596Acres
Community land access advocates in the US that help individuals find others in their neighbourhood to come together to take over a vacant lot (piece of land) and turn it into a community growing space. If you live in New York, New Orleans or Australia, you can go to the map online and find a vacant lot in your neighbourhood and ‘watch it’ to see if others become interested too. Once others become interested you get notified and can arrange to meet up to take on the lot together.
596acres offer a range of resources, depending where you are in the process and they also host a frequently asked question board.
- Resources: http://www.596acres.org/en/resources/
- FAQ: http://www.596acres.org/en/frequently-asked-questions/
- Presentation on how to use the site:
- http://www.596acres.org/en/news/2012/07/12/how-to-use-our-site/
596 acres is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.
Landshare
Landshare connects growers with people who want to share their land to grow food. But, its also about sharing ideas and a passion for growing seasonal fruit and veg. The initiative is set up and run by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
This map shows land offered and growers and people wanting to help:
Their how to guides offer inspirational case studies, legal agreements and recipes
Incredible Edible
http://www.incredible-edible-todmorden.co.uk/resources
Incredible edible provide access to good local food for all, through working together, learning – from field to classroom to kitchen and supporting local business
Making Local Food Work
http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/practical_guides_toolkits.cfm
Provides practical guides and toolkits to help you set up or develop a community food enterprise.
