Comments on: Making community food growing part or every town & city – The Big Dig Project plans to expand across England. http://www.growingbirmingham.org/2012/10/12/making-community-food-growing-part-or-every-town-city-the-big-dig-project-plans-to-expand-across-england/ Promoting and celebrating food grown in the city Fri, 18 Mar 2016 11:00:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jo Spencer http://www.growingbirmingham.org/2012/10/12/making-community-food-growing-part-or-every-town-city-the-big-dig-project-plans-to-expand-across-england/#comment-7821 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 08:40:01 +0000 http://growingbirmingham.org/?p=994#comment-7821 Thornbridge Allotments on Beeches Road in Great Barr (B42) will be opening its gates on the 21st September and everyone is welcome to come and visit our site and ask questions about growing your own etc. Everyone will also have the opportunity to plant and take away with them their very own onion to start them on the path of growing your own. We will have lots of information to take away about growing your own, attracting wildlife to your garden, and anything else we can provide on the day. And more importantly, there will also be refreshments available. We look forward to seeing you there.

]]> By: Kate Cooper http://www.growingbirmingham.org/2012/10/12/making-community-food-growing-part-or-every-town-city-the-big-dig-project-plans-to-expand-across-england/#comment-2280 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:35:21 +0000 http://growingbirmingham.org/?p=994#comment-2280 Do you want to volunteer? Or have you need of volunteers?

We can’t help you directly, but we might be able to point you in the right direction.

]]> By: Kalpana Joshi http://www.growingbirmingham.org/2012/10/12/making-community-food-growing-part-or-every-town-city-the-big-dig-project-plans-to-expand-across-england/#comment-1666 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 09:12:50 +0000 http://growingbirmingham.org/?p=994#comment-1666 our VJA didn’t hear about this till December. some of us might be interested.

]]> By: Stuart http://www.growingbirmingham.org/2012/10/12/making-community-food-growing-part-or-every-town-city-the-big-dig-project-plans-to-expand-across-england/#comment-1581 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:35:19 +0000 http://growingbirmingham.org/?p=994#comment-1581 Can you put us in touch with companies that wish to volunteer on an outdoor project? We hear there are lots that do this but we cannot get in touch with them.

]]> By: A Big Dig in the Growing Gap | Growing Birmingham http://www.growingbirmingham.org/2012/10/12/making-community-food-growing-part-or-every-town-city-the-big-dig-project-plans-to-expand-across-england/#comment-1042 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:45:49 +0000 http://growingbirmingham.org/?p=994#comment-1042 […] resident Chris Blythe (of North Summerfield Residents Association Grow Site on Coplow Street) canvassed city organisations and food growing groups about their interest in the Big Dig project. Following […]

]]> By: Chris Blythe http://www.growingbirmingham.org/2012/10/12/making-community-food-growing-part-or-every-town-city-the-big-dig-project-plans-to-expand-across-england/#comment-868 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:27:01 +0000 http://growingbirmingham.org/?p=994#comment-868 Bringing The Big Dig to Birmingham……

Earlier this month, The Big Dig put out a communication which invited more towns and cities to become involved in the programme next year. Since Birmingham is not involved, an expression of interest has been sent and some discussions started.

It appears that one of the reasons why the Big Dig has not involved Birmingham previously due to the lack of a partner organisation in the City.

If the Big Dig is to be brought to Birmingham to the benefit of all, a number of questions need to be addressed..

1) Given the benefits that the Big Dig would bring, Is there a need or desire to bring the Programme to the City (I think the answer to this is a given…a resounding yes)

2) Would your group or other groups which you work with be interested in participating in the Big Dig.

3) Would your group like to be involved in the umbrella organisation to partner the Big Dig in Birmingham?

4) What would this ‘umbrella organisation’ look like? – would it be something new or could it be an already existing organisation?

5) Funding details at the moment are sketchy to say the least, although Its likely that once involved in the project funding bidswould be invited in the future. So with this in mind, how much progress can be made in bringing the Big Dig to Birmingham on what will be initially a shoestring?

These are just some of the initial questions on which your views are invited. There are probably many others, and these would be welcomed at this stage with a view to providing answers as soon as possible.

We would welcome your thoughts on the above, as well as those of your group and any others you are involved with. Please circulate to any others who may be interested in developing this exciting project in the city from its early stages. In terms of time scales, the Big Dig is proposing to do some media stuff in the middle of November about new cities signing up, for this we need to have at least 5 sites across the city who are wanting to get involved by then……so initial responses by 10th November please…

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