Step by Step Support
Managed by Nurture CIC with support from Brand Remarkable, Worship Food and Emma Cooper Artist, the project aims to support local community groups to grow food crops which can be used in cooking classes and for educational purposes. Recipe sharing will be encouraged with the production of a cookery book and online resource.
The project will target groups from all generations, bringing isolated communities together to build intergenerational connections and friendships.
Sessions will be tailored around planting, creating and cooking, beginning in June 2023 and concluding in October 2023.
We will also be sharing tips on how you can grow your own produce at home via our blog.
Each participating group will choose one of four support bundles….
Bundle 1
Classic Veggies
A selection of easy-to-grow staple vegetables.
Sow / plant in May and harvest in late summer to early autumn.
Includes, potatoes, runner beans, courgette, peas and beetroot. Perfect for cooking up tasty meals.
Bundle 2
Summer Salads
A perfect selection of super fresh salad ingredients and edible flowers. an ideal selection if you have limited space and prefer to harvest little and often.
Sow / plant in May and harvest throughout summer.
Includes, lettuce, radish, pea shoots, tomato, calendula, pansies, and strawberries.
Bundle 3
Super Stir Fries
Oriental leaves suitable for sowing in September and harvesting from mid-October
Includes, pak choi, spring onions, rainbow chard, pea shoots and edible viola flowers.
Bundle 4
All the Senses
A mixed bunch of plants to delight all the senses. Super easy to maintain and great for arts and crafts projects including leaf printing, making natural dyes and herb posies.
Includes, rosemary, mint, sunflower, beetroot, nasturtium, sage, lavender and strawberries.
Harvest throughout summer and autumn.
About Nurture CIC
Since launching with their first family friendly event in September 2016, Nurture have made it their mission to engage with local people in and around Lichfield, seeking their views on the importance of community living and what this means to them. Since 2019, Nurture CIC has engaged with over 51,000 local people through accessible events.
“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.”
Margaret J Wheatley
This project is supported by…
Brand Remarkable
Helping businesses creatively impact the community in a positive way. Brand Remarkable use social for good. They specialise in social media-inspired design and innovate events that communicate a powerful message for your brand.
Worship Worth Experiences
Outdoor cooking experiences and woodland events in Canwell, Midlands.
Emma Cooper Artist
Painter, community artist and all round creative.
Emma has also been an avid gardener and allotmenteer for many years and brings a wealth of hands-on gardening experience to this project.
Growing Communities, Lichfield 