The Council confirmed they are reinstating the concessionary rates for our community gardens. I honestly never imagined we would get this kind of response when I first hit publish, and this success belongs entirely to the hundreds of you who signed. Let us keep an eye on the transition process …
February 18, 2014
Request for City of Edinburgh Council to re instate concessionary lets for community food growing
Final supporters
Currently the Council is trying to charge community growers over 1000% more than the commercial rental of prime farmland. (Prime agricultural land is rented at 2p per square meter and the council lets our poor quality grassland for 25p per square meter.) Poor quality amenity grassland does not have the same capacity to grow food as well cultivated farmland.
On
16th Jan there is be a deputation on the 16th January at 9 45am to
ask CEC officials to
- reinstate concessionary lets, with
notably consideration in less affluent areas where financial barriers
are stopping local food growing progressing.
- provide fair commercial rent
level 'fit for the purpose of food growing' on amenity grassland, 1p
per square meter.
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Updates
Reached 250 supporters
January 20, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
January 13, 2014
107 Comments
Please, CEC, consider the overall benefits of community growing projects and the consequent savings to CEC's budget - I truly believe CEC can afford NOT to encourage such community projects. Charging anything above a peppercorn rent is truly self-defeating.
Given the ongoing critical shortage in Edinburgh of traditional places for people to grow food (allotments), there is even more need for the Council to make every effort not to obstruct the attempts of keen growers to utilise unused or neglected pieces of land.
The council has complained about the cost of cutting grass and maintaining green deserts - here is an excellent opportunity to enable communities to enrich public land for their well-being and nourishment.
The council should be supporting community groups to use and improve land. In Glasgow they even have a grant to help local groups to develop 'stalled spaces' - keep up Edinburgh.
Community gardening benefits both physical and mental wellbeing. Cost should not be a barrier, it is easier and better to grow strong communities than heal many broken and lonely people.
Wymondham
Perth
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The Council confirmed they are reinstating the concessionary rates for our community gardens. I honestly never imagined we would get this kind of response when I first hit publish, and this success belongs entirely to the hundreds of you who signed. Let us keep an eye on the transition process …
February 18, 2014
Request for City of Edinburgh Council to re instate concessionary lets for community food growing
Final supporters
Currently the Council is trying to charge community growers over 1000% more than the commercial rental of prime farmland. (Prime agricultural land is rented at 2p per square meter and the council lets our poor quality grassland for 25p per square meter.) Poor quality amenity grassland does not have the same capacity to grow food as well cultivated farmland.
On
16th Jan there is be a deputation on the 16th January at 9 45am to
ask CEC officials to
- reinstate concessionary lets, with
notably consideration in less affluent areas where financial barriers
are stopping local food growing progressing.
- provide fair commercial rent
level 'fit for the purpose of food growing' on amenity grassland, 1p
per square meter.
Please offer your support .. 'like' the page and sign the petition, and invite others to do both too.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
January 20, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
January 13, 2014
107 Comments
It is important that the Council support grass-root enterprises to combat food poverty and empower communities to solve problems without becoming dependant on external aid.
Please, CEC, consider the overall benefits of community growing projects and the consequent savings to CEC's budget - I truly believe CEC can afford NOT to encourage such community projects. Charging anything above a peppercorn rent is truly self-defeating.
Given the ongoing critical shortage in Edinburgh of traditional places for people to grow food (allotments), there is even more need for the Council to make every effort not to obstruct the attempts of keen growers to utilise unused or neglected pieces of land.
The council has complained about the cost of cutting grass and maintaining green deserts - here is an excellent opportunity to enable communities to enrich public land for their well-being and nourishment.
The council should be supporting community groups to use and improve land. In Glasgow they even have a grant to help local groups to develop 'stalled spaces' - keep up Edinburgh.
Community gardening benefits both physical and mental wellbeing. Cost should not be a barrier, it is easier and better to grow strong communities than heal many broken and lonely people.
Wymondham
Perth
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It is important that the Council support grass-root enterprises to combat food poverty and empower communities to solve problems without becoming dependant on external aid.