Lets grow together

We are so lucky - Lewisham is one of the greenest boroughs in London.

So if you are looking to start a new hobby? make friends? get fit? how about connecting and joining to a Lewisham Community garden, via the Lewisham Local Directory.

https://lewishamlocal.my.site.com/s/community-gardens-and-food-growing

Or email emma@lewishamlocal.com to be connected

Useful Garden Resources

Community Gardening toolkits and guides

Sustain’s guide to an inclusive and welcoming community garden -

https://www.sustainweb.org/resources/files/capital_growth/GrowingConnections.pdf

‘Chillies and Roses’ - Inspiring multi-ethnic involvement at community gardens and farms:

https://www.farmgarden.org.uk/sites/default/files/chillies_and_roses.pdf

Capital Growth ‘Growing for Change’ guide and toolkit – which includes the ‘harvestometer’ tool for help measuring food produced - https://www.sustainweb.org/reports/sep22-growing-for-change/

Thrive – resources in their ‘Get Gardening’ section, including practical accessibility -

https://www.thrive.org.uk/

The Eden Project guide to starting a community garden -

https://www.edenprojectcommunities.com/ideas/plant-community-garden

RHS guide to setting up a community gardens -

https://www.rhs.org.uk/get-involved/community-gardening/resources/community-garden

Social Farms and Gardens - https://www.farmgarden.org.uk/services-and-support/publications-and-resources -

These two are now not online anymore:

https://www.farmgarden.org.uk/system/files/sustaining_your_garden.pdf

https://www.farmgarden.org.uk/resources/sfg-community-growing-resource-pack

Community Food Grower’s Network – guide to working with your council -

https://www.cfgn.org.uk/guides-and-toolkits/ e.g. https://www.cfgn.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Working-with-council-toolkit.pdf

The Orchard Project - https://www.theorchardproject.org.uk/guides-and-advice/

Old Lewisham council guide to setting up a community garden (at least 10 years old) -  https://councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk/documents/s6982/05%20Community%20Gardens%20Guide.pdf

Food Growing Resources

Capital Growth - https://www.capitalgrowth.org/get_growing/

Member dashboard has more stuff – it takes 5 mins to register and is free

RHS - https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own

Hubbub - https://hubbub.org.uk/how-to-start-growing-your-own-food-at-home

Sow Much More organic gardening - https://sowmuchmore.co.uk/2023/01/13/easy-crops-for-beginners-and-how-to-grow-them/

Permaculture Association - https://www.permaculture.org.uk/knowledgebase

Gardener’s World - https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/vegetable-crops-for-beginners/

Videos:

BBC Gardeners World - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006mw1h/gardeners-world

You Tube - https://goodgardeningvideos.org/best-british-gardening-channels-on-youtube/