Who , what, where, why… Fruitful Abundance is a Community Interest Company in Northants set up to improve food security and growing in the local community. We run 4 cafes under The Real Junk Food, Project Umbrella, where all the food served is rescued instead of being sent to landfill. We now have two allotments…
Where it all began… Four years ago we decided to do a major litter pick in our neighbourhood Whalley Range as part of a major City Clean Up Campaign. 150 people got involved and we thank everybody with a party, show, music and free food. That’s when The Whalley Rangers ‘Love Where You Live’ took…
Introduction In 2015 a small group of volunteers decided that the town of Talgarth needed a real cheering up as the only flower display in the town was by the war memorial and so under the banner of ‘Grow for Talgarth’ they began their mission in creating a town square adorned with flowers and developing…
Who are you and where do you work? My name is Gary Bissett and I am the Manager and Cultivation Street Ambassador at Inver Garden Centre, Larne in Northern Ireland, where I have been working for the last 22 years What does being an Ambassador mean for you? Being an Ambassador gives me the…
Who are you and where do you work? My name is Matthew Lewis, Events Manager and Cultivation Ambassador at The Old Railway Line Garden Centre in Mid-Wales. I’m 27 and last year won Cultivation Street Ambassador of the Year 2017! What does being an Ambassador mean for you? Being a Cultivation Street Ambassador is a…
Who are you and where do you work? My name is Sophie Lyall and I work at Haskins Garden Centre in West End, Southampton What does being an Ambassador mean for you? I have only become an Ambassador this year, but have already visited one new school who are now onboard and we are continuing…
Who are you and where do you work? My Name is Zoe Stanmore and I am the community champion and Cultivation Street ambassador at Dobbies Southport What does being an Ambassador mean for you? Everything! I get to meet some amazing community groups and help them where possible to create a place where people can…
Who are you and where do you work? My name is Lisa Bond and I am the Cultivation Street Ambassador at our Poundbury Gardens, near Dorchester. We’re part of the Gardens Group What does being an Ambassador mean for you? I am relatively new to growing and have found so much enjoyment in it.…
Nothing tastes as great as vegetables you have grown yourself and it’s so easy to get started with this ultimate planting guide brought to you by David Domoney and the Cultivation Street team! So why not give it a try? But we know that the more crops you have, the more confusing it gets. Each…
Introduction How it all began… In 2011, The Conservation Volunteers [TCV] worked with The London Borough of Bromley and the corporate sponsor, The Glades to kick-start the transformation of a neglected park called Winsford Gardens situated off a busy main road running from Penge, at the north end of the borough, towards Croydon. The previously…