Welcome to Communigrow, www.communigrow.org
Our charity provides learning experience for students of all ages and abilities in a varied and stimulating garden of nearly 6 acres.
We currently provide:
- over 3 acres of cultivated 'market' garden
- an acre of developing natural habitat
- a field 'education centre' for schools and groups free of charge
- a 'Kent Shed' project for wellbeing (click here)
- a growing team of voluntary amateur gardeners
- organic or better (sustainable)
- resources on site
- plant propagation
- 'Field Kitchen'
- workshops and discussion of low carbon living.
- new conservation study and environment care
- appropriate technology,
- corporate sessions
As a charity you may help us via
We desperately need your old seeds, pots and trays to plant up for this season. As you can imagine with that much ground to cover we need a lot!
You Donate direct via our Charities Aid Foundation page at: Communigrow donate HERE
Do not forget to complete the Gift Aid as this makes a huge difference.
For our latest newsletter CLICK HERE
Thanks
Our education centre is taking shape. With over 5 acres of land leased from East Malling Research available for our use as a charity providing educational opportunities free of charge to schools and groups in Kent.
Communigrow is all about food and farming. This season our garden (more a field) shall give over 100 students of all ages and abilities new facilities for growing and experiencing nature. As a charity (registered Charity 1159534) and with our dedicated team of volunteer gardeners our aim to provide a broad scope of experience from growing vegetables and craft produce such as hops and herbs to creating new habitat for wildlife and caring for the planet with low carbon, zero pollutant techniques.
We welcome new partners to expand from our 12 students and 20 local volunteers who currently benefit and may have facilities for up to 60 students or more over 10 sessions per week.
One of our new projects to to match Chelsea Flower Show with our own 'show gardens. These are pocket gardens created by each school or group and are built-up over time to reflect the interests and abilities of the session members and for further information to get details on how we may include your school or group email us at pocket@communigrow.orgFor further information on our education sessions for your school or group please contact bonnie@communigrow.org
c/o Helen Turner
(Secretary)
1 Wesley Close
Barming
ME16 9HT
Please donate to our education centre. CLICK HERE
£50 will enable us to include conservation in all our sessions. £100 gives us the ability to include one new 2 hour group session for 6 students. Other amounts will mean we may run up to 10 two hour sessions per week on site and additionally mean we may provide workshops and demonstration sessions within schools and groups in the community.
The single best way to help us with our work is to eat our veg, not only do you support our charity - you get to have it on your plate! Our boxes of seasonal veg are available to order for a local rate of £10. Other areas are by quote and further afield are by our overnight delivery service.
Every order directly provides us with funds to run our school sessions FREE OF CHARGE and expand our range of crops for later in the season. Not only do you support the young people we work with but also our team of volunteers that enable this to happen. Call us to order today or drop into our barrow-the-green, Ditton, every Saturday from 12noon or at the Brassey Centre from 10am.
NEW
Our larger boxes of local produce may now be delivered to any UK postal address overnight for £6.60+VAT. Email overnight@communigrow.org to place your order.
These would normally include this week, as an example, at least 6 veg items, 1 dozen eggs, 1 honey, 1 jam, 1 chutney. Including overnight postage and packing this totals £22.50.
In summer this would be up to 12 veg items, 2 craft items, 1 dozen eggs, 1 honey, 1 jam, 1 chutney. Including overnight postage and packing this totals £29.50.
learning, teaching and sharing
up to 5 acres available for cultivation as an educational charity, providing learning and land based experience
We provide field based sessions on growing and conservation for schools and groups free of charge.
Such a wide range of crops all grown by our small but dedicated group of amateur local gardeners may be of help for young and old to learn about growing. We are a 'Kent Shed' promoting wellbeing through involvement in all our charity work. The system of 'Skillshare' where members offer their own knowledge and skill as volunteers, pooling our combined experience to help other who may have few ways to learn about how the natural world works.
