This is the first iteration of our outreach leaflet. It focuses on reasons for the avoidable food shortages & steps people can take.
The Growing Project is about our journey out of the system and empowering others on the way, so the next iteration should be more broad. What's your thoughts? What 4/5 key areas about exiting the system (mentally, spiritually and physically) would you focus on? A couple of suggestions below:
*Worried about what they're teaching your children at school? (info about homeschooling)
*Don't want your every move tracked and controlled (info about keeping cash and shopping independently)
Leave your thoughts in the comments or email TheGrowingProject@protonmail.com
Thanks for your support.
Sonia, Jen and team.
http://instagram.com/TheGrowingProjectUK
http://t.me/TheGrowingProject
#growyourownfood #exitthesystem #keepcashalive #shoplocally #independentbusinesses
The Growing Project is about our journey out of the system and empowering others on the way, so the next iteration should be more broad. What's your thoughts? What 4/5 key areas about exiting the system (mentally, spiritually and physically) would you focus on? A couple of suggestions below:
*Worried about what they're teaching your children at school? (info about homeschooling)
*Don't want your every move tracked and controlled (info about keeping cash and shopping independently)
Leave your thoughts in the comments or email TheGrowingProject@protonmail.com
Thanks for your support.
Sonia, Jen and team.
http://instagram.com/TheGrowingProjectUK
http://t.me/TheGrowingProject
#growyourownfood #exitthesystem #keepcashalive #shoplocally #independentbusinesses
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Forwarded from StandUpX Channel
🌱 🧬 🌱 Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill
Let your MP know your thoughts on plans to open our fields and food system to GMO plants and animals, removing labelling and traceability of GMOs in the food system if this Bill
gets through the Lords.
Although the deadline has now passed to respond to the consultation, you can still write to your MP, using the template letter on the Real Seeds website, an organic seed site with their eyes open (worth supporting if you are planning on growing).
Let your MP know your thoughts on plans to open our fields and food system to GMO plants and animals, removing labelling and traceability of GMOs in the food system if this Bill
gets through the Lords.
Although the deadline has now passed to respond to the consultation, you can still write to your MP, using the template letter on the Real Seeds website, an organic seed site with their eyes open (worth supporting if you are planning on growing).
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Above are the PDFs of the outreach leaflets for those who were unable to read the first page or those who want to get them printed. We'll post new versions here when we have them.
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The majority of The Growing Project team are growing in some capacity:
Window sill: (Hazel) 6 trays of come again lettuce, some herbs and nasturtiums. Plan to squeeze trays of microgreens under the window. First time grower.
Balcony: (Sonia) Started in May growing tomatoes & courgettes from seed. Also has strawberries, aubergine, chard, rhubarb & microgreens. Never grown before. Used to end up killing most plants that entered her house
Garden: (Jen) potatoes, garlic, mustard seeds, multiple berries, Asparagus, beetroot, chard, spring onions, radishes, horseradish, tomatoes, cucumber, cauliflower, cabbage, courgettes, kale, Sweetcorn, peas, mange tu, beans, endamae, leeks, shallots, onions, chillies, aubergine, peppers, rhubarb, plums, apples, pakchoi, lettuce, medicinal herbs. Growing for around 6 yrs. Moved from a city to rural Lincolnshire to start a self sufficient life
How is your growing coming along?
Sonia, Jen & team
instagram.com/TheGrowingProjectUK
https://t.me/TheGrowingProject
Window sill: (Hazel) 6 trays of come again lettuce, some herbs and nasturtiums. Plan to squeeze trays of microgreens under the window. First time grower.
Balcony: (Sonia) Started in May growing tomatoes & courgettes from seed. Also has strawberries, aubergine, chard, rhubarb & microgreens. Never grown before. Used to end up killing most plants that entered her house
Garden: (Jen) potatoes, garlic, mustard seeds, multiple berries, Asparagus, beetroot, chard, spring onions, radishes, horseradish, tomatoes, cucumber, cauliflower, cabbage, courgettes, kale, Sweetcorn, peas, mange tu, beans, endamae, leeks, shallots, onions, chillies, aubergine, peppers, rhubarb, plums, apples, pakchoi, lettuce, medicinal herbs. Growing for around 6 yrs. Moved from a city to rural Lincolnshire to start a self sufficient life
How is your growing coming along?
