Practical support for the creation and renovation of allotments and orchards 

Do know of an allotment that needs improving or expanding?

Would you like to set up an allotment or orchard with public access?

Edible Essex offers financial support to set up or renovate allotment sites across the county, and to establish or expand orchards with public access.

Edible Essex can contribute towards the costs such as:

	Allotments	Orchards
Capital Expenditure	•    equipment and tools for communal use •    equipment for management of the site •    provision of a water supply •    provision of boundary fencing or hedging	•    N/A
Revenue Expenditure	•    clearance and preparation of site	•    trees

Eligibility:

To qualify for support you must:

•    be a parish or town council or another recognised community group and

•    own, lease and/or manage the land to be used for the allotment or orchard

How to be part of the project:

An Expression of Interest should be completed and returned to the Edible Essex Projct Manager. A site visit will take place before support can be agreed.

Edible Essex cannot reimburse any expenditure that has already been incurred. The project has a limited budget and organisations are strongly encouraged to seek additional funding from alternative sources.

Find out which sites have already been awarded Edible Essex support