Brown, Geraldine

Fried, Jana

Kerrigan , Nathan

English

GARDEN ORGANIC’S MASTER GARDENERPROGRAMMEIndependent evaluations of the Master GardenerProgramme identified a number of positiveoutcomes for volunteers, communities, householdsand substance misusing prisoners (undertaken byCAFS and Coventry University (Kneafsey and Bos,2014; Brown et al 2015). Hence, to date key findingshave identified a number of positive outcomes whencommunities engage in food growing and relatedactivities including:• Health and Well Being• Skills base and employability• Community life• Food eating and buying• Food recycling and composting• Building relationships• Supporting recoveryThis research has highlighted a relationshipbetween a range of positive social outcomes andthe aim of this project is to ascertain the potentialbenefits of adapting the Master Gardener modeland delivering the programme in an urban localityidentified as an area of deprivation in which somepeople living in the local community are ‘at risk’ orexperiencing food poverty.Funded by The Hirschmann Foundation, a non-profitcharitable foundation [http://hirschmannstiftung.ch/en/index.cfm], The London Food Poverty Project[https://www.gardenorganic.org. uk/food-poverty]aimed to work with communities to build resilienceand knowledge so that involved communities feelconfident to address the triggers of food povertypositively and proactively.The approach used was to encourage participationin food growing and cooking when on a low income.The project targeted individuals and families living incommunities across Southwark.This report presents key findings from an evaluationof Garden Organic’s London Food Poverty Project(LFPP). Carried out by a team of researchers fromCoventry University. The report is organised in foursections:1. Background ContextFood poverty and community-basedprogrammes2. Collaborative Community ResearchApproach, methods and participants3. Key FindingsCommunity growing, cooking andnetworks4. Reflections and key learning point

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