Manchester Urban Diggers (MUD)
Categories of Work: Environment and conservation, Health and well-being, Mental health services, Social activities
Who do you work with?: All Client Groups, Mental health problems (people with)
Organisation description: We are community market gardeners who are looking to create a food system change in Manchester by providing hyper local, organically grown fresh produce to the local community whom many are currently experiencing food poverty in Manchester. Our goal is to create a network of small food producing gardens around GM which we hope will help alleviate these problems. At the same time & equally as important is our involvement with the community. We offer the space to the local community to host workshops, events, volunteer sessions, social prescribing sessions (horticultural therapy), with benefits including improving community cohesiveness, improving mental health, decreasing social isolation & community upskilling & education. The focus of our endeavour is sustainability. We aim to make each garden we create self sustainable & with permanent staff members - any money made goes back into the garden to help it grow and flourish.
Contact details
32 Fairview Avenue, Manchester, M19 2AN