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Ive Farm Community
Community Growers Garden in Leyton
Formerly a run-down and derelict area, Ive Farm has been transformed into a garden with 15 raised growing beds, two communal beds, and a covered area with seating. It opened in March 2016.
To find out more about volunteering please email Mariela Diaz-Tommasiello.
Positive regeneration in Leyton
Ive Farm Community Garden is a true example of positive regeneration in Leyton. Formerly a run-down site where derelict sheds had become a meeting point for drug users and sex-workers, the ground used to be littered with used needles and condoms. It was a place to avoid.
Organic Gardening
Finally the council and London and Quadrant Housing, with the help of Organiclea, transformed the site into a garden with 15 raised growing beds, two communal beds, and a covered area with seating. It opened in March 2016. Local residents signed up for growing beds, and Organiclea helped them get started with a two year programme of workshops and activities, teaching them the foundations of organic gardening.
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Community Bond Building
Today Ive Farm is a thriving community garden where residents are sharing gardening knowledge, food, and their love for nature. Gardening together has bonded a group which comes from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and religions. Residents who have lived in the area for twenty years or more are getting to know those who have recently moved in.
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Ive Farm future plans
The group meets regularly to work in the garden and eat together. Future plans include teaming up with a local charity to provide produce for a community kitchen, and making the garden a centre for well-being which can be used and shared by other local community groups.
Ive Farm
Ive Farm Ive Farm Close London E10 5UE UK
Mariela Diaz-Tommasiello