Rosie Whicheloe

Member since March 20, 2021

cyclist, wildlife gardener

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Rosie Whicheloe3 years ago Our idea is to create an online plant sharing community - called Growsie.The website will connect local people to share plants for their gardens, window boxes and homes. Local green spaces like community gardens, street planters and schools will also benefit from plants from local growers. This will reduce the costs and carbon impact of travelling out-of-town or using commercial nurseries.The community will share plant growing knowledge and connect people in the local area, helping to tackle loneliness through shared passion for plants.We will use the funding to grow the network, run gardening workshops, support local green projects and community gardens. From our experience, there is no plant-focused community or platform. There are few places to buy plants in Manor Park.People have been sharing for generations, but this can be limited depending on who you know. With a simple-to-use platform online sourcing plants from local growers becomes far, far easier.

Rosie Whicheloe4 years ago Now we have built the garden, we really want to maximise its value to the local community. We want it buzzing with activity at the weekend and during the week too. We plan to work with the community to identify a range of social events, workshops and school sessions creating a programme of activities to be run throughout the year. This will include social events, workshops to learn about gardening and vegetable growing as well as other activities that can use the garden space (such as yoga, toddlers group, or a book club). It is important that everyone has access to the activities regardless of income and everyone feels welcome. **LOCAL PRIORITY Community and Culture***