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Aims

We are an informal group with a passion for growing food. There is a management commitee which meets up whenever necessary but we like to keep things running in as relaxed and organic a manner as possible as we find this to be to most people's liking. Formal meetings take place maybe 3 or 4 times a year. On workdays we engage in discussion and decision making between all those present, and ideas and suggestions from everyone are taken into account. Generally the more experienced growers will decide the day's jobs but we encourage and accomodate the newcomer's fresh viewpoint.

We operate around a central principle of running a cooperative urban garden which demonstrates, promotes, educates, and advocates for high quality food growing all year round. This is carried out within the wider aims of enviromental and economic sustainability, and health and support for all the community involved.

School Visits

We run regular weekly gardening classes with several local schools now. Over the last 5 years we have built up 100's of hours of experience teaching around food growing, allowing children a chance to learn new skills and gain more confidence.They also benefit from an improved familiarity with their local landscape and its ecology, whilst enjoying time outside of the classroom. We are able to tailor a visit to suit any type of learner. Group sizes can vary but are usually not more than 20 people.We can design to work across the curriculum and can meet a wide range of learning outcomes both during and after school hours.

Teachers interested in, or with questions about school visits please call

Jacob - 07751 076 395 or John 07900 126 817.