UK: London’s community gardens show it’s not just a diesel-choked city on its last legs
There are far more opportunities to grow food and produce wine in London than you may think. Urban Wine Company’s Richard Sharp takes a tour of London’s inner-city growers
By Richard Sharp
Big Issues
Feb 20, 2026
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Richenda Wilson, marketing coordinator at Growing Communities – a community farm in Dagenham Farm East London, grows crops including organic salad leaves and herbs for a vegetable box scheme that serves the local community. She said: “Our produce is just a few miles and a few hours from our plot to people’s plate, and this helps to maintain freshness and nutrition. The farm’s covered space also allows tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, and courgettes to flourish in this East London Garden of Eden.
On another site, Michaela Crunkleton-Wilson, market garden lead from Black Growth, operates an amazing quarter-acre market garden in South London where they have grown a belly busting 350 kg of fresh produce. Hosting regular community days and collaborating with 27 local organisations, the project ensures access to land, skills, and culturally relevant food. They plan monthly community days on their land and are expanding their growing and engagement programmes. Some of the produce is also turned into chutneys and sold at local retail pop ups such as Herne Hill market and at Brockwell Park Community Greenhouse Shop.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/uk-londons-community-gardens-show-its-not-just-a-diesel-choked-city-on-its-last-legs/
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