Five of the team joined a fantastic session at Mitcham Orchard today, getting stuck into a variety of tasks!

We tackled two main jobs: Matthieu and Martina (welcome and well done on your first task) skillfully worked on covering the greenhouse, ensuring it's ready for whatever the weather brings. Meanwhile, Jade and Rhian teamed up with Clare to get some serious planting done, getting pumpkin and squash plants into the ground. They also did a great job clearing fallen plums, setting them aside for pickling!

A debit visit for three of the team and a little bonus job - cherry picking. Yum! Great work by everyone involved, making a real difference in this beautiful orchard.

A lovely time being rushed off feet serving to 30 people a wonderful 3 course meal of Pomme Boulangere, mushroom and leek risotto and a clementine cake, all from surplus ingredients that would have gone to waste.

Lovely attendance - wonderful creativity by Food cycle with parsnips, tomato and bread and great teamwork

At this session it was time to plant the tomatoes, do some weeding and watering and pick up the litter overflowing from the bin. The outdoor tap is still out of action, making the watering quite laborious, but Mother Nature topped up the volunteers' efforts with plenty of rain later in the day!

This lunchtime (literally in our lunch breaks), Caroline, Clare and Jade stopped by to lend a hand to the fantastic Critical Support warehouse! We soon got stuck into packing a fresh bread delivery, ensuring vital supplies were ready for those in need.

It was a brilliant opportunity to look around their facilities and learn so much more about the incredible work this charity does for our community. We also managed to scope out a potential future group session, where we can bring even more GoodGymers to help with a larger delivery.

A truly insightful and rewarding session and we're excited about future collaborations!