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Human Roots entered Anglia in Bloom together with other entries from Stansted, the judging took place on Monday 6th! Results released in September, fingers crossed!

Recently Human Roots hosted two events for local Beavers. The main aim for them was to achieve their Gardener Activity Badge. We split the Beavers into groups, with activities to help them understand the process of growing plants, identifying certain produce within the allotment, sewing some ‘magic’ beans themselves, to then take home and grow. The finale was assembling a scarecrow, and as the Football World Cup was happening, we tried to create the scarecrows with a sporty theme!

For the recent mental health awareness week, and ongoing mental health awareness month Sal, founder of Cultivating Change speaks about her personal experience and why gardening and growing is such a powerful support tool.

We'd love to hear about your experiences if you are happy to share.

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If you are a bit behind on sowing, this month don't panic, it's not too late to start lots of things.

In early May, the soil has generally warmed up, daylight hours are increasing, providing perfect conditions for rapid growth and the threat of frost has passed! So now is a good time to start your...

Sunflowers: start in pots and run a competition or sow direct in the ground

Courgettes start in pots

Pumpkin/Squash start in pots

We had a great time running workshops with residents in flats showing them what can be grown on them as well as running a growing workshop for children living there. Do you grow on your balcony? We would love to know?

This year we have included some fabulous beetroot seeds in our packs. If you've not grown beetroot before, give it a go, they are fabulous to grow and so rewarding to harvest! Annabel has recorded a video with some top tips - take a look!

Our Strawberries were looking a bit neglected, so we got together on the plot at Human Roots, weeded, split and planted new plants! Who can resist a British strawberry!!