food and connected communties - Phil
  • local food in the context of sustainable communities - Phil
  • local food and local walks - Phil (West Malling area)
  • more reasons, the scarier stuff! (to be right at the end of the book, if we include this) - Phil
  • where to find out more - Phil
  • feedback from readers, leading to a 2nd edition

How could we create content for the book?

  • request ideas and comments from the wider group of Communigrow supporters, eg on a specific topic, every once in a while
  • partner organisations or groups maybe interested in helping with the design of the book
  • write ups of shared meal and other Communigrow events eg the field kitchen last October
  • use of local hall for bring and share food events
  • chat to family and friends about local food
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  • review other books about local food or community food projects
  • write up experiences of volunteering with the project
  • taking or finding suitable photos
  • sketches or artwork
  • keeping a small notebook to jot down ideas as they arise
  • practice writing short anecdote or story about local food

Resources and references

other books about local food - local libraries - could we set up a small Communigrow library? - Inspiring quotes - relevant websites concerning local food - any forthcoming video about Communigrow

category:Local food images

More about the project

The book will be drafted on the Sustainable community action wiki (on Appropedia) and will be published under a Creative Commons license.

Editorial group

(as at April 2015)

Helen: Why I enjoy eating fresh food

Richenda: Using local produce and seasonality

Danielle: Wellbeing aspects of local food

Brett: Growing local food, putting up solar tunnels

Phil: Co-ordinating editor

Contributions of suitable material from other members and supporters of Communigrow or Sustainable Malling most welcome!

What we'd like help with

from other members of Communigrow

  • a brief history of Communigrow
  • photos, drawings, artwork which we can reuse under a Creative Commons license
  • stories, anecdotes eg experiences of volunteering with the project

2nd Editorial group meeting

Draft agenda:

  1. If Laurence can join us we might do a group interview
  2. Towards an outline for the book
  3. If Communigrow successfully 'seeds' a local low carbon group: "Bradbourne LOWcarbon Community", it'd be useful to develop a section in the book something like: "Local food as part of a low carbon diet"
  4. progress review
  5. date and venue for next meeting

See also

Interwiki links

Wikipedia: Local food, Low Carbon diet, High carbon and low carbon food choices, Community Supported Agriculture, Food miles

External links


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