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Harvest: new demonstration garden opening soon, and much more!

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Harvest: new demonstration garden opening soon, and much more!

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	Hello from Harvest! Please read on for your fortnightly update on food growing in Brighton & Hove... Harvest update What's on Funding & project support Cook seasonally Harvest update: Big news! Harvest is pleased to announce that a new demonstration food growing garden is to open in Preston Park! We’ll be breaking ground on 9 March and we’re looking for volunteers to help out with the garden. To find out more or to get involved please contact Jess on 01273 431700 or email jess@bhfood.org.uk. Also, the Allotment Federation’s Children’s Competition is now open for entries! It is the perfect opportunity for Brighton youth to show off their green-fingered creativity! Some upcoming Harvest courses: 6 March, No Dig Gardening with guru Charles Dowding. Tickets available at the sale price of £35 til the end of February! 27 March, Sowing & Growing, a course covering all a new gardener needs to know. What’s on: As ever, there’s tons of good foodie action coming up including: - Seedbomb workshops: 13, 17, 24 March, 1 April – various times and locations. Visit Harvest for more information on the workshops and how to book. A fun activity for half-term! - Cook the Seasons, Thursday 25 February, 4, 11, 18 March. Ever wondered what to do with all that celeriac? This four-week cookery will teach you lots of delicious new recipes for cooking with local, seasonal ingredients. There are a few spaces left – visit the Harvest website for more information and how to book. - Food Partnership AGM, 3 March, 6:00 – 9:00pm, Brighthelm Centre: Our annual general meeting. Besides the usual business we’ll also be holding a discussion about food waste and what we can do to reduce it. Non-members welcome (and you can join on the night!). Please contact Roberta on 01273 431700 or Roberta@bhfood.org.uk with any queries. - Build a wood fired clay oven, 10 – 11 April, 11:00 – 4:00, Moulsecoomb Forest Garden: Come prepared to get stuck in and dirty! Mix clay with your feet and use your hands to build an oven from start to finish. This course is particularly relevant to organisations that want to build a clay oven at their project. Find out more and book online. Funding & project support: Take a Minute: up to £800 funding from NHS Brighton & Hove for individuals, community groups and businesses with good ideas about how to improve health in their families or communities. The deadline for submitting suggestions is 26 February, but the form looks quick & easy: http://www.brightonandhove.nhs.uk/haveyoursay/surveys/takeaminute/index.asp. Can Do Health: small grants of up to £1500 from Novas Scarman for community groups working on health & wellbeing. The funded project should be developed with the people who are intended to benefit from it. For more information call the Can Do Health Development Worker on 01273 234014 or email nora.mzaoui@novasscarman.org. and lastly... Cook seasonally: Have you seen the new seasonal recipe section on the Harvest website? Have a look! More recipes to come soon… Enjoy! The Harvest Team To find out more and keep in touch with Harvest, you can find us at www.harvest-bh.org.uk or become a fan of Harvest on Facebook. Harvest is a city-wide project, delivered by a wide range of partners and led by Brighton & Hove Food Partnership and Food Matters. The Food Partnership is a membership organisation, and membership is free to anyone who lives or works in Brighton & Hove. For benefits of membership and to join go to: www.bhfood.org.uk Your Subscription: