Garden Organic is delighted to publish the two-year achievements of our Master Gardener pilots networks.

The unsettled weather this spring hasn’t put off over three hundred active volunteers helping people grow and share local fruit and veg.

Master Gardeners come from their community to help their community. We currently operate in Warwickshire, Norfolk, North London, and South London thanks to our funding and local partners.

Master Gardener networks: May 2010 to May 2012

• 12,016 hours by 319 active Master Gardeners.
• 34,875  food-growing conversations at events, schools and local innovations.
• 3,401 people regularly mentored to grow food in over 1,500 households and groups.
• 439 community events supported

Behind the numbers

• Research by Coventry University shows lasting behavioural change on beneficiaries -  health, social and environmental benefits. Details coming soon…
• Every volunteer supported by Garden Organic’s locally based co-ordinators
• Frequent, custom training to share learning and link local groups.
• High profile press, eg BBC, Grow Your Own, London 2012 Local Leaders

Find out more

• Case studies – please click here
• Inspiring photos – visit our Flickr collection
• Nearly 100 new Master Gardeners in spring 2012
• Large events for volunteers and their mentored households to celebrate food growing
• Largest ever National Masters Conference at Garden Organic’s Ryton Gardens on 30th June 2012.
• Exciting events in North London, South London, Warwickshire, and Norfolk

Lincolnshire network supported by NHS

Over 1,000 hours with 100% retention of delightful volunteers. We’re publishing their latest achievements in July 2012. Please click here for the latest published stats and here for case studies

The future

We’re looking for funding partners to help us continue and expand the impact of this programme in 2013 and beyond in new and specialist areas. Please click here to read more about future areas.

Would you like to support the work of the UK’s leading organic growing charity, Garden Organic, by joining as member? Please click here.

Huge thanks to our team: Kate, Kate, Fiona, Gabbie, Rick and Susan. Together with all the enthusiastic folk at Garden Organic.

Very best wishes

Philip

Philip Turvil
Project Manager,
Master Gardener Programme, Garden Organic