GET INVOLVED
How you can be part of Growing DurhamWays to get involved in Growing Durham
There are lots of ways you can grow some of your own food and become part of the Growing Durham world.
There are few things better than spending time in a garden and harvesting (and eating!) some produce you’ve grown yourself. Just imagine harvesting strawberries warmed by the sun and biting into a freshly pulled carrot. You might even find that you make new friends and learn lots of new skills.
Here’s what you can do…
Sign up for our occasional newsletter
If you would like to be added to our mailing list please send an email to info@fooddurham.net with your name, your organisation (if any) and your email address. Please put ‘Food Durham Newsletter sign up’ in the subject box.
Follow Growing Durham on Facebook
where we point you to stuff to do in the garden, interesting articles and updates on groups and gardens we are working with. You can find us here
Volunteer in a community garden
where additional help is always welcome and where you can learn lots of things from others. You could even start one in your own community! We hope to publish a map of community gardens in County Durham as part of our Veg Cities project later in 2018.
Get an allotment
by contacting the allotment team on the Durham County Council website. There is a good map on the website which tells you where the allotments are.
Start a community orchard
on a bit of spare ground in your community. Small orchards require very little work and it is surprising how much fruit you could harvest.
Start growing food at home
in a pot on your window sill, a window box or a small raised bed in your garden. You could also plant some fruit bushes or a small apple tree.