We are lucky to have the Okehampton Men in Sheds as our neighbours, as we help one another grow through our community connections. A lovely lady, Michelle, who does some fundraising for the Men in Sheds, kindly knocked on our door and offered to help us make the community garden more child friendly. We have … Continue reading Community Connections
Mind, Body and Soul
Since 2019 we have been hosting outdoor Tai Chi with Forest Chi, the financial support through Active Devon's Connecting Actively with Nature programme helped us get this off the ground. As the changes came along in 2020 so did the demand for outdoor well-being activities. Pretty soon we were working with other well-being groups, such … Continue reading Mind, Body and Soul
Blue skies and sunshine brings explosion of activity around the garden
The beginning of February didn't just bring the great news about the funding from the lottery, it also brought blue skies and sunshine. Volunteers came along to help us dispose of rickety old sheds, extending the polytunnel as well as other jobs around the garden. The garden is run by volunteers and mainly funded by … Continue reading Blue skies and sunshine brings explosion of activity around the garden
A great start to the year!
The community garden is now in its 10th year and some of our facilities needed a bit of an upgrade. The space is now used in many different ways, we have regular campfire evenings, Outdoor Tai Chi and more recently, meditation sessions. Our neighbours are a pretty busy Men in Sheds group and so we … Continue reading A great start to the year!
Our ‘little’ Shed ~ the story so far
Clearing the ground ready to build our shed Still a bit of work to do on the workshop side of things
The Beauty of Nature
The flower bed took shape after the pile of woodchip had been used up around the garden. The woodchip had been in a pile for two years so the weeds would be under control and so we decided to throw together a flower bed. People offered us plants until the flower bed was overflowing. I think … Continue reading The Beauty of Nature
Blooming Polytunnel
This year we saw a raised bed being installed into the polytunnel. Community gardeners went along and collected horse manure from a friend with horses. We managed to get enough to fill up one side of the polytunnel. Roy filled the polytunnel up with seedlings of lettuce and kale and sewed some radish seed. Henry … Continue reading Blooming Polytunnel
The Big Get Together
To be a part of the Big Get Together, a celebration of the life of Jo Cox we held a community gardening day. It was a swelteringly hot day in June and we celebrated by having a small communal BBQ. Oh! And of course, we did a bit of gardening...I promise!
A Chilly Day in April
The community garden involves people from all different backgrounds We have involved teenagers undertaking their voluntary work as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award We have had a lovely gentleman, Roy, who came to the garden this year and has become quite a presence in the garden. He built a structure under which … Continue reading A Chilly Day in April
Okehampton Community Garden 