This brief guide has been prepared with our members in mind. It is only intended as an introduction to the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and includes a link to the Information Commisioner's website which has a huge range of resources to help you get to grips with your responsibilities under the regulations and plan the action you need to take.
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Find out about the success of our Growing Together initiative - download the final report and case studies document.
Projects from across Wales and beyond came together for the 2017 Tyfu Fyny Annual CSA Gathering in September. This is a summary of the meeting and provides access to all the workshop reports, presentations, videos and other resources.
This checklist has been designed to help you work through the issues that every community managed garden and farm should consider regarding safeguarding children and other vulnerable people visiting your site. The questions, suggested actions and references for further advice and information, are intended to make the process straightforward and comprehensive. This checklist should be an essential item in your management toolbox.
There are many benefits to installing and using renewable energy in city farms and community gardens. Renewable sources of energy have a low environmental impact. They are considered ‘clean’ sources of energy creating less pollution than traditional fossil fuel based technologies. Renewables have lower carbon emissions so don’t impact on climate change in the same way as fossil fuels. In the long term they are often cheaper and in many situations funding is available to install renewable technologies. Some systems allow electricity to be sold back to the grid and can therefore actually generate an income for projects.
This case study factsheet, written by our team in Scotland, provides an overivew of the different systems available and includes case studies of successful installation on community growing project sites.
The Open University has a wide range of free online courses which could be of interest to managers and trustees of community growing projects.
For example, the Open University's Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership has produced two new free online courses: 'Introducing leadership in voluntary organisations' and 'Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations'. Find out more here.
There are also lots of courses on management and finances, including like bookkeeping, management accounts, operations management.
The Community Land Advisory Service (CLAS) is an impartial, collaborative service aiming to increase community access to land across the UK.
CLAS helps communities and land managers gain satisfactory agreements on access to land by providing guidance on technical lease agreements and related issues, through hands-on help and online information resources.
Having adequate insurance cover is vital for all farmers, gardeners and growers, whether you are providing care services, inviting visitors onto your site or organising volunteer work days and other events.
School Food Matters campaigns for fresh sustainable food in schools and promotes food education through cooking, growing and visits to farms. It's mission is to ensure that every child enjoys fresh sustainable food at school and understands where their food comes from.
To achieve this School Food Matters listen to and involve parents, children and schools. It works together to improve school meals and support food education through cooking, growing and visits to farms.
Visit the website at: http://schoolfoodmatters.org/