food 4 macc annual report march 2013
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www.Food 4 Macc.org Annual Report March 2013. Food 4 Macc. To find support for this work. To increase public awareness of the effect of energy costs on food prices. The Objectives of Food 4 Macc. To stimulate the demand for locally produced food. To increase local production of food. . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
www.Food4Macc.org
Annual Report March 2013
Food4Macc
The Objectives of Food4Macc
To increase local
production of food.
To increase public awareness of the effect of energy
costs on food prices
To stimulate the demand for locally produced
food
To find support for this work
Food4Macc
The Objectives of Food4Macc
To increase local
production of food.
To increase public awareness
of these issues
To stimulate the demand for locally produced
food
To find support for this work
Encourage the growing of food at
home, in allotments, on
borrowed land, and public spaces.
Support local food producers and
those who sell or distribute local
produce
Food4MaccActivities
Food4Macc
2012= 295 Twitter Followers
2012=12.6 hits per day2013=16 hits per day
2013= 563 Twitter Followers(F4MD = 447)
2012 = 43 paid-up members2013 = 50+ paid-up members
Food4MaccPromotional work
Reached 34 people
Food4Macc
Food4MaccPromotional work
BarnabyApple Juicing at Treacle
The show
F4MD Visits
Food4MaccCommunity Gardens Supported
• Prestbury Beaumont- now being run by local residents• The Rowans Care Home – Phase two planting completed• Belong - Planters completed• All Hallows Catholic College – poly-tunnnel, and food growing business• Bollington Community Garden• – run by the school• Heritage Walk – Good involvement with RSPB youngsters• School Projects - Christ the King, Fallibroome, Hurdsfield, Ivy Bank, Bollin Brook.• Bollington – Savio House link?
Food4MaccAims to bring together people with
unused land and
gardeners who want land.
Often elderly owners benefit from the social contact.
March 2012 = 7 Shares
March 2013 = 12 Shares running and 3 plots
available
Food4MaccDirect• 80 product lines - 20 trusted producers within 50 miles of
Macclesfield• Order by e-mail - pick up each week from Macc, Bollington or
Langley• Membership Organisation – 60+ members – price discounts &
site visits• £18,500 sales since July 2012• Bread Club helping local people learn how to bake real local bread
Veg – Fish – Meat – Dairy – Pies - Eggs - Bread – Cakes – Honey – Apple Juice – Chilli Sauces – Flour – Oil – Crisps
Food4MaccSources of Support
Food4MaccSources of Support
Food4MaccSources of Support
Food4Maccwww.Food4Macc.org
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