Community Growing Projects
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The Veg Patch
Previously a council-maintained flower bed. Since 2014 has been maintained by volunteers from Friends of the Earth, Food4Hull, Transition & Permaculture Hull – used to grow vegetables for public. Harvestedby a soup kitchen ‘Ladeled with Love’.
If you would like to know more about ‘The Veg Patch’ or get involved with the planting, harvesting or maintaining of the bed, please contact us.
Prospect Centre Rooftop Garden
Rooftop garden run by volunteers. Activities include, growing vegetables in raised beds and keeping bees.
Aldbro Street Community Allotment
Small community growing project for local residents being run by EMS. Consists of raised beds and ground level beds -practising no-dig gardening, rainwater harvesting.
Hull Community Diggers
Local residents have the option of buying a raised bed for food growing purposes.
Thornton Urban Gardeners
Created on an overflow parking area at the Octagon. It consists of individual allotments of various sizes plus community growing areas. Centre of the Thornton Estate linking the community allotments with housing in Firethorn Close.
Giroscope Garden
Community garden established and run by Giroscope Housing on Coltman Street.
Constable Community Allotment
Community garden established by Friends of Constable Street Field in 2015 and led by Lausanne Tranter. Growing fruit and vegetables with local residents. Developed using permaculture principles. Site includes cob pizza oven, round house structure, composting toilet.
Western Library Garden
Friends of Western Library (Fowl) is working with Hull City Council’s library services, Groundwork and Streetwize to help look after the garden, as well as organise events and gardening groups for all ages.
Therapeutic Garden
Three plots at Edensand Road council allotment site. The garden was developed by Youth in Nature and in 2020 was taken on by EMS. It is being turned into a garden for relaxation, therapy sessions and education and recreation. Access to community building.
St Matthew’s Parish Hall Search Community Garden
One of the first created by SEARCH and local youth group (YFC), served as a focal point for various events and activities including bonfire night, birthdays, planting and harvest times. Site is at back of the parish hall. The raised beds were rebuilt in 2019. Disabled access.