Wilderness Foundation - Open Day 23rd April. 11am.

The Wilderness Foundation, very much a part of the fabric of Melbourne Park Allotment site are holding an open day on the 23rd April from 11am until 3pm. Further information and detail can be secured from Jonathan in relation to the day's event.

For additional information in terms of the Wilderness Foundation you can visit their web site, from which the under detail has been extracted.

Grow and Thrive

The Wilderness Foundation UK operates six allotment plots on the Melbourne estate in Chelmsford, offering opportunities for residents and community members to come to the site for social contact, to develop a sense of community and to participate in growing organic food for themselves and distribution to others in need.

Activities

Participants:

- Grow a range of food crops in the outdoor beds;
- Grow fruit and tomatoes in the all-weather poly-tunnels we have erected on site;
- Plant, weed and maintain the plots;
-Participate in workshops to encourage skills development and healthier lifestyles;
-Socialise during lunch and refreshment breaks;

The scheme is open to all and has been designed to be as inclusive as possible, through the provision of raised beds that the elderly and infirm can tend, as well as wheelchair accessible vegetable containers that salad crops can be grown in.