Village Veg

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Garden planters scheme

We began working with Village Veg in autumn 2019. Village Veg are a group consisting of counsellors from West Dean Parish Council, and local people who want to increase the amount of food grown locally.

We went canvassing door to door in Bream to find out who wanted to be part of the scheme, and found 10 households who did.

Funding came from West Dean Parish Council and a local private donor.

The Rewild Project installed 12 x 3ft planter into 3 gardens (due to COVID pandemic the other houses dropped out)

The households were supported throughout the year by experienced growers.

It was a fantastic scheme, although we learned that far more support was needed than first thought. If we are able to secure funding for a further round of planters, enough time will be factored in to pay an experienced grower to facilitate both an online group and in person support.

We would also like to fund organic seeds and seedlings to be provided to the households for an early, and later round of planting.