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To transform as many unused front gardens into food growing spaces and places for nature as possible along King Edwards Road, Rhydings Park Road and Gwdyr Crescent.
In the Room To Grow Pilot we transformed 6 unloved front garden spaces from concrete jungle to edible oasis aka mini allotments and now we want to create a "green corridor" from Brynymor road all the way to the heart of uplands. We had an amazing response from the community and now have a steady crop of beetroot, beans, lettuce and more from our 6 participating houses. We've learnt a lot in this short time and have loved seeing people stopping to enjoy the garden spaces and ask questions! In this next phase we want to see how many houses we can get to sign up for a transformation over three streets, we believe the visual impact of having large numbers of front gardens transformed will be a catalyst for positive change in the area. Raised bed planters also help to mitigate flash flooding whilst the plants increase air quality, improve biodiversity and provide food and enjoyment for the community! We're fundraising with space hive subsidise the cost of the project.
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Why it's a great idea:
- Increased sense of community - Increased local biodiversity - Improve the look of the area - Produce food for the community - Provide outdoor space for people who don't have their own - Teach the community about food growing techniques that don't harm the environment -Share permaculture skills and knowledge - Collect rainwater from roofs - Help mitigate flash flooding - Attract pollinators to the area - Absorb carbon from the atmosphere - Improve air quality - Provide nutritious food for the community - Volunteer opportunities - Potential veg box scheme
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We're so excited about this next phase of the project - please help us to create a "Green Corridoor / Food Forrest" and inspire others to transform their own spaces too!
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We are ROOM TO GROW!! A project set up by me - Angie - and my good friend Mike with the aim to turn unused spaces into edible oasis'!!
With a team of socially distanced volunteers we installed 6 mini allotments in front gardens in Uplands and Brynmill for the community to enjoy and learn about food growing and permiculture!
I run a resturant called Hoogah based on Brynymor Road and since opening have aspired to bring ethical, affordable food to the local community with a mission to reduce food miles and keep money in the Welsh economy. I had a dream to build a kitchen garden for the cafe but now I dream of being able to buy produce from the Room To Grow gardens! 1/3 of produce will go to the volunteers and RTG community members, 1/3 will be donated or used to fundraise for local causes and 1/3 will become available for purchase by resturants and community members! Who knows, we may even grow enough produce to start a veg box! The income from selling a portion of the produce will help the project to remain sustainable with a steady income!
Turning the streets into food forrests was initially Mike's idea, mike runs a social enterprise called Key Cymru which supports and parents socially beneficial projects like RTG. Mike is a passionate foodie, his great grandfather used to deliver vegetables by horse and cart back in the day (showing your age there Mikey sorry!).
Thanks to the support of the community and local councillors we got off to a flying start and are now ready to launch into the next phase of the plan - a green corridor!!
What is a green corridor I hear you cry?! Well ignoring the jargon it's going to be 3 streets that join Brynymor Road to Uplands square along which we plant as many mini allotments and pollinator gardens as we can - we will be contacting landlords and homeowners along King Edwards Road, Rhydings Park Road and Gwdyr Crescent in the coming weeks to join in!
It's a simple idea but a pretty bold one so we are fundraising to help towards the start up costs, we will be asking landlords and homeowners to contribute or even purchase the planters from us eventually but to get things off the ground we need your help!\
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