Welcome to Grow Bradford! Are you a grower or want to learn about growing your own food in biodiversity and wildlife friendly ways? You've come to the right place! We are working with Bradford Council's Public Health Team and Living Well to develop resources for people in Bradford District around Community Led Food Growing. Check our links above and below or scroll down to find out more.
Resources

Resources

Please contact us to be added or add places that you find useful!

Organizations (find them on our map too!)

BEES (Bradford Environmental Education Service) https://bradfordymca.org.uk/services/environmental-education/ check their website for a range of activities to get involved in

BOCS Bradford Organic Communities Service and Wibsey Park Community Gardens https://bradford-organics-communities-service-ltd.org.uk/wibsey-community-garden-html/

Bracken Hall Countryside Centre https://www.baildontowncouncil.gov.uk/bracken-hall-countryside-centre

Esholt Hall Gardens managed by Spongetree https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558771850011

Friends of Northcliffe https://www.friendsofnorthcliffe.org.uk/

Fruit Works https://www.fruitworks.org.uk/community-fruit

Garden organic https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/expert-advice/growing-in-your-space/schools/school-gardening-resources

Garden Organic’s Organic gardening catalogue (Dobies) https://www.dobies.co.uk/organic

Also from Garden Organic – The Heritage Seed library (Become a member and select seeds each year. You can also become a seed guardian) https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/what-we-do/hsl

Horton Community Farm – an urban community farm in the heart of Bradford https://hcf.org.uk/

Grow to School – as the name says work with school and community groups across West Yorkshire and many schools in Bradford https://www.growtoschool.co.uk/author/growtoschool/

Incredible Edible https://www.incredibleedible.org.uk/what-we-do/

Real seeds. A fabulous catalogue of open-pollinated seeds https://realseeds.co.uk/

Sapgate Gardens Association (Thornton) https://www.facebook.com/sapgategardens

Spongetree – work with nature, outdoors and creativity with different ages https://sponge-tree.com/

Vital Seeds. An amazing bank of downloadable resources for each individual veg. https://vitalseeds.co.uk/growing-resources/growing-resources/

Growing guides and info

Easy read Guides. Easy Read growing guides

Real seeds. https://realseeds.co.uk/Germinationhints.html?

Food Plymouth Growing Community Abundance project. Growing Community Abundance on Vimeo. 

Urban Agriculture Consortium. https://www.urbanagriculture.org.uk/resources/