We grow vital good food for community projects as well as run Social & Therapeutic Horticulture (STH) sessions as commissioned services as well as weekly public sessions.  As well as this we frequently collaborate on social enterprise products and campaigns.  To find out how to collaborate with us please email us at hello@weareprojectgrow.com

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Social & Therapeutic Horticulture Sessions

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We grow food, build skills, and connect people through our structured Social and Therapeutic Horticulture workshops held at our main site:- the Gloucestershire Heritage Hub, Gloucester. Our community garden site has full infrastructure including parking, disabled access, toilets, kitchen facilities, lockers and indoor or outdoor-covered areas for all weathers.

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We offer a FREE public session every Tuesday morning from 10am to 1pm (donations welcome) as well as commissioned programs of 6–8 week structured therapeutic horticulture sessions, designed for referral from social prescribing link workers, primary care networks, and adult social care.

 

Each session includes: purposeful growing activity (sowing, planting, harvesting), peer connection and gentle facilitation, reflective and sensory elements, clear session plans and safeguarding protocols and wellbeing outcome tracking (Warwick-Edinburgh scale).

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Our programme is suited to people experiencing: mild to moderate anxiety or depression, social isolation or loneliness, low confidence or loss of purpose, recovery (mental health, substance misuse) and long-term conditions benefiting from activity.

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All of our staff are qualified Social and Therapeutic Horticulture Practitioners through Thrive Charity. As well as this, Project Grow operates a safeguarding policy in line with current legislation. All session leads hold an enhanced DBS check. Public liability insurance is in place. Full documentation available on request.​​

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Volunteer with us

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We run weekly sessions every Tuesday & Friday across three sites and offer community food to anyone who wishes to volunteer with us. On Friday afternoons we offer STH outdoor growing to Kingsholm Primary School and does require DBS checks.  To find out more please email hello@weareprojectgrow.com.