Author: Okehampton Community Garden

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A milestone had been reached and a whole new group of people popped up and started helping out in the garden. With a new team forming there was a burst of activity in the garden.   The lads cleared a pile of gravel to make way for the rescued sensory garden created by the Prince's … Continue reading New year, new gang

The steering committee came up against various obstacles.  As any community led project knows there are always life events that result in people having to withdraw from any project and the community garden has seen it's fair share of changes in the short time it has been running. In 2014 the committee lost 3 or … Continue reading The progress…changes and challenges

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In the beginning it there was the blank canvas, a massive 3 acre site to be converted into a community garden.  HogCO helped organise a public meeting in October 2011 where Okehampton United Charity floated the idea of a community garden. The meeting was well attended and following a second public meeting a core 'steering … Continue reading The progress…how it all began