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There’s been plenty to celebrate during Moulsecoomb Forest Garden’s 30th anniversary year. Our little garden oasis has grown from a half-abandoned allotment site into a wildlife haven that supports adults with learning disabilities and children struggling in mainstream education. And it’s home for an abundance of wildlife who ungratefully dig the place up and scoff the food we grow. Highlights of the year included our annual open day, which turned into a special Forest Garden Birthday celebration in July. We… Read More »LOOKING BACK 2024

The annual Harvest Festival at Moulsecoomb Primary has been a regular event for years and a celebration of our work with the school.The perfect opportunity for Year 5 children to learn how to cook the food they have grown in the schools vegetable beds, turn apple and pears into juice then serve up free to everyone in the playground at the end of the day. It’s a great way to start the new academic year. Anna and Karen from Cardamom… Read More »Cooking the Harvest

As the months of hard graft pay off with an abundance of food, the forest garden harvest isn’t just shared with our volunteers enjoying their workday meals but by all the extra visitors we have at this time of year. Our 30th Anniversary Open Day was packed to the rafters with friends old and new but it was just one example of what we do. Summer is a time when we really get to celebrate our links with Moulsecoomb Primary… Read More »30 years of summer time at the garden

It was a busy end to a busy year. We packed out the Bevy pub for our Annual General Meeting followed as ever by music and dancing. We had over 40 people at our Christmas lunch where Jo and her team served up a hot roast dinner on open fires and army ovens. Then finally it was all aboard the Santa Bus for its 20th year anniversary as we made our way around Moulsecoomb raising money for charities like ourselves.… Read More »LOOKING BACK 2023

Words at Keith’s tree planting celebration event at our garden Running a small charity, we are often asked by grant funders to explain our ‘outcomes’ . What they are asking in a roundabout way is what difference have you made with our money. There isn’t a parellel universe where I can see what would happen if our community garden didn’t exist. But I can tell stories. One of them is of about Keith Wilkinson who we are all here today… Read More »Keith Wilkinson – a legacy to be proud of

Another open day, this time in the boiling heat on a teachers strike day. Let’s just say it was manic – and a little bit magical. The idea of our annual open day isn’t about raising money (thankfully the Fonthill Foundation and Pebble Trust sponsored it) or even raising awareness – although of course we’re more than happy if both these things happen. What it’s really about is to give those we support the chance to be in charge while… Read More »OPEN DAY 2023

I know it’s not about the numbers but here’s a few figures that shine a light on what we do. It cost just £7,580 a month to keep the Forest Garden going. For that we deliver: Two weekly workdays at the garden which over 50 people attend. Everyone gets a tasty, nutritious home-cooked lunch to say thank you for volunteering Outdoor one-to-one education for pupils struggling at school at the garden as well as working with 32 pupils a week… Read More »LOOKING BACK 2022

It cost just £7,580 a month to keep the Forest Garden going. For that we deliver Two weekly workdays at the garden which over 50 people attend. Everyone gets a tasty, nutritious home-cooked lunch to say thank you for volunteering Outdoor 1:1 education for pupils struggling at school at the garden as well as : 32 pupils a week at Brighton Aldridge Community Academy 30 pupils a week at Moulsecoomb Primary School trips, visits from other community gardens, students and… Read More »SPONSOR A NEWT FOR CHRISTMAS

Friday 11th November 2022 at 18:30 Followed by Curry-oke At The Bevy, 50 Hillside, Brighton BN2 4TF Agenda Standing for committee are Documents available. Please let us know if you want to see them beforehand.

The pupils we work with struggle in the classroom but often excel outside, gaining confidence in their abilities and earning qualifications. They are the environmentalists, countryside rangers, wildlife conservationists and outdoor teachers of the future. Moulsecoomb Forest Garden provides the opportunity for those pupils to learn those critical skills, and while demand for our outdoor education is growing, we haven’t got the resources to meet that demand. But if we are to continue to thrive and have any sort of… Read More »THE OUTDOOR TEACHERS OF THE FUTURE