This competition, organised by Harvest Brighton & Hove and the Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival, is encouraging businesses of all kinds to grow edible plants in their shops, windows and gardens. This is a great way for businesses to attract new customers, show their support for local food and food growing, and maybe even save a few pennies in the process!

Getting started

A free packet of rocket or basil seeds and a window sticker are available to any business that signs up to the competition. We are also offering plant maintenance and ready-made windowboxes with a wide range of edible plants through our partner, StickItInSoil.

Or go to VegetableSeeds.net for a 10% discount on seeds, just use the code 'AD842' when making a purchase. Magpie Recycling are also selling their green boxes for use as growing containers, only £2.50 each. Contact Sibel, George or Jock on 01273 677577 for more details.

Competition winners

We’d love to see creative and recycled containers and veg growing in unusual urban spaces around the city, to inspire others to give it a ‘grow’! We hope businesses of all types will join in – from bars growing mint for cocktails, to pubs, cafes and restaurants growing herbs or salads to city offices trying out windowboxes or roofgardens. The best displays will be announced at our Local Food Week Picnic in Preston Park during the Food Festival in September.

To sign-up please complete the application form online or download it and return to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (Word, 150Kb or pdf, 229Kb).

You can also print out the poster (pdf, 229Kb) to bring into your favourite Brighton businesses and encourage them to join in!

Or find out about other ways businesses can get involved with this year's Food and Drink Festival in September (pdf, 785Kb).

Entrants include: Brighton & Hove Bus Company, Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel, Terre a Terre, Emmaus Brighton & Hove, Paskins Town House, Sevendials/Sams of Brighton, the Preston Park Tavern, the Oriental Hotel, Temptations Cafe, Moshi Moshi, Table, NHR Organic Oils, Wild Cherry Cafe, Viva Verde Florists, Blueberry Nursery, Growing Up Green Nursery and Little Earthworms Nursery. Why not check out the pictures of businesses that have joined in for some inspiration...

Find out more about Local Food Week.