UK: Belfast calls for urban farmers and gardeners to make city centre greener
A grant of up to £50,000 is being made available to create a city centre social farm or garden in Belfast.
Government
Aug 3, 2023
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Belfast City Council is seeking expressions of interest from Belfast based small businesses, community groups and schools to create a temporary city centre social farm or garden for a period of around 18 months.
Councillor Clíodhna Nic Bhranair, Chair of Belfast City Council’s City Growth and Regeneration Committee, said: “Our Bolder Vision for Belfast includes encouraging a greener, less polluted city centre – so we want Grey to Green proposals to focus on urban farming, social gardening, or a community food growing initiative, possibly on a council owned site. We’ll be supporting the project we fund through our Advisory Group’s expertise – and we’ll be encouraging proactive community engagement to create a sense of ownership.
“We’re looking forward to seeing greater biodiversity in the city centre being achieved through the introduction of plants, flowers, bug hotels and bird boxes. This is also a great opportunity to raise awareness about food growing, nutrition, and how they link to our health and wellbeing.”
