Approach community food garden
a friendly diverse bunch of locals coming together to create a beautiful shared garden, grow food and create a wildlife haven in the east end
its turned an area previously used for dog waste into a beautiful garden and wildlife sanctuary, with food growing beds that help everyone grow and share great food to feed their families, as well as tackling loneliness and providing a space for local schools to teach kids about nature. It brings together the fantastic range of residents surrounding the garden in a way nothing else has, and has won awards from the council and Britain in Bloom. we're passionate and 'hands on' volunteers but sometimes need a hand with the heaviest tasks so grateful for any help you can give!15 GoodGymers have supported Approach community food garden with 1 task.
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Monday 1st June
Written by Lucinda
Taskowners Emily and Margaret greeted us on approach, at Approach Gardens - a lovely community food garden in the heart of Bethnal Green, home to bees and frogs. They helpfully divvied up the various tasks that needed doing between our large group. These included:
- Beautifying the area round the pond (home to at least 3 tiny frogs), trimming the hedges etc
- De-weeding various areas within the garden and along the borders outside
- Giving the greenery a 'haircut' around the outside edges
- Clearing the path leading to the beehives
This was a task where we split into little sub teams, working away in our own areas, wheelbarrows full of foliage going back and forth throughout the hour. It was only at the end we could stand back and appreciate how much had been achieved. Well done all!
A big shout out to Emma for completing her first Goodgym task!
We also said goodbye (for now!) to Kat and Asad, as they move to the Chilterns. Some of us headed to The Camel post task to toast them with a drink. You will both be very missed (un-frog-ettable some may say...) but I'm sure our paths will cross again soon.