Support and Resources in Haringey

There are a number of organisations in and around Haringey who can help support the development of sustainable food in the borough. See below for more information.

Capital Growth

Capital Growth aim to create 2,012 new growing spaces in the capital by 2012 and Haringey is supporting this goal by creating 60 new community growing spaces in the borough. Capital Growth offer practical advice and networking opportunities to new food growing groups. They have periodic rounds of funding for new growing spaces and provide a wealth of information and resources for would-be and first time food growers. More details can be found on the Capital Growth website (external link).

Local Support

There are a number of groups working across Haringey to support food growing through their various projects. Some offer information and advice if you are considering growing your own, others can provide access to shared tools and equipment and most have a regular calendar of activities that you can become involved in.

Borough-wide

The following organisations operate across the borough. Please click on the external links below to go to their websites.

• Haringey TCV
• Growing in Haringey
• Sustainable Haringey
• Friends of Parks

Area-based

The following groups concentrate on particular parts of the borough. Please click on the external links below to go to their websites.

• Central Hornsey and District Allotments and Horticultural Society (CHADAHS)
• Crouch End Transition
• Friends of Tottenham Marshes
• Highgate Climate Action Network (HiCAN)
• Highgate Horticultural Society
• Muswell Hill Sustainability Group
• Transition Finsbury Park

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Haringey40:20

Haringey 40:20 is a free membership organisation aimed at bringing together local residents, businesses and charities in order to tackle climate change. Haringey was the first local authority to sign up to an ambitious 40 percent carbon reduction target (from 2005 levels) by 2020 as part of the Friends of the Earth Get Serious Campaign.

The Haringey 40:20 website has pages of information about what is being done to tackle climate change in the borough, local discounts and freebies, and case studies from local sustainability groups. To join Haringey 40:20 and get involved all you need to do is:

1. Make a pledge (external link) and let others know what you are doing
2. Sign up for regular newsletter on the Haringey 40:20 homepage (external link)
3. Use the Haringey 40:20 discussion forum (external link) to share ideas with other Haringey 40:20 members

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