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Principles met

  • Enterprise and social economy

    We will promote community-based approaches to economic development that focus on supporting the creation of jobs, social enterprises and other businesses and providing an environment for co-operative and mutual enterprises to thrive.

  • Learning

    We will capture and ‘expand’ the experience and learning from individual projects and approaches in order to encourage broader application of co-operative principles within individual member Councils and across the Network.

  • Maximising social value

    We will support the development of a framework and criteria for social value, giving substance to the concept and supporting Councils with the tools to ensure better local social and economic outcomes.

What is Growing Middlesbrough?

Growing Middlesbrough is the brand through which Middlesbrough Food Partnership originally promoted its work. It was created in 2015 by Middlesbrough Environment City, the independent charity that coordinates Middlesbrough Food Partnership. However, the Growing Middlesbrough brand has since been superseded by the ‘Middlesbrough Food Partnership’ brand, although Growing Middlesbrough is still widely used and recognised.

As a project, Growing Middlesbrough encourages local businesses to purchase goods and ingredients that have been grown or produced within 50 miles of Middlesbrough.  Businesses can sign up to become a part of Growing Middlesbrough, and customers can choose to shop or eat at businesses displaying the Growing Middlesbrough logo. It acts as a network of local food growers, producers, and retailers, and provides information for the public. Growing Middlesbrough run a number of events, such as Local Food Weekends, and maintains a directory of local businesses that have signed up to the network.

For further information contact:

Alex Young
Middlesbrough Food Partnership Co-ordinator
Middlesbrough Environment City

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