Create a Suburban Farm for Tolworth

Funded on
29 Aug 2017

We want to create a space to train and inspire a generation of Suburban Farmers to transform Tolworth putting food onto tables, into the Community Kitchen and into the food chain. Let's grow for good.

£17,565 Raised of £17,604

122 Backers

99%

Updates

Create a Suburban Farm for Tolworth joined: idverde Community Investment Fund 4 years ago

Empowering people to improve their green spaces, enhance their environment, and boost wellbeing.

15 people liked Create a Suburban Farm for Tolworth8 years ago

Thank you Team9 years ago

We were thrilled when so many people helped to clear the site and prepare for the start of the Suburban Farming project - you were all stars in muddy boots

Thank you all9 years ago

A very big thank you to everyone who has pledged. Because of your amazing support we have done it and reached our target. Money will begin to be collected over the next few days - thank you again for your wonderful kindness

Create a Suburban Farm for Tolworth hit its fundraising target!9 years ago

Brilliant news, thanks everyone!

120 backers!

120 people have backed Create a Suburban Farm for Tolworth!9 years ago

Whoop, 120 people have pledged since fundraising began!

100 backers!

100 people have backed Create a Suburban Farm for Tolworth!9 years ago

Whoop, 100 people have pledged since fundraising began!

Create a Suburban Farm for Tolworth has reached 80% of its target!9 years ago

90 backers!

90 people have backed Create a Suburban Farm for Tolworth!9 years ago

Whoop, 90 people have pledged since fundraising began!

Create a Suburban Farm for Tolworth has reached 70% of its target!9 years ago

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The Community Brain is a community interest company that works with communities to develop their cohesion using the widest range of the arts, education and local history.

We aim to create more engaged, inclusive, resilient communities that enjoy stronger social networks and more fruitful commercial relationships. It is all about giving place and people renewed importance and pride.

Our established and growing network of on-the-ground and online communities, partners and volunteers have already devised and delivered many one-off projects and a busy calendar of now annual events, raised tens of thousands of pounds for charity and inspired and encouraged numerous homeworkers and small businesses to launch and grow. The Surbiton Food Festival alone, currently planning its third annual celebration, has already yielded nine new startups.

However, although our work has already helped to build a locally shared sense of place that is now regularly celebrated with great pride, metropolitan suburbs like Surbiton are facing distinctive challenges to ongoing growth and development as there is a high density of commuting residents. Unlike those who work or spend day time locally, the commuter population customarily spends limited time shopping or socialising in the high streets near home.

We now want to overcome these obstacles by harnessing, adjusting and expanding engagement to develop and deliver a new vision that shapes a more positive, inclusive future for Surbiton’s communities and local businesses.

“At one of our recent events we discovered eleven people who had made the decision to move to Surbiton because they wanted to be actively engaged in our community” - Robin Hutchinson, The Community Brain.

Project Owner: The Community Brain The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.