SERVICE DETAILS
Bellfield Community Garden is a small garden space designed and looked after by local volunteers. The design has been created using the permaculture design process which has the ethics of Earth care, people care and fair share at its core. We really wanted a space where we could not only grow food, but encourage biodiversity by planting for wildlife, therefore providing food sources and habitat alongside berry bushes, herbs and some pretty veggies for the human users of the garden! We are using a No Dig approach in order to protect the soils mycorrhizal fungi and the roots of the beautiful tree which is the long standing main feature of the garden.
Accessibility has been important from the start and we’ve made sure that the path through the garden is wide enough for a wheelchair (including turning space) or two people walking side by side. In the future we hope to make sure the pathway meets any requirements necessary to be truly accessible for anyone who wishes to use the garden. We also have a large raised bed to build!
With Bellfield being a community owned hub, we hope that the garden will be a welcoming extension of this. We are already enjoying conversations over the fence with neighbours and passers by!
FREE FRESH PRODUCE...
Please see https://www.facebook.com/BellfieldCommunityGarden for weekly updates on what fresh produce is available for the local community to come an collect!
Depending on the season you can get FREE Fresh Produce:
- Beetroot
- Cavalo nero
- Letttuce
- Rocket
- Perpetual spinach
- Chard
- Corn lettuce
- Broccoli
- Turnips
- Winter spinach
- Herbs
and much more!
Please come and help yourself!!
Happy picking! (Mind and no eat the sunflower!)
OUR COMMUNITY
CHILDREN...
A lot of our volunteers have children and it’s been vital, especially in the current climate, to involve them in the creation of the garden. It feels so important to gently encourage a love for Earth stewardship and what better way than letting them get their hands dirty and see the results of their labour.
PERMACULTURE...
The herb spiral is a way of creating different microclimates, dry and sunny, damp and shady, so you can grow lots of different things in a small space. All the herbs in the spiral so far, are donations from the local community. We started out without any funding, our aim was to source as much as possible for free and second hand. Permaculture seeks to produce no waste, so we look for resources that others no longer need and repurpose them.
PLANT-SHARING...
Portobello has a thriving plant sharing community and they’ve been so generous to the garden. We’ve since secured some funds from PEDAL which we have so far used for compost delivery and bulbs.
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