A project which will bring jobs and a new way for local people to grow their own food is sprouting thanks to lottery funding. The community food project in Ross has been awarded nearly £95,000 in funding from Local Food, a £57.5 million programme supported by the Big Lottery Fund, which provides funding for projects working to make local food more accessible and affordable to communities. 

The Sir Grow-A-Lot project, run by the EnviroAbility charity, will allow local people to hire an area of land to grow their own produce for personal or mini-enterprise use as part of a 5.5 acre scheme.

Disadvantaged groups of people will benefit from training opportunities, which will help to develop awareness of healthy local produce as well as cutting weekly spend on groceries.

Members will be able to take advantage of the established Model Farm Society co-operative, which will provide an opportunity to sell their produce through an existing retail delivery and veg box scheme as well as a farm shop.

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