Last session of the year at Thorlands

4 Goodgymers helped their local community in Southwark
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Southwark

Saturday 18th December 2021

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Today at Thorlands gardens we were busy digging up roots in the forest garden. Afterwards we joined Simon and some residents of the estate for a Christmas celebration including mulled wine, mince pies, wreath-making and a tombola with prizes such as prosecco, chutney and a book featuring community gardens around the world, including Thorlands!


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Thorlands Garden
The first Camberwell market garden in over fifty years

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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Sam Lefevre
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Sat 18th Dec 2021 at 8:41pm

Thanks Rebecca for writing up the run report and adding the photos. I had an email from Simon to say that he was pleasantly surprise to have everyone that attended there. Have a Merry Christmas everyone!

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Southwark

Sorting & Stocking @ Borough Food Cooperative
🗓Tomorrow 12:30pm

Tackles food insecurity and reuses surplus food to prevent food being thrown away!

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