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'''Green Pennant Award'''
'''Resources'''
*[http://www.communitylandadvice.org.uk/ Community Land Advisory Service]
*[http://www.soilassociation.org/communitysupportedagriculture Community supported agriculture], information from the Soil Association
* [http://ecologicalland.coop/ The Ecological Land Co-operative], supporting and enabling low-impact development in the UK {{W|Low-impact development (UK)}}
*[http://everydaygrowingcultures.org/ Everyday Growing Cultures], site includes a toolkit to help getting started with community growing
*[http://www.homecomposting.org.uk/master-composters-mainmenu-36 Master Composters], Garden Organic has trained over 600 Master Composter volunteers from around the UK to spread the home composting message. {{W|Garden_Organic#Services}}
*[http://mastergardeners.org.uk/ Master Gardeners], Garden Organic's Master Gardeners Programme trains and supports mentors and community growing initiatives around the Country working with Local Authorities, Housing Associations and NHS Health providers to support networks of Master Gardeners and volunteers.  {{W|Garden_Organic#Services}}
*[http://www.nsalg.org.uk/news-events-campaigns/protect-your-plots/ Protect your plots], information from the the National Allotment Society
*Tips for swap and share stalls, [http://www.rock-abundance.squarespace.com/tips Rock Abundance]
*[http://www.cider.org.uk/ Wittenham Hill Cider Portal]
*[http://locality.org.uk/blog/saving-allotments-community-rights/ Saving allotments with the community rights], Locality


The Green Flag Award itself is for public-run open spaces, but the same scheme runs an award for community/charity-run public spaces, such as Millennium Greens and Doorstep Greens called the Green Pennant Award. This scheme, started in 2002, has adapted the criteria for voluntary organisations. 
'''Community allotment'''


Sites for a Green Pennant Award are judged against eight key criteria: {{W|Green_Flag_Award#Green_Pennant_Award}}
''see for example'' [https://sitcommunityallotment.wordpress.com/about/ About Southend in Transition community alloment]
 
'''Local food'''
 
*[http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/resources.cfm Resources] from Making Local Food Work, a BIG Lottery project which ended in 2013


* A welcoming place
* Healthy, safe and secure
* Well maintained and clean
* Environmental sustainability
* Biodiversity and heritage
* Community involvement
* Achievement


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