About the Birmingham Food Legends fund

The Birmingham Food Legends fund offers grants of up to £5,000.

The fund supports initiatives that help us create a fair, sustainable and prosperous food system, where everyone has access to nutritious, affordable and appealing food.

Read the evaluation report from the first round of funding.

To celebrate the Birmingham Food Revolution in 2025, we launched a second round of the fund. This round runs from March 2025 to March 2026.

Applications for this grant scheme have now closed. All funding has been allocated and we are not accepting any more applications.

Projects we have supported

We have supported 11 food system projects through this grant:

• Compost Connection (Birmingham-wide) – seeking to improve soil health across the city for better food production and climate resistance, working with allotment groups
• Birmingham Tree People (Birmingham-wide) – connecting residents with sources of fruit across the city 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 (Birmingham-wide) – 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 (Birmingham-wide) – delivering the ‘Eating as Learning’ curriculum in 4 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 (Birmingham-wide) – developing a baked potato street food business to help community members build culinary skills and explore starting their own food businesses
• 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 (Birmingham-wide with a focus on Longbridge, Harborne and Edgbaston) – running a mentoring and upskilling programme to support volunteers to become the next generation of food aid leaders

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

Page last updated: 13 March 2026