Saturday 16th April 2022
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Report written by Matthew
On a perfect day for gardening, not too hot, not too sunny, 4 Good Gym members, Heetu, Tony, Ruth, and Mat went back to help Gerry at The De La Salle kitchen garden. This was one of our first tasks out of lockdown last year. What a difference a year makes. They have transformed a barren area of land into a wonderful kitchen garden with polly-tunnels, raised beds, and fruit trees, so it's lovely to have been able to help them on their horticultural journey.
The aim is to use all the fruit and veg. produced in the kitchen which is part of what is going to be a hotel for trainees in the hospitality industry.
Our task on Saturday was to dig out an area which is going to used to plant more fruit trees. With Gerry, our host digging in we got most of what was a tough area dug over, de-stoned and de-weeded. Another very satisfying task and as the work never ends we'll be back again for sure.
It is designed to enable young people to be prepared for jobs in hospitality and horticulture by delivering both a working hotel and restaurant and a growing space in the kitchen garden to teach where our food comes from. We are at the beginning of the project.
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