The idea
Help us transform our riverside double-decker bus into a buzzing community greenhouse space in Walker, where we will grow fresh organic produce for local residents. Volunteers will plan, plant, grow, harvest and distribute the produce whilst interacting in this vibrant ‘indoor-outdoor’ environment.
Due to the cost-of-living crisis, local residents struggle to access and afford fresh, healthy eating options. This exciting project will provide the opportunity to maintain nutritious dietary options and will also enhance health and wellbeing by promoting physical activity – both indoors and out, reducing social isolation, and helping to grow friendships and community connections. As well as transforming the bus’s interior, local artists will be invited to contribute ideas to rejuvenate its exterior and to showcase our bountiful bus. This eye-catching addition to the riverside landscape will raise awareness of our charity and our contribution to the community.
What we'll deliver
- A fully renovated safe space for the cultivation of fresh produce
- Provide regular supervised activities for local residents
- The bus will become a sustainable community garden greenhouse
- A proportion of the produce will also be distributed to local residents most in need by our established food bankt
Why it's a great idea
The community greenhouse will provide physical and mental health benefits to those involved.
Access to free, fresh and nutritious produce.
Reduce social isolation and promote development of community networks and friendships
The rejuvenated and vibrantly decorated bus will add colour and character to the Walker riverside.
Opportunity to develop further collaborative ideas for ongoing regeneration of Walker riverside community and surrounding areas.
Steps to get it done
- To strip out the bus interior
- refit the bus equipped for gardening
- Decorating the exterior of the bus
- Purchasing the plants and equipment needed
- Sowing the seeds of hope
- Maintaining the growth of the plants
- Harvesting produce
