Wilderness Foundation - Open Day 28th September

Our good friends at the Wilderness Foundation are operating an open day at the Allotments on 28th September between 1pm and 3pm. For those who may wish to know more about the Wilderness Foundation, a host of details are available on their website and if you search for Down to Earth, an item dedicated to Jonathon's team and the project on this site. We understand there may also be some Apple pressing taking place during the afternoon.

A brief view of what the Foundation does is taken directly from their site as under


'Our Down to Earth Allotment programme is based in inner city Chelmsford where we run six plots, opening them up to a range of community groups and schools.

Most of our young adult volunteers are living with mental or physical disability, and we also use the allotment to engage recovery clients from Open Road (Drugs & Alcohol charity), MENCAP, New Hall School and Columbus School & College, catering for young people with complex and severe learning difficulties.

Currently the food grown at the allotment is shared amongst those growing it as the best way to learn where our food comes from and engage people with the subjects of nutrition and cooking.[/]