We provide an accessible, non-judgemental, supportive, and nurturing learning environment that celebrates people's abilities - enabling local people on low incomes to come together in our wheelchair accessible, organic community garden.
We run sessions accessible for any ages or needs, including:
- Grow Your Own: learn sustainable gardening practices, and share free, fresh food.
- Plot To Plate: cook cheap and healthy meals from the harvest.
- Men's Shed Petworth: create beautiful, unique, rural craft pieces.
- Thriving Thursdays: benefit from social and therapeutic horticulture.
Why the community needs us
Petworth is a rural town with a significant divide between the wealthiest and the poorest. Often seen as wealthy, with high house prices and expensive antique shops, it is actually designated as an area of Rural Deprivation - with many low income households that live here needing to use the food bank.
Our impact on the communityOur integrated community project offers a space for people to:
- Take gentle steps back into the community by coming together in a friendly group
- Increase confidence
- Develop skills
- Increase health and wellbeing
- Reduce social isolation
- Cook healthy meals
- Take home free, fresh produce
Progression routes on from us include:
- Access to social support networks
- Education
- Volunteering
- Employment
