The Calthorpe Living Lab hit its fundraising target!5 years ago
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By Calthorpe Project Community Garden
Inspiring people to grow environmentally friendly ideas that lead to new sustainable enterprises; we will create a solar-powered community shop to support the creativity of local entrepreneurs.
Our project will help people become more self-sufficient by offering exciting workshops that teach practical skills. We will also establish a solar powered community shop to sell their products & those made by other local entrepreneurs & artisans. Environmentally friendly workshops will include up-cycling, food preserving, raw vegan & vegetarian cooking, urban food growing & plant propagation courses designed to help people reduce waste, reuse, recycle & up-cycle, and get creative! Participants will benefit from enterprise support sessions to grow their business ideas & network with like-minded individuals. The Calthorpe Living Lab builds on our innovative, closed-loop demonstration in Central London where we: Grow a wide range of foods; Harvest produce to create nutritious meals in our community café; Digest food waste to create renewable biogas & liquid fertilizer; Use the fertiliser to enhance plant growth; & use biogas for cooking and heating indoor growing space in winter.
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Why it's a great idea:
The courses will provide qualifications and increase employability as well as teaching people new skills, promoting sustainable living, reducing isolation and bringing like-minded people together. Our closed-loop example will become a seed bed for new sustainable enterprises to support the local economy and create a blueprint for others to follow. Calthorpe is perfectly placed to engage a diverse audience with over 30,000 visitors a year, including young and older people, those with mental/physical challenges, migrants, students and a wide range of ethnic minorities We live in a time when urgent environmental pressures affect everyone, independent of age, income or ethnicity. People are increasingly aware of the need to eat healthily, look after the environment and reduce waste, the proposed workshops and solar powered shop will offer fun, inspiring ideas to achieve those goals in ways that save money, encourage creativity and empower the community.
Steps to get it done:
The Calthorpe Project's unique organic circular demonstration offers the perfect opportunity to engage and inspire people from all backgrounds around creative sustainability. Seeing the closed-loop cycle in action makes it easier for people to grasp and understand ecosystems, our dependence on natural resources and how we can manage them more sustainably. The courses will translate these ideas into practical everyday solutions and the shop will provide a channel through which entrepreneurs can reach their audience. Our courses and community cafe connect people, make people feel less isolated and feel more part of their community..
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Whoop, 40 people have pledged since fundraising began!
To support projects which encourage local people to be active, learn and play together.
Whoop, 30 people have pledged since fundraising began!
Whoop, 30 people have pledged since fundraising began!
How will the money be spent?Total £13,644
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Total £13,644
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VolunteerThe Calthorpe Project is a valuable community resource and green space in Central London, an eco oasis that exists to improve the physical and emotional well-being of Londoners and its visitors. People from all cultural and diverse backgrounds participate and enrich our activities. Our volunteer and training programme helps people learn new skills, provides opportunity for social interaction and outdoor exercise. Environmental and food growing sessions encourage and develop awareness of organic methods and composting. Bangladeshi women, older people and families have their own mini allotments encouraging community integration. Our 5-a-side futsal pitch provides programmes to improve health and well-being for young people as well as generating vital revenue from hiring. We provide respite from over crowded housing in our Early Years drop in and weekend play provision for children.
Project Owner: Calthorpe Project Community Garden The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
