The European Union legislation package on the Marketing of Seed and Propagating Material has been blocked by a majority of MEPs on Friday (31st January). The original proposals by the Commission were based on a desire to harmonise existing legislation on seed varieties. It includes the issue of Value for Cultivation and Use (VCU),…
CFGN Network Coordinator About CFGN The community food growers network is a ‘group of groups’ actively engaged in growing food plants and supporting others to grow food, in healthy, sustainable ways. We focus on connecting, cooperating and supporting each other, within and beyond our neighbourhoods. Our members are based across London. We aim to increase…
A crew of about 35 community food growers from London and Reading met at Grow Heathrow on the 15th September for the CFGN Summer Harvest Jamboree. It was a great day featuring a tour of grow Heathrow’s amazing site, workshops on seed saving and growing to sell, horticultural games, and the creation of bur-skirt ball…
The Landworkers Alliance of England and Wales Statement on forthcoming negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Begins: We are a coalition of farmers, growers and landworkers representing the interests of small-scale producers across England and Wales. Our livelihoods are wholly dependent upon resilient local food economies and cultures, as opposed to export…