Volunteers needed for new community garden in Salisbury

The aim is to improve food security in Salisbury and the produce grown will go to those who need it at The Pantry.

F3 Community Project (Image: F3 Project)

Mark Brandon who was involved with the Secret Garden is now involved in the F3 Project and it is being set up meticulously with a supervisory group of people to ensure the project remains on track.

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Mark said: “We were searching for land to use. I contacted Salisbury Cathedral first but then did a Google Earth search and noticed Chafyn school had some land. We contacted them and they were very helpful.

“We applied for a grant, built a shed and have started to put in raised beds. The weather has been against us though."

F3 Project (Image: F3 Project)

The plot of land is approximately 10.5 metres x 15 metres and volunteers are needed to help with this project, but no experience is necessary. The organisers have first-hand experience managing groups of volunteers as worked on The Secret Garden and on a project at Salisbury District Hospital.

F3 Community Project (Image: Chafyn Grove)

He added: “We are using the no-dig method of gardening where you take off the turf and put the turf back in place but upside down and then manure is added. We are affiliated with the Royal Horticultural Society and have been checking what to do as are mindful of climate change. We have also been to see a farmer who supplies fruit and vegetables and who has been gardening organically for years."

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Although the project has only just started planting garlic, they will soon be planting basic vegetables for spring produce. They also hope to have an educational side to the project teaching the basics of gardening to all who are interested and are prepared to learn in a hands-on way how to do it. They also hope to invite schools along to take part.

For more, go to theF3project.org.uk