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Central Scotland Green Network: Growing Food Together Fund
Created: 23/06/2025
News/Events Category: Funding and Finance
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The fund aims to foster community engagement in growing and learning about food, and promote healthy eating and outdoor exercise.
The main fund objectives are:
- Increase the amount of land available for community food growing, allotments, and orchards
- Improve food growing skills and knowledge to empower communities and individuals to grow their own food
Projects that are eligible to be funded are those that support community food growing projects that have a tangible community benefit via community and voluntary organisations with growing projects that include, but are not limited to, elements of:
- Setting up a community growing area where the land has been set aside for this purpose
- Installing physical infrastructure such as raised beds or polytunnels
- Source materials and equipment to prepare sites for growing
- Purchase or lease of tools and equipment
- Make the site safe for growing e.g. installing fences, ensuring accessible access
- Soil analysis testing and site research
- Site feasibility studies or design work
- Learning and training opportunities to increase knowledge about food growing
All grant spending and the submission of financial claims must take place by the end of February 2026.
Who can apply?
Applications are open to projects across Scotland.
How to apply
The application form can be downloaded from the Fund website and submitted via e-mail. Full guidance can be found in the application form document.
The closing date for applications is 5.00pm on Friday 04 July 2025.
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