A PUBLIC open forum is being staged in Tavistock on Tuesday, April 13, to discuss local food growing. The event, hosted by Tavistock and Villages Development Forum and Westden, will cover allotments, community supported agriculture and garden/landshare projects.

Max Laithwaite from Westden said: 'Basically at Westden we have been hit with a lot of questions from people in the local area, wanting to know about allotments, community agriculture and growing stuff. It may be that they are elderly and they want to put their garden to good use or people may want to share resources. We decided to bring it all together in one space, invite people who have already been doing work on this kind of thing and just open it up to public discussion, to get some questions answered really, and see what sparks from it.'

Max said everyone interested in growing food and sharing land, resources or experience with others was welcome. Held in the town council chamber in Drake Road, Tavistock from 2pm-4pm, the 'GrowTavi' forum will feature speakers from Westden's School Community Landscape Network, Home Grown Community Owned, Tamar Grow Local, Transition Tavistock, Tavistock Town Council, West Devon Borough Council and the county council.

For more information, call Max on 01822 618715 or [email protected]">[email protected]