All that helps towards reducing the impact we have on the planet. Understanding Climate change and a healthy, active, lifestyle are very important to the future and may need to be explored in new ways. We aim to grow more but also learn more through sustainable, organic or better methods using natural systems.
Let me know as it would all contribute to our educational work on field and in the community. We are a charity based on providing field sessions (growing and outdoor classroom) for schools and groups Free of charge on our 5 acre field and later in the community. Our veg is purely seasonal and boxes are available for our suggested donation. We shall also have proper eggs from scratch roaming hens, bees and more.
Get in touch if you may be interested
Growing veg for the people of Ditton, Larkfield and the Mallings.
Also lots of other interests such as ethnic crops, cut flowers, hops and curious crops such as linseed and soya beans and many more.
All grown using organic or better, Permacultural, natural methods & techniques with expanding habitats for conservation and environmental study.
Ask for more details, call:
07806 708 386
email join@communigrow.org
read our news at www.communigrow.org
like us at www.facebook.com/
EastMallingCommunitySupportedAgriculture
Our garden provides seasonal veg, herbs & spices, unusual ‘ethnic’ crops and craft plants including cut flowers, hops and aromatic oils. All good, healthy produce for people who may otherwise not consider this currently. We encourage a healthier diet of fresh food targeting lower income families, unskilled people and older generations and our aim is to get as many people as possible to contribute in some way in the growing which should bring health benefits of an active lifestyle.
To this goal we continue the work on the ground to create a productive yet bio-diverse landscape.
Formed a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation, essential to take on all operations to create more awareness of our project and encourage membership, enabling us to employ local people on our growing team. Once we have this with active members and our team have the produce we shall consider the role we may contribute to more specialist educational and training work on and off the plot in the community.
up to 5 acres available for cultivation as an educational charity, providing learning and land based experience
We provide field based sessions on growing and conservation for schools and groups free of charge.
Such a wide range of crops all grown by our small but dedicated group of amateur local gardeners may be of help for young and old to learn about growing. We are a 'Kent Shed' promoting wellbeing through involvement in all our charity work. The system of 'Skillshare' where members offer their own knowledge and skill as volunteers, pooling our combined experience to help other who may have few ways to learn about how the natural world works.
All that helps towards reducing the impact we have on the planet. Understanding Climate change and a healthy, active, lifestyle are very important to the future and may need to be explored in new ways. We aim to grow more but also learn more through sustainable, organic or better methods using natural systems.
Let me know as it would all contribute to our educational work on field and in the community. We are a charity based on providing field sessions (growing and outdoor classroom) for schools and groups Free of charge on our 5 acre field and later in the community. Our veg is purely seasonal and boxes are available for our suggested donation. We shall also have proper eggs from scratch roaming hens, bees and more.
Get in touch if you may be interested
Growing veg for the people of Ditton, Larkfield and the Mallings.
Also lots of other interests such as ethnic crops, cut flowers, hops and curious crops such as linseed and soya beans and many more.
All grown using organic or better, Permacultural, natural methods & techniques with expanding habitats for conservation and environmental study.
Ask for more details, call:
07806 708 386
email join@communigrow.org
read our news at www.communigrow.org
like us at www.facebook.com/
EastMallingCommunitySupportedAgriculture
Our garden provides seasonal veg, herbs & spices, unusual ‘ethnic’ crops and craft plants including cut flowers, hops and aromatic oils. All good, healthy produce for people who may otherwise not consider this currently. We encourage a healthier diet of fresh food targeting lower income families, unskilled people and older generations and our aim is to get as many people as possible to contribute in some way in the growing which should bring health benefits of an active lifestyle.
To this goal we continue the work on the ground to create a productive yet bio-diverse landscape.
Formed a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation, essential to take on all operations to create more awareness of our project and encourage membership, enabling us to employ local people on our growing team. Once we have this with active members and our team have the produce we shall consider the role we may contribute to more specialist educational and training work on and off the plot in the community.
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