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Grow
Sheffield
In June 2007 I initiated a series of events in Sheffield celebrating
urban food growing with a particular emphasis on the role of culture
and creativity. This included devising and running:
An open space event at the Showroom Cinema with international film
screenings about urban good possibilities (including the Abundance
film) for a capacity audience of 60
Allotment Soup – promenade cross-artform event on allotment
sites
Reclaim the Soil – replanting neglected green spaces and planters
in the city using permaculture techniques
Renga Ramble – participatory poetry on green spaces and growing
in the city and Abundance – a city wide community harvest re-distributing
free local fruit to hundreds of people
This series of events led to a huge enthusiasm for the project, locally
and nationally and Grow Sheffield continued to develop social networking
events, visits to other projects, training in horticultural skills,
chutney making and extensive promotion and lobbying to raise awareness
of the importance of urban agriculture in creating a sustainable city
and in reducing our carbon and ecological footprint. Grow Sheffield
acknowledges that a healthy society has a sustainable culture, a good
relationship with place/land and a rich cultural/festive life. Grow
Sheffield works towards achieving these aims in an integrated way.
Grow Sheffield works in partnership with a number of organisations
in the arts and environment sectors. Grow Sheffield is now a constituted
voluntary group which has been invited to share ideas and give talks
across the country. Grow Sheffield’s website has lots of information
about events and activities past and present.
www.growsheffield.com
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