Veg Growing Success at Meon Vale Allotment
Earlier in the summer we created a vegetable plot at Meon Vale Allotment with families and members of the local community to give them the opportunity to grow their own veg just a stone’s throw away from their homes. Thanks to Magic Little Grants and Postcode Lottery for funding.
The project engaged people of all ages where friendships were formed, healthy meals were cooked, sustainable practices were learned and wellbeing was boosted.
After an initial day putting the plot together by laying weed suppressant material, constructing and positioning the veg beds, filling them with peat-free compost and finishing the area around them with bark chippings, we were ready to get start sowing.
Each family took ownership of a bed and we provided them with the seeds to sow to start their veg growing journey.
After regular visits to the allotment to water their growing plants and weed their beds they began to harvest their produce to take home and prepare meals, successfully going from plot to plate.
It was particularly amazing to see so many children taking an interest in growing veg and gardening, so all in all a very rewarding and successful project.
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