Capital Growth to run free growing masterclasses at Taste of London

Chris Speirs
Former Project Coordinator for the Capital Growth. Chris Speirs has now left Sustain.

Chris coordinated Capital Growth, London’s Food Growing Network of over 2,700 community food growing spaces. He joined Sustain in September 2017, following previous roles with The Conservation Volunteers (TCV), developing Green Gyms across the UK, and a career in IT and telecommunications.

During his time at TCV, Chris launched the Green Gym® in Camden and developed and led a new health and education team for TCV based in London. He also commissioned new Green Gyms and health innovations across the UK, including Pro-Active Minds, a partnership between TCV and Mind, funded through the Department of Health, Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund.

Chris was also a Director of Edible Landscapes London, based in Finsbury Park and was a regular volunteer with a number of London food growing projects including The Castle Garden in Hackney.

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