I Dig Tunbridge wells
I Dig Tunbridge Wells
Back in March during the early stages of the current crisis
one of our colleagues, Nick Robinson, decided to use his time on lockdown at
home and 25 years’ experience as an organic gardener to start a vegetable
growing project. It was the height of panic buying at the supermarkets, and
suddenly doing anything to ensure a local food supply through the summer looked
like a good use of time, as we could no longer carry on with our regular
volunteer programme.
He was already in the process of taking on an allotment locally in Hawkenbury, and asked if there were any other spare plots, so has ended up with 2! Combined with a quick dash to a local garden centre for seed potatoes and seeds, the project started off in a 3 bedroom house in mid March, soon filling all the windowsills.
windowsill growing |
Keep an eye out for updates as we follow the story,
including possible opportunities to get your hands on some surplus plants. We
would like to prioritise people who cannot get out to local garden centres or
supermarkets, or afford online deliveries, so we are also talking to food banks
and other support organisations locally about how we can work with them to
reach the people who will most benefit.
When the going gets tough, the tough get growing!
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