Growing Roots - What does Growing Roots do

Growing Roots is a small charitable project based on an allotment on Highfield Park in St Albans that aims to encourage the growing of vegetables, fruit and flowers by individuals

Growing Roots would like to reacch individuals who live in permanent accomodation but with no garden and who would benefit from having a productive acyivity to encourage them to get out and about, as well as the opportunity to grow healthy food, get lots of fresh air and exercise, and hoefully save some money

This includes

people who have had an unsettled or traumatic way of living, or who have previously been homeless, are now settling down to loiving in new permanent accomodation and perhaps finding it a little overwhelming.
people with a diagnosed mental health condition or simply poor mental health, e.g. low mood,anxious, tending to stay in doors and lacking motivation to go out.
people with a physical condition or illness, e.g. an axquired brain injury, who might tend to stay indoors and lack motivation to go out.

This is a referred scheme, ideall people who take part would have expressed an interest in growing produce to their sponsor even if they have not done this before. We ask that people commit to cultivating their own patch. We provide the tools, equipment and seeds, advice and encouragement.

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