We deliver food growing & gardening clubs and after-school workshops at school and community settings for local children and young people across Southwark. There are high levels of food insecurity in Southwark, evidenced by rising foodbank usage. This has only been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Our clubs and workshops promote education in healthy eating, raise awareness of where our food comes from and improve skills, confidence and well-being. 

In partnership with Surrey Square School we constructed and installed a 18ft x 16ft polytunnel garden in 2019 on the roof of the School’s pavilion. The non-traditional outdoor learning space enables a series of food growing & gardening after-school workshops across all year groups.

The children grow and harvest food in new raised beds and document in journals their learning about nature and the environment while having fun. The produce harvested is used in the School’s kitchen.

The activities are led by Edible Rotherhithe founder and volunteer, Christina Wheatley, who is a trained Southwark Master Gardener.