Sonia, Jen & team
instagram.com/TheGrowingProjectUK
https://t.me/TheGrowingProject
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This Zero Waste event this Saturday looks interesting. I met one of the organisers at the brilliant Freedom Network Festival in May (next one in Sept thefreedomnetwork.co.uk) and was impressed by her ideas and the community work she does.
You can get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/zero-waste-know-how-workshop-market-tickets-354454431747
Sonia
http://instagram.com/TheGrowingProjectUK
https://t.me/TheGrowingProject
You can get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/zero-waste-know-how-workshop-market-tickets-354454431747
Sonia
http://instagram.com/TheGrowingProjectUK
https://t.me/TheGrowingProject
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What we've learnt: Window sill growing musings from first-time grower Hazel.
"I've been inspired by The Growing Project to start growing. I have no outdoor space so am growing on my window sill. I have 6 trays of come again lettuce, some herbs and nasturtiums. I plan to squeeze some trays of microgreens under the window too.
This is a great project as we will always have these skills once learnt and these indoor crops are very quick and don't take much effort. With a store of seeds, rice and other staples we can have nutritious food within days. I also feel an inner glow every time I look at my crops growing 😁🌿" Hazel
http://instagram.com/TheGrowingProjectUK
http://t.me/TheGrowingProject
#growyourownfood #exitthesystem #keepcashalive #shoplocally #independentbusinesses
"I've been inspired by The Growing Project to start growing. I have no outdoor space so am growing on my window sill. I have 6 trays of come again lettuce, some herbs and nasturtiums. I plan to squeeze some trays of microgreens under the window too.
This is a great project as we will always have these skills once learnt and these indoor crops are very quick and don't take much effort. With a store of seeds, rice and other staples we can have nutritious food within days. I also feel an inner glow every time I look at my crops growing 😁🌿" Hazel
http://instagram.com/TheGrowingProjectUK
http://t.me/TheGrowingProject
#growyourownfood #exitthesystem #keepcashalive #shoplocally #independentbusinesses
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What we've learnt: Balcony growing musings from first-time grower Sonia.
"As a novice I've found experimenting to be the most important way to learn. A city girl who has never lived anywhere with a garden I've had a steep learning curve. I started in May growing tomatoes and courgettes from seed and strawberries, chard, rhubarb and aubergine from small plants. I'm proud of what I've achieved and excited to learn more." Sonia
http://instagram.com/TheGrowingProjectUK
http://t.me/TheGrowingProject
#growyourownfood #exitthesystem #keepcashalive #shoplocally #independentbusinesses
"As a novice I've found experimenting to be the most important way to learn. A city girl who has never lived anywhere with a garden I've had a steep learning curve. I started in May growing tomatoes and courgettes from seed and strawberries, chard, rhubarb and aubergine from small plants. I'm proud of what I've achieved and excited to learn more." Sonia
http://instagram.com/TheGrowingProjectUK
http://t.me/TheGrowingProject
#growyourownfood #exitthesystem #keepcashalive #shoplocally #independentbusinesses
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Please check out The People's Food & Farming Alliance. It's a fantastic initiative run by people with experience, expertise, great energy and from what we've seen, commitment. The Growing Project will be supporting in anyway we can.
Sonia, Jen and team
https://t.me/Peoples_Food_Farming/3
Sonia, Jen and team
https://t.me/Peoples_Food_Farming/3
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The People’s Food & Farming Alliance
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Welcome to the People’s Food & Farming Alliance!
Over the coming weeks we will rollout the PFFA Blueprint, which will clearly layout the focus for PFFA and how YOU can all get involved.
The PFFA will predominantly focus on 3 areas of food…
Welcome to the People’s Food & Farming Alliance!
Over the coming weeks we will rollout the PFFA Blueprint, which will clearly layout the focus for PFFA and how YOU can all get involved.
The PFFA will predominantly focus on 3 areas of food…
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City foraging:
"Since May, most mornings I've been picking my breakfast from my local park (and the strawberries on my balcony). First cherries, then plums and now blackberries. The blackberries seem to be struggling because of the lack of rain. Our park keeper told me that even if it looks like they're dead they'll get a second chance once they get a bit of water.
