The first workshops of series on community gardening and food growing. An opportunity to get some basics to start a project or to connect existing food growing spaces in our neighbourhood and city. From finding land and setting up a community organisation and financing the garden to organising its activities through the year, the workshop will cover all the essentials to set up and caring for a community growing space. We will have opportunities to look at local community food growing projects. Whether you already run a garden, have a plan to set up one, or are simply interested in knowing more about food growing and community work, this workshop is for you.

About the Tutor

Clémence Scalbert has set up and run St Thomas Community Garden since 2019, and set up Zero Mile Gardens in 2024 in St Thomas, Exeter, to support food growing in our community. She has a City and Guilds Certificate in Organic Horticulture, a Gardeniser Diploma, and is an alumni of The Soil Association’s My Food Community Programme.