The growing project meets on Tuesdays 10am to 1pm, and will reopen on Tuesday 8th December, under strict Covid conditions. If you would like to join us, contact faith@exetercommunitiestogether.org.uk
The Growing Project is designed to enable people to grow ‘crops from home’ which may not grow easily outside in the British climate, as well as give people who might be stuck indoors or lonely something to do. It will use a poly tunnel to create the conditions for crops from other parts of the world, so they can be grown here.
We plan to build a communal hut so that there is somewhere to shelter in bad weather, or to sit and enjoy a cup of tea and a biscuit. There will be the opportunity for sharing ideas and learning skills of planning, planting, growing and cooking together.
The growing project will be open to all communities. It will meet one morning a week initially, currently Thursday, from 10am to 1pm. The project will be based at Plot 80 on the Prince Charles Road Allotment site, which has easy access to transport. A maximum of 20 participants can work on the allotment at a time. In addition, there will be a facilitator with horticultural skills, plus an assistant and up to 4 volunteers. Over time, the project can be extended to include more people, on different days and at different times, to suit.
Families will be welcome, so if a family wants a space on which to grow together, that will be fine. Although this might mean a meeting at the weekend, for those interested. There will be scope for competitions for those interested. Here are pictures of winners of the scarecrow and the pumpkin competitions from previous years!
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Please contact us if you have any questions, want more information are are interested in getting involved.