Deadline: 10-Mar-25
Glasgow Community Food Network is offering funding for community groups who have a project idea relating to food and climate.
What is movement building?
- It can mean different things to different people but the Food and Climate Action project team define it as activities that are led by the community to affect decision-making at the policy level – ideally this results in positive change for as many people as possible. They foster Movement Building work through developing resources and organising learning opportunities for groups and individuals leading projects in their communities to connect with and support one another.
- Throughout 2025, the Movement Building work will be focused around three modules relating to the life-cycle of food: Seeding, Growing & Harvesting. Each module will include a variety of hands-on activities that equip you with knowledge and practical skills to become more involved in reshaping Glasgow’s local food system. These events are open to anyone in Glasgow interested in community food, climate, and the relationship between them.
Programme Modules
- Seeding
- Some examples of the topics these activities will cover include:
- the importance of saving seeds
- seed sovereignty and the impacts of privatising and patenting seeds by corporations
- seed sowing and;
- more abstract concepts such as how to ‘seed’ ideas for a new project or initiative
- Some examples of the topics these activities will cover include:
- Growing
- In this section they’ll have activities such as:
- how to grow your own food in a variety of settings using nature-friendly techniques
- seasonality of food growing
- accessing land to grow food
- cultural relevance of different food crops
- plant propagation
- methods of food preservation
- In this section they’ll have activities such as:
- Harvesting
- And finally, during ‘Harvesting’ they’ll look at topics such as:
- gaining access to market and other outlets for locally grown food
- food waste (and how to avoid it)
- food preservation techniques
- cultural traditions relating to harvest
- And finally, during ‘Harvesting’ they’ll look at topics such as:
Funding Information
- To allow for a wide range of applicants with project ideas at various stages, scales and resource needs, they are offering funding amounts in five different tiers:
- 5 pots of £500
- 4 pots of £1000
- 3 pots of £1500
- 2 pots of £3000
Who is eligible to apply?
- Projects across disciplines in Glasgow area postcodes from G1-G84 are eligible for funding. Applicants must be part of a constituted group or organisation with the following:
- Articles of Association OR Constitution including Companies House OR OSCR registration reference
- UK Bank account
For more information, visit Glasgow Community Food Network.