YMCA Plymouth is offering free horticulture and gardening workshops for all ages in its new community garden, located behind its centre on Honicknowle Lane.
The sessions are led by YMCA’s experienced team of gardening volunteers, who have developed the garden over the past couple years to provide fresh produce for local people in need.
Now the team is looking to share their knowledge in fun and practical workshops for all ages and abilities. The workshops are running each Tuesday from 7pm to 8pm until the end of the summer and will equip participants with a range of green-fingered skills. Individuals, families and community groups are welcome.
Each workshop is free for anyone to drop-in and will include learning about cultivating different plants and seeds, as well as the practical skills needed to develop and maintain a growing space – whether that be a small garden, allotment or balcony. Additionally, you can learn about what to recycle in the garden and the different types of produce that can be grown throughout each season.
The garden has seen ceaseless activity throughout the pandemic, thanks to its team of dedicated volunteers. The team have worked tirelessly to help grow a whole variety of fruit and vegetables for local people facing difficulties putting dinner on the table.
Food grown in the garden is donated to local food crisis charity, Provide Devon, and to young people directly supported by YMCA Plymouth’s Discovery College. During the past 18 months over 1,000 kilograms of fresh produce from the garden has been donated to those in need.
To get involved in the workshops, simply turn up to any of the sessions at YMCA Plymouth, Honicknowle Lane, PL5 3NG, on Tuesdays 7pm – 8pm.
To find out more about the garden project, visit: www.ymcaplymouth.org.uk/community-garden/
