In 2012, Harvest is sponsoring the 'Best Community Garden' category of the Brighton & Hove City in Bloom competition. Other categories include best front garden, best window box, best wildlife garden, best street, best commercial frontage and various allotment categories.

Please contact us if you have any questions on whether your garden is eligible for the community garden category.

Download an entry form / poster (pdf, 252Kb).

Please send all entries or enquiries by 29 June to: City In Bloom 2012, c/o Brighton & Hove City Council, Hollingdean Depot, Upper Hollingdean Rd, Brighton, BN1 7GA. 01273 292929 www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/cityinbloom.

'Grow It' Competition 2011

The 'Grow It' competition, organised by Harvest Brighton & Hove and the Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival, encouraged businesses of all kinds to grow edible plants in their shops, windows and gardens. Growing food on site is a great way for businesses to attract new customers, show their support for local food and food growing, and maybe even save a few pennies in the process!

Competition winners for 2011 were the Phoenix Community Centre near the Level for their 'secret garden' in an alley behind the centre. Other finalists were: NHR Organic Oils, Little Earthworms Nursery and Temptation Cafe, and an honourable mention for the Dover Castle for their Hanover Urban Salad pilot project.

The 2011 competition was launched at Temptation Cafe (joint winner in 2010 with Little Earthworms Nursery).

Winners 2010

In 2010, we saw loads of creative and recycled containers and veg growing in unusual urban spaces around the city, inspiring others to give it a ‘grow’! Businesses of all types joined in – from bars growing mint for cocktails, to pubs, cafes and restaurants growing herbs or salads to city offices trying out windowboxes or roofgardens. The winners were Little Earthworms Nursery and Temptation Cafe. They were awarded their prizes at our Local Food Week Picnic in Preston Park during the Food Festival in September.

Other entrants in 2010 included: Brighton & Hove Bus Company, Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel, Terre a Terre, Emmaus Brighton & Hove, Paskins Town House, Sevendials/Sams of Brighton, the Preston Park Tavern, the Oriental Hotel, Temptation Cafe, Moshi Moshi, Table, NHR Organic Oils, Wild Cherry Cafe, Viva Verde Florists, Blueberry Nursery, Growing Up Green Nursery and Little Earthworms Nursery.

Why not check out the pictures of businesses that joined in the competition.