Saturday 29th April 2023
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Report written by Lambeth runner
Jo headed across to Thorlands on a very sunny Saturday and met Simon and his team there.
What had been a small patch of seedlings had steadily flourished to a waist height wilderness of weeds, obscuring the saplings within. Jo helped Simon and Bridget to tackle and restore the patch to it's former glory, and to tie up a trailing blackberry bush.
Thorlands Gardens is a food growing club based on an east Lambeth housing estate, in Camberwell. There was a shared vision to move forward with a zero miles food project on unused and unloved brownfield spaces. There was an understanding that residents of all ages could volunteer simply for the value that experience gives to individual wellbeing. There is also the added bonus of sharing the fruits of the labour, which in this case is healthy produce, such as vegetables, salads, herbs, and edible flowers.
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