Vegmead Community Group

Vegmead Community Group works to promote urban food growing at our site in Hedgemead Park & beyond

Vegmead Community Group (VCG) is member organisation, entirely run by volunteers that promotes sustainable urban food systems through the creation of meaningful volunteering opportunities for all. Its work is focused at Vegmead Edible Garden based in Hedgemead Park which they look after on behalf of the community. The site produces organic fruit & vegetables for community use. VCG also works collaboratively with other organisations across Bath to achieve environmental and well-being outcomes.

Why the community needs us

Vegmead creates meaningful volunteering opportunities and aims to promote the benefits of volunteering and urban food growing to local residents and users of Hedgemead Park. We also work in partnership with a range of other organisations to run projects that bring engage new audiences with organic food growing and urban gardening

Volunteers needed

We're looking for someone with experience of volunteer management to join our committee. We're small community group with a growing public profile and in need of another committee member to help us expand. To know more email vegmead@gmail.coma

What your gift could provide

£5

Pays for seeds to grow more organic vegetables to share with the community

£10

pays for a new spade or fork so more volunteers have the tools to grow food

£50

pays for a water butt & connecting system so our garden can survive summer