7 - How do I find out what other communities are doing, and learn from them?

Visit them!

The Community Learning Exchange fund is currently paused, but is taking notes of interest for future rounds. It usually offers 100% funding (up to a max £750) to cover the costs of a visit, including a fee for the community group being visited. It is managed by the Scottish Community Alliance , a membership organisation of national support organisations including greenspace and growing networks. The member organisations can recommend community groups or sites that may be useful for you to visit.

On-line case studies

There are many interesting case studies of projects and groups online:

• Social Farms and Gardens - map of projects (at bottom of this web page link
• Trellis Scotland (Therapeutic gardening) -map and directory of projects
• greenspace scotland including food growing and Young Placechangers 
• My Park Scotland - completed and in progress crowdfunding projects 
• Community Woodlands Association - map and case studies
• Community Land Scotland - members and case studies
• Development Trusts Association Scotland - map and case studies
• Scottish Gardeners' Forum - links to local member Gardening Clubs and Horticultural Societies across Scotland 
• Scottish Fruit Trees - school and community orchards
• Parks Community UK - case studies and examples from across the UK

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