I'll be doing a foraging course in August to find out more. What do you forage and where?" Sonia
http://instagram.com/TheGrowingProjectUK
http://t.me/TheGrowingProject
#growyourownfood #exitthesystem #keepcashalive #shoplocally #independentbusinesses
"Since May, most mornings I've been picking my breakfast from my local park (and the strawberries on my balcony). First cherries, then plums and now blackberries. The blackberries seem to be struggling because of the lack of rain. Our park keeper told me that even if it looks like they're dead they'll get a second chance once they get a bit of water.
I'll be doing a foraging course in August to find out more. What do you forage and where?" Sonia
http://instagram.com/TheGrowingProjectUK
http://t.me/TheGrowingProject
#growyourownfood #exitthesystem #keepcashalive #shoplocally #independentbusinesses
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Audio
A big thank you to the team at https://english909.com/ for featuring The Growing Project on the radio station.
Truly independent media is a necessity for the future we need to create so it's great that we already have media like English 909 leading the way.
Sonia, Jen and team.
http://instagram.com/TheGrowingProjectUK
http://t.me/TheGrowingProject
#growyourownfood #exitthesystem #keepcashalive #shoplocally
Truly independent media is a necessity for the future we need to create so it's great that we already have media like English 909 leading the way.
Sonia, Jen and team.
http://instagram.com/TheGrowingProjectUK
http://t.me/TheGrowingProject
#growyourownfood #exitthesystem #keepcashalive #shoplocally
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Inspiring people & projects:
"I've just met a fantastic group of people. They have joined together out of a Stand In The Park to use a piece of land to grow food. An Inspiring and committed group they've achieved a huge amount in 8 weeks. Please check out their Instagram to follow their journey and you can also ask them questions
https://instagram.com/hoe_and_grow
The project was initially set up by an experienced gardener but a lot of team had no previous experience and are learning as they go along They want to bring back community through gardening. I've come away feeling incredibly inspired and touched by the love that is driving the project and the group."
Sonia
http://instagram.com/TheGrowingProjectUK
http://t.me/TheGrowingProject
#growyourownfood #exitthesystem #keepcashalive #shoplocally #independentbusinesses
"I've just met a fantastic group of people. They have joined together out of a Stand In The Park to use a piece of land to grow food. An Inspiring and committed group they've achieved a huge amount in 8 weeks. Please check out their Instagram to follow their journey and you can also ask them questions
https://instagram.com/hoe_and_grow
The project was initially set up by an experienced gardener but a lot of team had no previous experience and are learning as they go along They want to bring back community through gardening. I've come away feeling incredibly inspired and touched by the love that is driving the project and the group."
Sonia
http://instagram.com/TheGrowingProjectUK
http://t.me/TheGrowingProject
#growyourownfood #exitthesystem #keepcashalive #shoplocally #independentbusinesses
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Inspiring people & projects:
One of the ways the system keeps us controlled is by keeping us divided. Engaging with our immediate communities & strengthening cohesion is a small step in creating the type of world we want to live in. The people on this street have been organising street parties (with bands, DJs & food etc) for 10 years. They do it to bring the community together & raise money for charity.
They get the road closed off by filling in a simple form (search Street Party on your council website) & collecting signatures of those that agree & object. The permit is free & should be applied for 6 to 8 weeks in advance. On the whole there is no reason why the council could reject the application.
You could throw a growing party where the street helps each other plant food & then have a good old dance afterwards.
Sonia
instagram.com/TheGrowingProjectUK
t.me/TheGrowingProject
#growyourownfood #exitthesystem #keepcashalive #shoplocally #independentbusinesses
One of the ways the system keeps us controlled is by keeping us divided. Engaging with our immediate communities & strengthening cohesion is a small step in creating the type of world we want to live in. The people on this street have been organising street parties (with bands, DJs & food etc) for 10 years. They do it to bring the community together & raise money for charity.
They get the road closed off by filling in a simple form (search Street Party on your council website) & collecting signatures of those that agree & object. The permit is free & should be applied for 6 to 8 weeks in advance. On the whole there is no reason why the council could reject the application.
You could throw a growing party where the street helps each other plant food & then have a good old dance afterwards.
Sonia
instagram.com/TheGrowingProjectUK
t.me/TheGrowingProject
#growyourownfood #exitthesystem #keepcashalive #shoplocally #independentbusinesses
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