Comments on: Virtual Farmers Market – Join us on 29th May to Help Develep Bristol’s NESTA Big Green Challenge Bid http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/ creative: smart: green: connected Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:57:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike Hennessey http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/comment-page-1/#comment-280083 Mike Hennessey Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:37:34 +0000 http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/#comment-280083 Hi Stephen<br>Sadly my delivery days are Thursday and Friday and as I gather the meeting is daytime Thursday I can't make it. I will register though.<br>Regards, Mike Hi Stephen
Sadly my delivery days are Thursday and Friday and as I gather the meeting is daytime Thursday I can't make it. I will register though.
Regards, Mike

]]> By: Stephen Hilton http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/comment-page-1/#comment-135139 Stephen Hilton Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:07:01 +0000 http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/#comment-135139 To all VFM supporters We are sorry to report that Bristol’s Virtual Farmers Market bid to NESTA's Green Challenge has not made it through to the next round. NESTA’s specific feedback says, “We are sorry not to have been able to invite you to pitch to the Big Green Challenge Judges. The overall quality of detailed plans was high, and all of the ideas worthwhile, so our decision was not an easy one. We wanted to provide some specific feedback on your idea. Our Reviewers thought this project has great potential and could be a model for other cities and therefore of great significance in the longer term. They praised your ambition to create a step change in the attitudes and approaches of a whole town towards food. Our Reviewers suggest further planning and partnership development would be useful before running the project. The Reviewers also highlighted the large jump between 25 households and 400,000+ people and suggested that you to consider a slightly larger pilot in order to test viability. We hope that you will continue to develop and act on your ideas, and we wish you every success with this.” In al honesty, the core team (Matt, Kevin and I) were not fully happy with the quality of the final submission, so the judges’ decision is not a surprise. On the positive side, we still believe that the VFM idea is strong and that Overlay Media’s location-aware mobile solution is very innovative and relevant. Clare Milne, the Bristol Food Links Development Worker is keen to incorporate the VFM into future Bristol bids, including to the lottery, so the effort will not be wasted. Thanks for your support. Stephen To all VFM supporters

We are sorry to report that Bristol’s Virtual Farmers Market bid to NESTA’s Green Challenge has not made it through to the next round. NESTA’s specific feedback says,

“We are sorry not to have been able to invite you to pitch to the Big Green Challenge Judges. The overall quality of detailed plans was high, and all of the ideas worthwhile, so our decision was not an easy one.

We wanted to provide some specific feedback on your idea. Our Reviewers thought this project has great potential and could be a model for other cities and therefore of great significance in the longer term. They praised your ambition to create a step change in the attitudes and approaches of a whole town towards food. Our Reviewers suggest further planning and partnership development would be useful before running the project. The Reviewers also highlighted the large jump between 25 households and 400,000+ people and suggested that you to consider a slightly larger pilot in order to test viability.

We hope that you will continue to develop and act on your ideas, and we wish you every success with this.”

In al honesty, the core team (Matt, Kevin and I) were not fully happy with the quality of the final submission, so the judges’ decision is not a surprise. On the positive side, we still believe that the VFM idea is strong and that Overlay Media’s location-aware mobile solution is very innovative and relevant. Clare Milne, the Bristol Food Links Development Worker is keen to incorporate the VFM into future Bristol bids, including to the lottery, so the effort will not be wasted. Thanks for your support.

Stephen

]]> By: Terry Black http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/comment-page-1/#comment-122974 Terry Black Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:25:54 +0000 http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/#comment-122974 I am sorry I missed this! I work with the Taste of North Somerset Partnership and we would be very interested in finding out more about this bid and how we may be able to support this project with our network of local producers in the North Somerset District. I have been on holiday for three weeks so completely missed this. Please send me further information or give me a call on 01275 888504 Thanks Terry I am sorry I missed this! I work with the Taste of North Somerset Partnership and we would be very interested in finding out more about this bid and how we may be able to support this project with our network of local producers in the North Somerset District. I have been on holiday for three weeks so completely missed this. Please send me further information or give me a call on 01275 888504

Thanks

Terry

]]> By: Stephen Hilton http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/comment-page-1/#comment-122555 Stephen Hilton Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:05:42 +0000 http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/#comment-122555 Hi Sean, we uploaded the bid to the NESTA site at 11.58 last night. We were really working against the clock on this. The scale of support and interest was far greater than we could have hoped for. We will post details of the bid that was submitted soon and keep people informed of progress. Thanks to everyone who helped For now, please do pledge your support here http://www.pledgebank.com/VFMBristol Stephen Hi Sean, we uploaded the bid to the NESTA site at 11.58 last night. We were really working against the clock on this. The scale of support and interest was far greater than we could have hoped for. We will post details of the bid that was submitted soon and keep people informed of progress. Thanks to everyone who helped

For now, please do pledge your support here http://www.pledgebank.com/VFMBristol

Stephen

]]> By: sean http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/comment-page-1/#comment-122525 sean Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:43:30 +0000 http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/#comment-122525 any idea how this was followed up, can't find any outcomes on any of the relevant sites - good project hope it wins through any idea how this was followed up, can’t find any outcomes on any of the relevant sites – good project hope it wins through

]]> By: Stephen Hilton http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/comment-page-1/#comment-118660 Stephen Hilton Wed, 28 May 2008 14:44:29 +0000 http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/#comment-118660 Have corrected the link above, Stephen Have corrected the link above,
Stephen

]]> By: Mike Hennessey http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/comment-page-1/#comment-118421 Mike Hennessey Tue, 27 May 2008 15:31:10 +0000 http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/#comment-118421 Doh! Page 404 no connection! Doh! Page 404 no connection!

]]> By: Mike Hennessey http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/comment-page-1/#comment-118420 Mike Hennessey Tue, 27 May 2008 15:30:02 +0000 http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/#comment-118420 Hi Stephen Sadly my delivery days are Thursday and Friday and as I gather the meeting is daytime Thursday I can't make it. I will register though. Regards, Mike Hi Stephen
Sadly my delivery days are Thursday and Friday and as I gather the meeting is daytime Thursday I can’t make it. I will register though.
Regards, Mike

]]> By: Stephen Hilton http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/comment-page-1/#comment-118374 Stephen Hilton Tue, 27 May 2008 08:40:47 +0000 http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/#comment-118374 Hi Mike, thanks for your interest Your input would be very welcome. Come along to our workshop if you can. The registration page is <a title="VFM Registration" href="http://connecting-bristol.eventwax.com/virtual-farmers-market---open-collaboration-session" rel="nofollow">here</a> Hi Mike, thanks for your interest Your input would be very welcome. Come along to our workshop if you can. The registration page is here

]]> By: Mike Hennessey http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/comment-page-1/#comment-117558 Mike Hennessey Sat, 24 May 2008 15:04:09 +0000 http://www.connectingbristol.org/2008/05/19/virtual-farmers-market-nesta-green-challenge-bid-for-bristol/#comment-117558 www.localfoordirect.co.uk http://www.localfoordirect.co.uk

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