BAME Grow Your Own Food Project

Photo of green seedlings growing from soil

Francesco Gallarotti

BAME Grow Your Own Food Project

About the project

PROJECT TITLE: BAME Grow Your Own Food Project

LOCATION: Oldham, Rochdale

FUNDING: Awarded £12,650 in Round Three of the Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund 

DELIVERED BY: Become United

The idea

Become United will deliver 10 grow-your-own food sessions for children in Oldham and Rochdale at Petrus community garden, Oldham site TBC promoting healthy eating habits and practical skills for sustainable living. A resource pack will be created to promote grow-your-own food in English, Urdu, Bangla and Arabic, which will be printed in 100 copies of each language. This resource will help to educate and inspire local communities to grow their own food. BU will distribute 100 grow-your-own food home kits in Rochdale and Oldham, which will contain all the materials needed to start a small vegetable garden.