Birmingham Food Legends Fund

The Birmingham Food Legends Fund (BFLF) is currently closed to new applications.

BFLF is a grant scheme for local grassroots food transformation projects. The fund supports initiatives that help create a fair, sustainable and thriving food system, where everyone can get nutritious, affordable and appealing food.

Read about how 2 previous rounds of funding have been used below.

Projects we have supported

Round 1: 2023 to 2024

The first round of the BFLF was launched in March 2023 with the Birmingham Food System Strategy. We supported 44 varied projects across a range of locations.

To find out about the successes, challenges, and what we learned from the projects, read the evaluation report.

Round 2: 2025 to 2026

The second round of the BFLF grant funding from March 2025 supported the following 11 food system projects.

• Compost Connection (citywide) – working with allotment groups to improve soil health for better food production and climate resistance
• Birmingham Tree People (citywide) – helping residents access fruit by creating:
  • an orchard survey
  • a publicly accessible tree map
  • an orchard management plan
• Handsworth Association of Schools (Handsworth):
  • setting up a food growing zone on a council estate
  • running cooking workshops for children
  • showcasing hot composting in schools
• Birmingham Open Spaces Forum (citywide) – working with HMP Birmingham and growing groups to grow food and share produce with community groups and food aid organisations
• Open Door Community Foundation (Hodge Hill):
  • establishing 4 growing areas
  • upskilling volunteers
  • providing fruits and vegetables to a food pantry
• The Feeding Trust (citywide) – delivering the ‘Eating as Learning’ curriculum in 4 Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) schools to support children with feeding challenges
• Let’s Cook Together (Stirchley) – running 12 weeks of cooking workshops for adults, focusing on dishes using a range of beans and pulses
• Bangers and Mashup CIC (Bournville) – providing cooking workshops for care-experienced people and young adults living in temporary accommodation, helping them to cook sustainable and nutritious meals on a budget
• Birmingham Artisan Market (citywide) – developing a baked potato street food business to help community members build cooking skills and explore starting their own food businesses
• The Bahu Trust (Balsall Heath) – setting up a community composting station at their mosque and educating the community about food waste and environmental sustainability, rooted in Islamic principles
• The Real Junk Food Project Central (citywide with a focus on Longbridge, Harborne and Edgbaston) – running a mentoring and upskilling programme to support volunteers to be the next generation of food aid leaders

To find out more about these projects, email foodsystemPH@birmingham.gov.uk.

Page last updated: 23 April 2026