Due to the pandemic unfortunately, we were not able to access and maintain the gardens which have now become quite overgrown.
We are looking for individual volunteers or whole teams that would like to spend time restoring our gardens. This is an ideal opportunity to have a team day, outdoors and support our sustainability team to create a great environment for students and staff to enjoy. It can also be part of your 21/22 common objectives.
Any teams volunteering we would like to hear about your day in the gardens and share across our main internal news channels, your team could even be featured as a news article to say thank you for your help. Please contact internal communications if you would like to share about your team day.
Our restoration project
Our Edible Garden has so much to offer and is a sanctuary for everyone on campus. We want to restore the garden to be able to grow vegetables and offer spaces for staff and students to use for teaching, wellness, and community space. Our garden, meadow, and orchard are wonderful places to spend time and a great way to create a sense of achievement by helping in the garden.
We are embarking on a year long project to restore the gardens and share our journey of restoration, and we need you to get involved.
Team half and full days and volunteering
This is a great opportunity for teams across the university to volunteer and can help colleagues achieve our common objectives, and supports out strategic priority Connected and Sustainable Campuses. It is also a great opportunity for strengthening connections with your team as more colleagues return to on campus working.
To organise and book your space for a team day or individual volunteering contact Julian Murphy at Edible Garden. We also welcome student volunteers, so please also get in touch.
Wellness and Gardening
Getting outside and gardening has a huge impact on your mental health and wellbeing. You can find out more in the article the RHS has shared about on the benefits of gardening and helping to support your mental health.
This week @UniofGreenwich volunteers have been helping restore the Avery Hill Edible Garden to its former splendor. It's amazing what an hour of graft can do in tackling the worlds biggest bramble bush to reveal Rosemary & Lavender trees! Fancy lending a hand? pic.twitter.com/UO3OXEiSdk
— GreenwichSustainHub (@Sust_Greenwich) August 19, 2021
