We came, we saw, we de-vined.

3 Goodgymers helped their local community in Barking and Dagenham
Irina
Steven
Joshua Akinwale
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Barking and Dagenham

Monday 29th September 2025

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Huge shoutout to the amazing staff at the AbPhab youth centre for having me. After a warm welcome, I got started on some light weeding until the cavalry arrived: Steven and Josh! The staff then pointed us towards what can only be described as a Produce Apocalypse. The garden was beautiful, but those tomato plants and lettuces had clearly abandoned all rules of polite society - they were MASSIVE and overgrown. Our task was simple: Tame the Tomatoes. We put in some serious work, but the payoff was immediate! We celebrated our progress by sampling the harvest - snacking on some incredibly delicious tomatoes we 'rescued' from the vines. We even got to take home some of the lettuces! (Who knew gardening could double as a grocery run?) Thanks to Steven and Josh for the great company and teamwork. We achieved some solid, sustainable success in a short amount of time. I’m already looking forward to the next session!



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