workshop and roundtable-sharing days, 'Cultivating Networks' will be delivered by the Plunkett Foundation (plunkett.co.uk) and Sustain (sustainweb.org)

Cultivating Networks project that will seek to strengthen existing and emerging networks, as well as drawing on the knowledge of others, to help
networks become more resilient.
What next?
Please complete our online survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2ZGQRX8
Look out for more information about how to take part, which will be released soon. And let us know if you would like to be involved! Contact Monica Dolan at the Plunkett Foundation on 01993 814385 or email monica.dolan@plunkett.co.uk.
https://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/about/cultivatingnetworks.cfm

Cultivating Networks

About Cultivating Networks

Making Local Food Work has provided advice and a wide range of support services to over 1,300 community food enterprises in England since 2007, as well as exploring the policies, structures, support services and financial circumstances
that can help community food enterprises to grow and thrive, now and long into the future.It has supported research and policy actitivites to help create a more favourable environment for community food enterprises to thrive. 

What are networks?

Networks are one of the support structures that have a key role to play in creating a more favourable environment for community food enterprises. Effective and highly valued networks already exist to help various sectors of the local food movement
to thrive and grow. From September 2012, Making Local Food Work will run a year-long Cultivating Networks project that will seek to strengthen existing and emerging networks, as well as drawing on the knowledge of others, to help
networks become more resilient.

How will we do this?

Cultivating Networks will be delivered by the Plunkett Foundation (plunkett.co.uk) and Sustain (sustainweb.org). It will include events such as workshop and roundtable-sharing days in central locations, as well as 1-to-1 bespoke advice and ‘How to’ guides.

Who should join?

It may be that you do not formally identify your group as a ‘network’, but if you have the following, Cultivating Networks may be able to support you:

• members - including local community groups and individuals interested in promoting local and sustainable food to achieve a wide range of social and environmental benefits

• membership services

• a need to gain more expertise on key areas such as sustainable food finance, community shares,

• collaborative buying, marketing and assurance marks

• a community enterprise approach to food – in whole or in part.

You should join in if you:

• want to learn more about key skills and proven models

• would benefit from receiving bespoke advice

• have ideas you want to share or have knowledge you could provide training on.

What next?

Please complete our online survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2ZGQRX8
Look out for more information about how to take part, which will be released soon. And let us know if you would like to be involved! Contact Monica Dolan at the Plunkett Foundation on 01993 814385 or email monica.dolan@plunkett.co.uk.