Community Network For Manchester – empowering communities to engage in running the City

Environmental Network For Manchester – empowering communities to sustain their local environments

North West Food and Health Task Force - tackling public health issues around food and diet

Manchester City Council and other local statutory bodies

 

Manchester City Council – Home page

 

Joint Health Unit – working for health equality in the City

 

Manchester Community Engagement Strategy – empowering communities to get involved in Health and Wellbeing issues

 

Manchester Partnership - including information on the Health Inequalities partnership working

 

Manchester Fairtrade City – information on Council web site about Fairtrade in the city
 

Healthy Living Networks:

Bloom (Central Manchester Healthy Living Network)

Manchester PCT, including information on Zest – the Healthy Living Network for North Manchester

 

South Manchester Healthy Living Network

Allotments:

 

Allotments information page on City Council website

 

CHIP – The Manchester Community Health Information Profiler.
Information on allotments, nutritional therapy and food centres in Manchester.  

 

Valuing Older People(VOP):

 

Health Directory – sources relating to older people’s health, wellbeing and quality of life in Manchester

 

VOP Strategy

 

Nutrition

 

BBC – content on healthy living and nutrition

 

British Dietetics Association

British Nutrition Society – including a really good links page

Department of Health 

 

Food Standards Agency – government’s website on nutrition  and healthier eating

 

Vegetarian Society

 

National Support Organisations

 

Association of Farmers Markets

 

Fairtrade Foundation – UK body that awards the Fairtrade standard

 

Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens (FCFCG)

 

Food Standards Agency – government department promoting healthy living and good nutrition

 

Garden Organic (the Henry Doublesday Research Association)

 

Local Food Works – Soil Association local food support site

 

National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners (NSALG)

 

Permaculture Association (Britain) – practical solutions for sustainable living

 

Soil Association – Local Groups information site

 

SUSTAIN – the Alliance for better food and farming

 

World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) – opportunities for gaining experience in organic farming

 

Educational Resources

 

Teachernet - government site with information and advice to schools and teachers about curriculum based projects around growing, cooking and eating healthy food.

 

Choosing Health white paper – the government Healthy School Award Scheme, and the Turning the Tables: Transforming School Food public consultation

 

Manchester Adult Education Service - a searchable database including several food related courses (search under the subject of 'food hygiene')

 

Workers Education Association - Online Gardening Course

(follow the link to ‘Gardening Online’, then login as ‘guest’). 

 

Campaign Groups

 

Compassion in world farming - campaigning for compassion in farming

 

Manchester Alliance for Community Care (MACC) – campaigning for Health Equality for local communities

 

Manchester Green City – local authority campaign to make Manchester the greenest city in the UK

 

Manchester Friends of the Earth - Real Food Campaign

 

Networking Newsletter – web portal for diverse campaign groups in the area

 

Publications

 

Edible Ecosystems – research on urban food production and environmental justice

 

Ethical Consumer Magazine – nationally distributed magazine based in Manchester

 

Fairtrade Guide – by Manchester City Council

 

Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens - Community Garden Starter Pack

 

Imagine Manchester – including reports on food mapping, urban food production and composting

 

Making Links: A Toolkit for Local Food Projects - produced by SUSTAIN, the alliance for better food and farming

 

Manchester Food Resource Pack – a  comprehensive ‘tool kit’ to support individuals and groups engaged in local food projects

 

Permanent Publications – home of the Permaculture Magazine, and many food related publications

 

Real Food Guide - by Manchester Friends Of The Earth

 

SAUCE Toolkit – SUSTAIN’s online social enterprise toolkit for community food projects

 

Funding Resources

 

National food specific funding resources

 

Community Garden Starter Pack (Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens) - good advice on raising funds

 

Cultivating Communities Community Supported Agriculture Action Manual (Soil Association) – good source of funding advice for community food projects

 

Food Standards Agency – government web site with information on funding

 

Local Food Works (Soil Association) – downloadable briefing sheets on funding sources for local food initiatives

 

Making Links: A Toolkit for Local Food Projects (SUSTAIN) -
contains an informative section giving advice on raising funds for projects.

 

Local funding resources (food non-specific)

 

Community Chest – Neighbourhood Renewal small grants programme

 

Community Foundation For Greater Manchester – small grants distributor

 

Environment Network For Manchester – web page on funding for environmental projects

 

Scarman Trust – web page on local funding

 

Valuing Older People  - small grants for older people in Manchester

National Lottery

 

Awards For All – small community grants

 

Big Lottery Fund – large grants (in particular look for Environment and Wellbeing programmes)

 

Generic (food non-specific) funding sites

 

Access Funds

 

Charities Information Bureau

 

Directory of Social Change

 

Funder Finder

 

Funders Online

 

Grants online

 

Government Funding

 

RD Info

 

Support 4 Learning

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