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Materials and beginning to look at costs

Material Source Cost New/reclaimed/recycled


Guttering Reclamation Free/very little reclaimed
yards/building
companies/demolition
yards
2” by 2” wood Reclaimed stock from 50p a foot at reclaimed
Dawsons timber and most
reclamation yard next to
Kirkly hall
Glass Jars Household recycling Free recycled
Screws/Nails Hardware shop (lawsons) £15 for 100 new
good screws
Plastic bottles Household recycling Free recycled
various sizes
Wire Hardware shop (lawsons) £5 for 50m new
Willow Harvest/ Comfrey project- COST OF Natural and sustainable
Scotswood WILLOW
CRAFTS
PERSON
£30max

String/rope Dave and I have some £10 new


spare bailer twine/ wilkos
Old fabric/tights Free recycled
for hanging Household recycling
baskets
Tin cans Household recycling Free recycled
Compost Composting systems in
Newcastle/surrounding
area at best, peat free
bought in at worst.
Plants/seeds Cuttings from friends and £30 Natural and sustainable
our own plants.
Seeds from seed swaps,
seeds saved and organic
non F1 seed company as
local as possible.

The Trailer base will be either made to measure or bought second hand, old bases for
children’s trailers look good. Seek consultation from experienced trailer builders and trailer
fans
£100 MAX?
Rocket stove...£100 MAX(pay someone to build)
Kitchen equipment- utensils, chopping boards, pans, tea towels, washing up bowls,
crockery/sustainable disposable plates etc £50
TOTAL £370 start up costs (materials)
Cost of Hire

This includes our time spent maintaining the structure and growing the plants as well as time
spent giving cooking demonstrations and talking to the public.

Estimate that when hired out you only need a minimum of one person but to give a full
educational service and together demonstrate cooking

Per hr ON SITE £15 per person should cover staff costs including time spent prepping etcin
advance

Produce is some donation and some bought- roughly £1.50max a head for a tapas measure.

Cost of maintenance...£5 a session?

Storage costs?? Maybe ok for now but include in funding applications??

Reimbursement of set up costs??

Not including re-inbursemenT

BASED ON VERY ROUGH ESTIMETES 1hr’s hire with two staff for 20 heads an hr
£60.....half staffing costs, half maintenance and produce etc

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