Helping out on the Tufnell Park Estate allotment!
I had great fun this afternoon shifting soil with residents of the Tufnell Park Estate to fill up their
brand new allotment beds provided by Groundwork with funding from Islington Council. The newly established Transition Tufnell Park put the call out for volunteers to help move tonnes of soil into the free standing beds which will soon be used by residents to grow vegetables and flowers. With a new farmers market starting outside the Tufnell Park Tavern on Saturday July 9th, local residents were even thinking about selling their fresh fruit and veg next year!
There’s a long way to go before that, but I had a lovely time (and found some underused muscles!) doing my bit. The Tufnell Park estate has had some real problems with crime and drug dealers, and it’s hoped that the new allotment beds will be one small way of helping to reclaim the estate for the residents. Hopefully the local kids will learn about growing their own food, and with prices going up, families will be able to make the pennies go that bit further by having fresh food on their doorstep.
Here are the beds all nicely filled up waiting for planting!
