{"id":60284,"date":"2021-11-30T14:11:02","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T14:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=60284"},"modified":"2021-12-04T13:20:06","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T13:20:06","slug":"gardening-group-champions-importance-of-communal-growing-ahead-of-world-soil-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2021\/11\/30\/gardening-group-champions-importance-of-communal-growing-ahead-of-world-soil-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening group champions importance of communal growing ahead of World Soil Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A network of local gardeners is digging its way to a more sustainable future by cultivating organic kitchen gardens in communal allotments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Three people show communal growing as they dig into a community garden patch full of flowers with shovels\" class=\"wp-image-60530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Three people show communal growing as they dig into a community garden patch full of flowers with shovels\" class=\"wp-image-60530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image1-1-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Gardening community Edible Cardiff is working with local people to make soil healthier. (Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@neonbrand?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NeONBRAND<\/a> on Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Local growing network Edible Cardiff is working with local people to make gardening more environmentally sustainable. Ahead of World Soil Day on 5 December, they share tips on planting, composting, and growing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the rise of pesticides, erosion and urbanisation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/observances\/world-soil-day\">World Soil Day<\/a> raises awareness that soil is not as healthy as it used to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The work of community networks like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ediblecardiff.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edible Cardiff <\/a>proves vital in planting the seed for an environmentally sustainable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Wales development worker Lisa Williams explains that Edible Cardiff brings local gardeners and volunteers together, using community allotments to grow, eat, and share more sustainably nutritious food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With shortages of fresh fruit and vegetables during the pandemic, Edible Cardiff helped launch <a href=\"https:\/\/foodcardiff.com\/blog\/growingtogether\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">growing kits<\/a> to promote growing from home, says Lisa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She explains, \u201cWe saw an opportunity to reach far deeper into communities and inspire those who simply don\u2019t have time or can\u2019t physically volunteer at their local garden.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They now support 100 community<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ediblecardiff.org\/growing-groups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> growing groups<\/a> involving 2,000 individuals across Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"The sun sets behind the community garden of the Global Gardens Project allotment\" class=\"wp-image-60288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"The sun sets behind the community garden of the Global Gardens Project allotment\" class=\"wp-image-60288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_Image2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>\u200b\u200bGlobal Gardens Project meets every Saturday at their community allotment located off Whitchurch Road, Cardiff. (Image Credit: Abby Allen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Poppy Nicol, project coordinator of Cardiff\u2019s growing group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalgardensproject.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Gardens Project<\/a>, says, \u201cCurrently we grow less than 5% of fruit and vegetables needed for the Welsh population to meet their five a day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In light of World Soil Day, Poppy says the health of Cardiff soil could be better. \u201cThe council should stop using glyphosate-based pesticides on streets and could do more to support community groups accessing land to grow fruit and vegetables.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2020\/11\/17\/eco-community-gardens-finally-open-for-splott-and-adamsdown-residents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">community groups <\/a>are promoting a more practical way forward for soil preservation including a tips on how to set up your own compost heap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Global Gardens Project plans to launch a <a href=\"https:\/\/membership.coop.co.uk\/causes\/56049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new composting initiative<\/a> partnered with Co-op in 2022. The project will enable volunteers to attend training sessions with aims to build local composting systems and skills for more sustainable futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Active_AbbyAllen_WorldSoil_BoxoutImage-2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A network of local gardeners is digging its way to a more community-focused future by cultivating organic kitchen gardens in communal gardening allotments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":757,"featured_media":60286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[185,6],"tags":[3383,7501,7500,7498,458,7499],"coauthors":[7361],"class_list":["post-60284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-active-home","category-active-life","tag-allotment","tag-communalgrowing","tag-communitygarden","tag-ediblecardiff","tag-sustainability","tag-worldsoilday"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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