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Ashburton Community Garden

Date started: 
1 April 2008
Number of People Involved: 
14
Geographic region : 
South West
Geographic region : 
England
Geographic region : 
United Kingdom
Last updated: Wednesday, 22 June 2011
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Project Aim

For a group of people to grow their own food together.

Further details

Ashburton Futures had people who wanted to grow food and were having a meeting about it.

I spent the best part of the day before the meeting talking to local people to see if a place could be found. Sands School was the one we decided to go with and that’s where we are now, they are happy because we keep the vegetable plot tidy and the school also get’s fresh veg from the garden albeit a small amount at the moment.

We are hoping that as thing progress the pupils will take more interest and join in as well.

Outcomes so far

Established a dozen allotments and a community garden.

Unexpected outcomes

We have all come together as a group and also meet socially as well, which is great.

Obstacles, and how we overcame them

Nothing major

Lessons Learned

Don’t keep having endless meetings – just get on with it you don’t need vast sums of money – just enjoy yourselves

Sources of Funding

Just a £70 donation from a group which had disbanded and had this amount left in their bank which gave us a start. The rest has all come from the gardeners when needed.

Contacts

Primary point of contact: 
Ed Mitchell
Themes: 
Food

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