Overview

Herts & Essex Community Farm is a non for profit project which provides social, economic, environmental and educational benefits to Hertfordshire & Essex. Herts & Essex Community Farm is open to everyone and offers local people a space to grow fruits and vegetables using organic techniques. The project has been an organic process with our diverse volunteers all bringing something different to the project. You can find out more about the project here: www.hecommunityfarm.co.uk If you are interested in the project and want to know more then please send us a message or email us: contact@hecommunityfarm.co.uk What we aim to do: - To develop and maintain the orchard, vegetables and fruits grown using organic techniques. - Develop wildlife habitats to support organic gardening and conservation. - Conserve local fruit tree varieties planted in the orchard. - Grow heritage and other fruit & vegetable varieties and save seed for future use. - Show participants how to grow food in a sustainable way. - Give access to fresh food to the local community. - Provide an opportunity for people with learning disabilities and mental health problems to learn practical and personal skills. - Provide an opportunity to local residents to learn gardening/farming techniques for fruit and vegetable growing and also animal care. - Encourage children to engage in gardening and conservation through school activities and family focused events. - To be community led and non-for-profit.