Deadline: 30-Jun-21
The Incredible Edible Lambeth (IEL) is excited to announce the launch of the Blooming Lambeth Awards 2021 – a chance for every grower in the borough to win a cash prize and be recognised for their contribution to making Lambeth a better place to live.
Vision: IEL has a vision for all the people of Lambeth to be able to access healthy, affordable food, grown and produced locally.
Aims: The aim to transform the local food system, by amplifying, supporting and strengthening community food activity – growing, selling and eating.
Values
- IEL believes in the power of food to create kind, confident and connected communities.
- They value their diverse communities and their welfare.
- They are food activists, believing that everyone needs to be heard and everyone has a right to healthy, affordable food.
Categories
Here are the categories for this year:
- Most imaginative growing space in public view (a planter, a balcony, a hanging basket, an unusual container) – People’s vote
- Ivor Picardo Award for abundant growing of edibles, this could be in a public or private space. This category will be judged by a panel of Lambeth food growers
- Best school garden – Is your school growing food? Does it have a programme to involve all children in outdoor learning? Has your school developed a wildflower area? Has it planted trees and shrubs to help create barriers against pollution? They want to hear about it! People’s vote
- Most enthusiastic young gardener (under 18) – This could be a young person getting involved at home or in their neighbourhood or at their school. People’s vote
- Best volunteer for a community growing space – Young or old, they know that there are so many people giving their time to make community gardens run smoothly and effectively. Now’s your chance to show how you value them and to say ‘Thank you’ to them. People’s vote
- Best resident-led community garden – This category will be judged by a panel of Lambeth food growers
- Best garden in bloom (public or private space but must have a public facing view – eg front garden, therapeutic garden, parklet) – People’s vote
- Best space for encouraging biodiversity – for example: do the pollinators love your patch? or are you growing flowers that attract them? or do you have places for hedgehogs, beetles? or do you have a pond? People’s vote
Award Information
There will be cash prizes of £150 and £75 for winners and highly commended. Four of the categories will be peoples’ vote, whilst four categories will be voted by Lambeth food growers. Make sure you read the guidelines before applying. You can nominate yourself or someone you know or a garden you admire.
Criteria
- IEL ask that members respect the vision and values
- Membership is open to individuals and groups, who are active or interested in being active in facilitating food system change in Lambeth and regionally, nationally or internationally.
- Membership is free, and any decision to charge would be made by the Incredible Edible Lambeth board of directors at an official meeting.
- Any decision to terminate membership would be made by the Incredible Edible Lambeth board of directors at an official meeting. A membership would be terminated where a member was deemed to have breached the Terms and Conditions, and not acted in a way that respects the Vision and Values.
For more information, visit https://www.incredibleediblelambeth.org/news/blooming-lambeth-awards-2021/