A Darwen based company has joined forces with a community group with an aim to eradicate food poverty.
The Hakim Group and 'Cracking Good Food' are hoping to encourage people to plant seeds and grow more local fresh food.
Cracking Good Food deliver cooking courses and provide accessible information on ways to minimise food waste and people's impact on the environment.
The Hakim Group are donating as many seeds as possible along with gardening tools to assist volunteers in creating a planting area. The planters have been designed to fill an empty concrete space outside a storage unit in Hulme.
Head of communication and project management at Hakim Group, Nick Lowe, said: “Our team at HG are passionate about making a difference in our local community, particularly through sustainability, so partnering with Cracking Good Food was a really valuable opportunity.
“The work that the organisation does makes a real impact and we’re really grateful to have helped them achieve this goal and create an area that benefits the environment as well as local people.”
Teams from Hakim Group HQ, which represent independent opticians across UK and ROI, ran the fundraiser at their headquarters in line with World Environment Day, making their donation to Cracking Good Food.
Tracey Torley from Cracking Good Food added: “Everything we used to create this space was donated, including all the materials as well as people’s time.
“What was once an under-used area of a car park at a storage unit facility, has now become a functional space to help provide valuable resources to those who need a helping hand.
“Not only will this mean we can easily compost any food waste from our cooking activities, but also that we can grow some fresh herbs and salad items to include in our community cooking sessions.”
The plants are estimated to go towards feeding around 2,000 people through various routes, including a delivery service, catering and community cooking workshops also organised by the charity.
To find out more about the work of Cracking Good Food you can see their website - www.crackinggoodfood.org
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