Our aspiration is to establish projects which are delivered and managed by the communities they serve, that provide a demonstration of what is possible and equip the participants with the skills and knowledge to take their project on.
Towards this, we deliver the projects by:-
- Starting with a big Awareness Raising Campaign to attract households to get involved in the project.
- Working with the community during Participative Design Workshops to prepare outline designs and plans for the regeneration of the greenspaces in their estate.
- Wherever possible, supporting local households to Community Build the project during volunteer workshops led by trained facilitators.
- Running a series of Grow Your Own Courses to get people started in growing fruit and vegetables.
- Working with local area partners to establish an Edible Estates Association for the neighbourhood to network and support households interested in growing and to provide a forum for the ongoing roll out of the project.
First Steps
Our projects are designed to meet the needs of each community we work with.
The first step in starting a new Edible Estates project is to meet with the local area contacts to discuss the project model and consider what would be appropriate for the local community. We carry out a site appraisal which results in the preparation of a project proposal which recommends how the project could be achieved and potential costs.
If the local area contacts are willing to proceed we would look at how the project might be funded. In most cases, it will be necessary to make funding applications to meet project costs. Re:Solution would if need be assist in the identification and application for funding. Up until the point where funding is confirmed, Re:Solutions time would be provided at no cost. If funding is confirmed we would make a formal arrangement for provision of development services, and make a start on promoting the project.