A new £50,000 fund to help food growers in Glasgow has been unveiled. The 'Let's Grow Together Fund' will provide grants of between £500 and £5000 for existing and prospective growers across the city.
Delivered through the city's food growing strategy, the project is part of Glasgow City Council's effort to ensure Glasgow becomes a sustainable food city. Applications for the fund are being invited from community groups and constituted food growing organisations that support the development of growing spaces in the Glasgow.
Any application must show a commitment to addressing at least two objectives from a list that includes climate change, community growth, health and well-being, education, diversity and inclusion, biodiversity and growing locally.
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Cllr Angus Millar, City Convenor for Climate Change, said: "I am absolutely delighted to be launching the Let's Grow Together Fund for growers in Glasgow. Our food growing strategy is opening up and expanding spaces for growing across the city and we want as many people as possible to participate in growing their own fruit and vegetables.
"If you are a community group or a food growing organisation then this fund has the potential to make a significant difference to your project. Growing your own food brings a wide range of benefits and we want to see applications coming forward that demonstrate a commitment to improving local communities and the wider environment.
"The fund is a great opportunity for Glasgow's growers and I look forward to seeing successful projects thriving in future."
The fund will be open for applications until November 8. Successful applicants will be advised in December 2022 with funding being issued in January 2023.
Further information and application forms can be found here.
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